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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:09 PM
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A buddy of mine told me too take my throttle body off and on the flap that opens n shuts there is a lip that makes the air curve... he said to take it off and i will have better air flow... is this true or am i just wasting my time by even attempting it..
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:20 PM
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wasting your time.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:24 PM
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you mean to knife edge the blade?
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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i think you mean to remove the front of the throttle shaft
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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idk.. a buddy just told me to take the circle flap out of the throttle body and grind it down flush and ot it back in..
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by JoshuaCole67
idk.. a buddy just told me to take the circle flap out of the throttle body and grind it down flush and ot it back in..
You're talking about on a truck right? I've seen one of those and thought wtf, taking it off looks like it'll give it 50 more hp.

It looks like a half circle of sheet metal attached to the throttle body blade.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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no.. my buddy owns a trans am... and he said it was the same on a camaro.. i sitll have no idea wat he is talkin bout.. i just kinda ignored it... but thought i would ask..
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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i dont know what "flap" you speak off but a few years ago gmhightech magazine put an article on free mods which one had to do with removing a small indent on the back portion of the throttle body. that and cutting out a portion of the air filter tray and descreening the mass air, and also circumcising the egr tube going into the intake
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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post a pic of this flap on the tb you are speaking of
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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you can port the throttle body...that's a good mod...
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 11:48 PM
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i cant post a pic cuz i have no idea wat he is talkin about.. i figured if i asked on here yall would start talkin bout it and know what i was talkin bout.. i think he just heard someone talkin bout it and th0ough it was cool.. im not gonna do it cuz i dont htink it owuld make a difference anyways... lol
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I have not heard of this either. I have heard of P & P the TB obviously and knife edging the blade, thats it. The guy is probably full of poo!
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 06:04 AM
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It sounds like he's just talking about porting the throttle body and cutting half of the shaft out. The shaft is less important than working on the housing, but in general it's probably the best of the free mods.
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by JoshuaCole67
idk.. a buddy just told me to take the circle flap out of the throttle body and grind it down flush and ot it back in..
if he said "circle flap" i would figure he is talking about the blade not the shaft
but who knows

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I thought he was talking about this turd found on truck TB's.
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 11:17 AM
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idk... ill ask him again and have him explain it more ....
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