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Old Nov 29, 2014 | 09:44 AM
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so whats the difference between say the FAST, Nick Williams and the off brand TB's out there? besides price

I need to pick one up and just wanting to spend my money wisely

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Old Nov 29, 2014 | 10:06 AM
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Nick Williams is waaaaay better than a fast!!
People with fast throttle bodies cars are harder to tune and run like crap in cold weather conditions.
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Old Nov 29, 2014 | 10:11 AM
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what about the off brand cheapo's?

dang NW TB's cost way more than FAST...

how can they be harder to tune vs a NW....whats the difference for tuning
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Old Nov 29, 2014 | 10:20 AM
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The PTM sold by Texas Speed is an excellent lower cost alternative to the Nick Williams.
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DO NOT BUY A FAST. Plain and simple lol. Do a search about the fast tb and see what comes up.

The iac port is way too small for a car with a bigger cam. I'm about to bore mine out today.
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Old Nov 29, 2014 | 11:48 AM
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The PTM sold by Texas Speed is an excellent lower cost alternative to the Nick Williams.
low cost? jeez....on their site the cost is $350.00

i wont be getting the FAST after reading the negative post about them but i do need a TB
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I ran a PTM and I had no issues with it.
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low cost? jeez....on their site the cost is
I said LOWER cost. The PTM is the least expensive quality 92mm there is, period.
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If it helps any it looks like NW TB's are on sale at WS6store.com, $319 for a 92mm.

I'd like to see someone test there house brand RPM Speed 102 TB, it's only $260 and includes IAC and TPS.
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Old Nov 29, 2014 | 12:53 PM
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Go with a NW or PTM. I have no idea about rpm speed tb and it doesnt look like its on their site anymore. Idk what you conisder cheap but a good tb costs coin. The ebay ones have problems with blade sticking, iac problems among other things.

My fast 92 tb sucked to tune down low the NW is thousands of times better and its actually a 102 compared the the fast 92. The nw's are available from ws6store for 319 right now or 369 regular price.
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I have the fast on my m6 and its sticking sometimes when I get on it at WOT.frustrating sometimes.get a NW.
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Originally Posted by 35th SS
I have the fast on my m6 and its sticking sometimes when I get on it at WOT.frustrating sometimes.get a NW.
My buddie have that same issue with his fast throttle body. He got so mad at the throttle body that he cracked his windshield.
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tell your buddie for a cure spray/lube some grease on the spring on the side of the tb.
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PTM 95mm here....
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Nick Williams 92mm here with no complaints.
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^^^^
Maybe a known good used one is for you
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Good information here in this thread. That PTM 95mm TB looks pretty nice.
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I went with a fast 92 .... Couldn't pass on the price
Guy assured me he has had no issues with it ... So we'll see
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