Coolant Bypass
03-22-2005, 06:22 PM
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Coolant Bypass Installing my Bo White TB 
, i only have a webcam so the pics are shitty otherwise id post them. Great great customer service and product, ill post in the sponsor section about it 2morro after its in, ANYWAYZ, i was wondering if i should do the coolant bypass? Is it worth it? And whats the part number of the adapter i gotta pick up at autozone.
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, i only have a webcam so the pics are shitty otherwise id post them. Great great customer service and product, ill post in the sponsor section about it 2morro after its in, ANYWAYZ, i was wondering if i should do the coolant bypass? Is it worth it? And whats the part number of the adapter i gotta pick up at autozone.TIA
03-22-2005, 10:30 PM
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It doesn't hurt anything. I beleive it was Chevy Peformance magazine that claimed 15 rwhp increase from this "free mod". I don't know about that, but I have done it to both my LS1's and never had any problems. No noticeable gains, but every little bit helps. Just get a 3/8" (I think) brake line and cut it to the right size. Use the existing clamps to cinch it together.
03-22-2005, 10:30 PM
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Tb Bypass I would definately do the tb bypass. It can't hurt, only help, and is a piece of cake. Don't use the adapter method, it's more expensive, time consuming and ugly. Just by 3 1/2 foot(cut to desired fit) of 5/16" rubber tube. You can reuse the clamp on the radiator side, and just buy a connector for the tb side and you are done. The radiator side will be a tight fit, but will work. The tb side will be a hair loose, but will sinch down nicely with the clamp with no leaks.
03-22-2005, 10:51 PM
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Why go the connector route? You need more parts, and you also reduce your flow through this section down to a pin hole. I don't know if that matters, but still. IMHO doing the bypass with an adapter looks ugly. Just buy a hose and be done. Plus you don't have an adapter and hoses right next to your acessory belt.
03-22-2005, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Redneck Z
I would definately do the tb bypass. It can't hurt, only help, and is a piece of cake. Don't use the adapter method, it's more expensive, time consuming and ugly. Just by 3 1/2 foot(cut to desired fit) of 5/16" rubber tube. You can reuse the clamp on the radiator side, and just buy a connector for the tb side and you are done. The radiator side will be a tight fit, but will work. The tb side will be a hair loose, but will sinch down nicely with the clamp with no leaks.
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There are many ways of doing the bypass from a small piece of brake line to an actual kit. I personally just use a small section of brake line and clamp the hoses to it instead of the TB and zip tie it up out of the way.
03-23-2005, 05:41 PM
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Just put it in. Definitly smoothed everything out. No more hesistation when u slam on it, throttle response is definitly quicker, only got to do a couple 20-55 jumps cus i didnt feel like gettin on the highway, definitly much smoother though.
