Tb Bypass why is it bad during the winter??
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Tb Bypass why is it bad during the winter?? one of my friends on here just did the TB bypass and told me i should do it also, and my question is why is it bad for our cars with a TB bypass during the winter time. i live in kentucky and i dont know if they meant if you live in michigan or canada where it gets unbelievably cold, and i want to do this but not if its going to hurt my car. anyone do this to there cars and drove it during the winter???
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well on installuniversity.com they said it may not be good for cars that drive in cold climates but i dont think it gets that cold around here during the winter.
Pressure drop across the throttle blade, at low throttle
/ high vacuum, makes for an expansion cooling effect. In
cold, near-condensing atmosphere conditions you can
turn fog into ice right there. I've had a carb ice up on
me, driving through Canada once. Same deal.
That's what throttle body heater passages are meant
to prevent.
That, or sensible choice of geography, take your pick.
/ high vacuum, makes for an expansion cooling effect. In
cold, near-condensing atmosphere conditions you can
turn fog into ice right there. I've had a carb ice up on
me, driving through Canada once. Same deal.
That's what throttle body heater passages are meant
to prevent.
That, or sensible choice of geography, take your pick.
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Originally Posted by 8-Pack
Yes, thats why the car comes from the factory with the coolant routed trought the tb, to prevent the blade from sticking. The tb bypass reroutes the coolant to keep the air a little cooler.
I think you meant warmer, right?
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Originally Posted by TransAm12sec
As long as it stays above 40 degrees during the winter, you'll be fine.
Doing the bypass keeps the air going through the tb cooler. You might have misread me. 
I drove my Ls1 through Winter in Chicago last year TB bypassed with no problems at all. even in snow, freezing rain, and near 0 deg temps I never had a problem. I also did the TB bypass on my old 3.4l v6 camaro.. that was 6 years of chicago winters with no problems at all. so yeah in kentucky you'll be fine.
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I think BMR sells a kit, but ti shouldnt be that hard to find the parts and do it yourself. This should help you out
