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Old Mar 2, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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OK, did the headers, now im looking at either the SLP ported/polished throttle body, or the under-drive pulley, the TB is cheaper, do they both net about the same gains? I will eventually do both, bu for now is one at a time!
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Old Mar 2, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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Also, would it be better to get the 80mm TB, or is that overkill for my car, and does the 80mm fit everything or is thier modification needed?
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Old Mar 2, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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port out your stocker, Tim has a sale going on now and he does fantastic work
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 08:46 AM
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Do The Pully And Have Tim Polish And Port Yours . Look At His Pics . It Looks Like He Chromes It. Damn Nice Looking!!!!
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 08:48 AM
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They Look Nice
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 09:59 AM
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just port/polish your t/b. the 80mm aftermarket t/b's actually use a tapered spacer to reduce it back down to the stock 75mm. 80's are nice if you have a metal intake you can open up to match.
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 10:05 AM
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Have Smokin87TA port/polish your stock TB, it's def worth it and the workmanship is fantastic.
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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The pulley is much more expensive, and can be a pain in the *** to install. Even though the pulley gains may be a tad bit higher, I'd do the throttle body.
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port out your stocker, Tim has a sale going on now and he does fantastic work
or shaner..... S3 FTW!!!!!
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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yeah theres some good tb porting sales going on now...screw slp. new era is doing them for like $65 and i think that other guy smokinta is doing them for around that price too. i personally went with bo white a few months ago and couldn't be happier.
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Buy the under drive and port your own TB. So that way you are only buying one.
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Ive been told by three different people that SLP used one of my TBs to digitize and make and program off of. Dont know if its smack or legit though.
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Ive been told by three different people that SLP used one of my TBs to digitize and make and program off of. Dont know if its smack or legit though.
Impressive.... Call and ask!
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if they did, take it as a compliment....then sue their asses!

ps. anyone have a link to a slp ported tb? i went on their website and couldn't find it?
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if they did, take it as a compliment....then sue their asses!

ps. anyone have a link to a slp ported tb? i went on their website and couldn't find it?
The Sponsors from SLP on the site can probably get you what you need. The director of Engineering is on this site.
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go talk to Smokin87TA, he'll hook you up, i am another satisfied customer
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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well, as u can see in my sig, ive already ported mine, but it was me and not a pro, so i dont know how effective i was. Ive got a friend that has the tools to do the UDP and has done it before, so think ill do that. He also has a Ported and polished throttle body for his firehawk that he doesent use anymore. He said all we would have to do is swap the blades. Thanx for the insight guys. My friend also said to stay away from the SLP TB.
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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Off topic. Your avatar is f'n hilarious!
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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didnt think slp had the throttle bodys any more?

had bo do mine... and turned out very nice
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yea bo did mine too. i wasnt interested in buying the slp one but i wanted to see a pic to compare it to what mine looked like after bo did it, to see if they really did copy his design.
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