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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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I am looking for a TB porting how to. I have tried using the search option but have not found anything that i am looking for! I was wondering if any one had a link to a how-to etc! Also does anybody have any idea what HP gains if any you can get from a ported TB? Thanks!!
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 06:21 PM
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talk to spartan perf (damian iirc)....i believe they do the porting and its a pro job, fast turn around time....not hard on the budget either...prob better than trying it on your own
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send it to damian. quick and cheap and he has experience.
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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Pull it off, hog it out, clean it off, Re-install. Let rubber fly! In that order.

Esentially, all your trying to do is smooth out the huge, nastyass ridge in the tb. Be carefull not to go too much as there are water passeges throughout. From there u can also do the halfshaft mod and the bumpstop mod. Hope this helps! Happy Moddn'!

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Or send it to Spartan as previously suggested, he is quick and proffessional.
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talk to spartan perf (damian iirc)....i believe they do the porting and its a pro job, fast turn around time....not hard on the budget either...prob better than trying it on your own
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Pull it off, hog it out, clean it off, Re-install. Let rubber fly! In that order.

Esentially, all your trying to do is smooth out the huge, nastyass ridge in the tb. Be carefull not to go too much as there are water passeges throughout. From there u can also do the halfshaft mod and the bumpstop mod. Hope this helps! Happy Moddn'!

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Does anyone know were Damian is located at? Also is there any write ups out there for do-it yourself people? I was also still wondering about the HP gains? Thanks Guys!!
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My truck tb was ported by damien. I'm lookin to sell it now for 65. It's got all sensors and whatnot. I just dont know what the diff between ls1 car and truck cable tb is. They look identical.
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Does anyone know were Damian is located at? Also is there any write ups out there for do-it yourself people? I was also still wondering about the HP gains? Thanks Guys!!
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i don't think he does it anymore, but silverghost aka the powder pro does do it. i would contact him
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Old Jan 1, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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Have SilverGhost do it. He did mine. Fast turn around too. You should pick up about 5-7hp with the mod.
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Old Jan 1, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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I might still do a few. PM me to see if I'm in a good mood that day

Thanks to all those who recommended me. I hope you guys have a great new year
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Old Jan 1, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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here is the link, do it yourself dont pay someone else: http://www.geocities.com/wilwaxu/throttlebody.html
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here is the link, do it yourself dont pay someone else: http://www.geocities.com/wilwaxu/throttlebody.html
the very small and reasonable cost from damian is very much worth his experience. thats what you're paying for. i also have heard with porting you can screw it up worse then it was before. plus you KNOW that its done great when you get it back.
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I did my own.

Theres a before pic attached.

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Thanks for all the input fellas!! So you guys think that it is really worth the $?
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Thanks for all the input fellas!! So you guys think that it is really worth the $?


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damian did mine.
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Old Jan 1, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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Sounds good! I sent a PM to Damian to see if he could do mine!!
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its very easy to do yourself...

I can't imagine how many so called "car guys" there are on this site who don't want to get their hands dirty

it's not rocket science
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its very easy to do yourself...

I can't imagine how many so called "car guys" there are on this site who don't want to get their hands dirty

it's not rocket science
its not really that. damian has been the first to do anything on my car. i do ALL the work on my car. its not how hard it is, its the fact that they know what they are doing and its cheap and some people dont have the patience to sit behind a grinder for two hours plus hunt down all the right sand paper rolls and **** like that.
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