Mileage with ported TB
Ok, i'll leave the ported one on for this tank, then switch and give ya the results. It won't hurt that orange gasket in ther to keep switching them will it? By the way, i'm really close to you, I live in Newport News.
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No it shouldnt, just make sure its not sticking or tearing or anything when you take it off.
Yeah i live in western branch chesapeake. you should check out the the hampton roads fbody club. hrfbody.com im firesilverlulaby on their too. let me know if you ever need help
Yeah i live in western branch chesapeake. you should check out the the hampton roads fbody club. hrfbody.com im firesilverlulaby on their too. let me know if you ever need help
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pfft i'm in the same damn boat as you, man. i put in a FTRA - you know, the kit that's supposed to give you 5%-10% better fuel economy - and i lost ~2 mpg. i used to get ~180 miles til the center slash of the fuel gauge. now, i'm consistently hitting ~150 miles at the spot. it's been ever since i put it in, at that exact tank. i've had my battery disconnected, too, since i've changed my fuel filter since then. i used to get 21-22 mpg on my horrible city driving work commute. now, i'm home on back roads and i get ~19 mpg. i don't know what the hell is wrong 
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pfft i wanted to port mine, now i'm having second thoughts. i have a feeling i just need a tuning after the FTRA. perhaps it screwed up my air/fuel ratio? unfortunately, i won't be getting a tune anytime soon since i want headers first, which won't be happening anytime soon 
i'm about to go check all my sensors and clean them off. maybe that'll happen over the weekend...
i'm about to go check all my sensors and clean them off. maybe that'll happen over the weekend...
I just seafoamed(Minus the oil. Waiting till closer to change time to do that). I'm hoping it will help. If not i'll prolly just put the stock tb back on with the SLP maf and try to sell this ported tb.
Ok, at this point i'm pretty confident that the ported TB is affecting my mileage. Therefore, 'm switching back to the stock tb and SLP MAF. I'll probably go back to the ported tb sometime in the future once I do more mods that need a tune, but it's not worth the $ to tune just for the ported tb, IMO.
Originally Posted by 09CPTN
Ok, at this point i'm pretty confident that the ported TB is affecting my mileage. Therefore, 'm switching back to the stock tb and SLP MAF. I'll probably go back to the ported tb sometime in the future once I do more mods that need a tune, but it's not worth the $ to tune just for the ported tb, IMO.
Originally Posted by FireSilverLullaby
wait did you switch back to your stock maf when you ported your throttle body, or have you always had the slp on their?
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yeah definitley a good price. Yeah your probley getting worse gas milage cause your car runs leaner with the slp maf, and stock tb oposed to the stock maf, and ported tb.
