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Old Feb 15, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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i have a 2002 ss, so that would mean i have the ls6 intake maniflod, my question is which company and size throttle body should i buy? would a 85 mm TB fit with no problems? what about a 90 or 95?
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Old Feb 15, 2006 | 05:33 PM
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honestly not to steal your thread but is a throttle bodie even worth it...lol...i wtched and episode of hosepower tv and they but a tb on and only ogt like 15 hp......why not just port and polsih the stocker and save ur self 200 bucks??????
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Old Feb 15, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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i gues its worth a try ill see how it goes
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Port it yourself, or have someone do it.
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Get your stock TB ported or port it yourself.
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Old Feb 15, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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put your money in something that you really need, and port you throttle body yourself. very easy to do, even if you have no idea what you are doing.
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