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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 11:02 PM
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will a throttlebody give a bolt on car any horse power or are you wasting your time.
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 11:04 PM
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Its worth around 8 or so hp. Porting the tb would be your best bet.
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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by dark ls1
will a throttlebody give a bolt on car any horse power or are you wasting your time.
All I can say is every little mod adds up!
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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by SLP LS1
All I can say is every little mod adds up!
My thoughts, exactly...every little bit helps and it'll never hurt you...however, you won't be sending the "butt-o-meter" off the scale...
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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 04:27 PM
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it's good for about 5-10hp by it's self but when you do future mods like LT's n head change
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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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8HP if its done right, just do it
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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 05:27 PM
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what size should i get and brand.
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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 07:39 PM
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get it ported by someone from this board, or get the FAST 90mm intake mani and a NW 90mm throttle body
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