TB Bypass??
04-08-2006, 11:27 AM
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TB Bypass?? I just did a TB bypass to my car. After I was done I was thinking...why can't I just get rid of the hoses all together? Can't I just cap off the nipples on the engine coolant line and the radiator to eliminate the hose all together? Has anyone ever done this or also thought about it? What do you guys think?
04-08-2006, 08:47 PM
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the stock TB coolant comes from the steam vent tube and then returns to the radiator. GM put thoses coolant steam vents on the engine for a reason i am sure. Capping off the nipples will not let the steam return to the radiator, and pretty much make that steam vent worthless. I just bypass the TB with a hose on mine car. If i were you i would do some reasearch on it before you cap them off.
04-08-2006, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by bigchuck34
I just did a TB bypass to my car. After I was done I was thinking...why can't I just get rid of the hoses all together? Can't I just cap off the nipples on the engine coolant line and the radiator to eliminate the hose all together? Has anyone ever done this or also thought about it? What do you guys think?
04-09-2006, 11:51 PM
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thanks for the link. I think I'll just bypass it and let it flow to be safe. sounds like everyone has their own thery on bypassing it or caping it off or leaving it alone.
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04-10-2006, 12:05 AM
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i did it to mine, and all i did was get a hose to run in between them runs fine, i never felt any kinda performance in it and i dont even think it did get any out of it, BUT it does make it easier to take the TB off and for me my car idles better when its hot out now...weird...
04-10-2006, 12:25 AM
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You will never get the damn air bubbles out of an LS1 car without that vent tube.
You CAN however, yank the old tubes out of the throttle body to clean it up a little bit. You just have to swist and pull like a son-of-a-bitch, but eventually they come out. I like to stick a screwdriver in them, get 'em moving around easily, then start to work them out.
I also just connected the vent tube on the motor to the radiator with one long piece of hose. I used a piece that would fit tight on the vent tube, and i just bored the inside out a little bit to fit on the radiator IIRC.
You CAN however, yank the old tubes out of the throttle body to clean it up a little bit. You just have to swist and pull like a son-of-a-bitch, but eventually they come out. I like to stick a screwdriver in them, get 'em moving around easily, then start to work them out.
I also just connected the vent tube on the motor to the radiator with one long piece of hose. I used a piece that would fit tight on the vent tube, and i just bored the inside out a little bit to fit on the radiator IIRC.
04-10-2006, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
You will never get the damn air bubbles out of an LS1 car without that vent tube.
You CAN however, yank the old tubes out of the throttle body to clean it up a little bit. You just have to swist and pull like a son-of-a-bitch, but eventually they come out. I like to stick a screwdriver in them, get 'em moving around easily, then start to work them out.
I also just connected the vent tube on the motor to the radiator with one long piece of hose. I used a piece that would fit tight on the vent tube, and i just bored the inside out a little bit to fit on the radiator IIRC.
You CAN however, yank the old tubes out of the throttle body to clean it up a little bit. You just have to swist and pull like a son-of-a-bitch, but eventually they come out. I like to stick a screwdriver in them, get 'em moving around easily, then start to work them out.
I also just connected the vent tube on the motor to the radiator with one long piece of hose. I used a piece that would fit tight on the vent tube, and i just bored the inside out a little bit to fit on the radiator IIRC.