Ported throttle body......worth it?
Ported throttle body......worth it? Hey guys, I was wondering about porting my stock '02 T/B while the motor is apart. Who has done it and what are the gains? Is it worth the money? Also who would you recomend for the port job? All opinions and experiences welcome. Thanks
Personally its a great mod and a good supporting mod as well. I have seen cam only guys pick up .18 and 2mph with just a tb swap. On a stock car your looking at about 8rwhp, more on a modded car. Throttle response is also drastically increased. Its also a mod that can be done by yourself as well and its one of those mods anyone with the correct tools and time can accomplish. If not comfortable doing it yourself there are alot of good porters out there as well. Search this forum for some good write ups as well. Tim
yes its worth it. 5 or more hp for $75 or less is a good bang for the buck. I felt gains up top and better throttle response when i installed mine.
btw, new era performance ported my tb and did a good job
btw, new era performance ported my tb and did a good job
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i think it is worth it..after i put mine on it pulled harder on the top end and the throttle response was a major improvement. To me the throttle response alone made it worth it.
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I have a ported TB but I just dont understand how porting in going to make any more power at all.. You still send all the air through the same size opening in intake manifold so where does the gain come in??
Not true, The blade is 75mm no matter what, stock tb's have a ridge in front of the blade that is about 71mm. So by porting it you are gaining about 4mm diameter, Its a proven mod and many people have proven good gains. Basically IT WORKS.
its well worth it. i just got mine on today and felt a difference. smokin87ta does VERY good work. my mechanic was even impressed!! tim is a great guy to deal with, plus he ships fast for those of us who cant wait
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