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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 09:43 AM
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i have a thunder racing ported 78mm throttle body
would i see any signifigant gains at all on purchasing an aftermarket 78mm tb say from like fast or another company?

its going to match to the fast 78mm intake if that makes much difeerence
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 10:51 AM
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Moving to Gen III External....
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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 11:31 AM
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nobody has anything for me????????
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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 11:42 AM
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I think You'll be fine... You already have an good tb, it wouldn't be worth it to upgrade for $400+ for a slight difference if any...
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