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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 04:22 PM
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Default Best ported throttle body?

I'm looking at getting a ported throttle body
I don't really plan on going to a 90/90 set-up because I plan on throwing on a D1SC set-up.

Who do think has the best ported 'stock' tb around?
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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I cant say who the best is but New Era Performance did a great job on mine. The quality is really good for the price.
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 04:28 PM
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i went with thunder racing cause they knife the blade and grind down the WOT stops. (and they are on sale today even though i bought mine full price 2 days ago and im kicking myself in the ***, but heh, its only 10 bucks i guess)
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 04:36 PM
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Oh yeah......i asked New Era if they could do the bump stop mod on my Tb when they had it and they said no problem. And they didnt charge any extra. It came out to be $80 including shipping.
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 04:39 PM
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Oh yeah......i asked New Era if they could do the bump stop mod on my Tb when they had it and they said no problem. And they didnt charge any extra. It came out to be $80 including shipping.
i wish i knew that... i would ordered from them and had them do my LS6 intake at the same time. you live and learn i guess.

ps- they are awesome there by the way. great prices and fast delivery, but the same goes for Thunder racing of course.
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 04:46 PM
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I'm going to send mine to Joshua (Firehawk#608).

Chrome and Peformance ---->

He'll port the inside and polish the outside (or just one or the other if you want) for a price you can't beat. The pictures speak for themselves in terms of quality.




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Originally Posted by Louie83
I'm going to send mine to Joshua (Firehawk#608).

Chrome and Peformance ---->

He'll port the inside and polish the outside (or just one or the other if you want) for a price you can't beat. The pictures speak for themselves in terms of quality.




I was thinking about getting my outside polished one day. Its a great price and looks awesome.
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i need to get mine done and i was considering New Era myself, hmm thats good to know to ask them abotu the stop while they have it. I just had my TB powder coated black, so i gotta make sure to find a place that isnt just a straight exchange but will do your actual TB.
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Smokingss
i need to get mine done and i was considering New Era myself, hmm thats good to know to ask them abotu the stop while they have it. I just had my TB powder coated black, so i gotta make sure to find a place that isnt just a straight exchange but will do your actual TB.
You send New Era your TB and they port it and send it back....no exchange
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www.not-a-sponsor.com by far the best quality tb you can buy....and one stand up guy!! call him one day and just talk to him about what you want to do with the car and he will school you on everything you could possible want to know about tb's.
PS- he also does the bump stop or WOT mod on all his tb's

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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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vengeance racing, ron does the best ported stockers PM ron@vengeance
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by YouCantCmyZ28
www.not-a-sponsor.com by far the best quality tb you can buy....and one stand up guy!! call him one day and just talk to him about what you want to do with the car and he will school you on everything you could possible want to know about tb's.
PS- he also does the bump stop or WOT mod on all his tb's
Absolutely go with the Shaner,just look at how he epoxies in everything all smooth for the idle inlets and everything,i have yet to see anyone have as smooth of inlet as his,and yes,he is a standup guy,excellent work!!He won't b.s. ya either. I had one on my Z,could tell a difference right away,not huge hp gains but very crips throttle response and a better pull from 45-5500(i had somewhat of a flat spot at 5300). I put it on and he set it for me right at his house to make sure everything was perfect

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wait til the epoxy sucks in to your intake
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bo white did a great job with mine....quality work and great service.
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Originally Posted by BayAreaSS
I was thinking about getting my outside polished one day. Its a great price and looks awesome.
Hell yeah.

I'm thinking about sending him my fuel rails to be polished at the same time, meanwhile having my friend who works at a body shop professionally paint my LS6 intake. It will make a world of difference under the hood.

Just waiting for it to get colder out since I won't be driving the TA then anyways.
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Bo white makes a great product if you can find one. I have used a couple on here and his made the most power, but it was only 1-3 hp difference.
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Mark Shaner - Highly Recommended. I think he's located in Dallas, TX.
Shaner S3 on my 6-speed car works great.

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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by CNVRTmyZ
wait til the epoxy sucks in to your intake
if it bonded correctly its not gonna chip off and go into your intake
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by lomaximumta
bo white did a great job with mine....quality work and great service.
Werd! Turn around is a little slow, but I had an extra tb that a freind let me borrow.
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mine is a little older but it came from mms racing and it works great.



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