Is bypassing the coolant to the TB worth it?

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Sep 12, 2009 | 08:20 PM

viscousTA

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Is bypassing the coolant to the TB worth it?

Is bypassing the the coolant line to the trottle body worth it? does it run that much better?

Sep 12, 2009 | 09:06 PM

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you wont notice really any difference. It does help by not having hot coolant flowing through the throttle body heating up the air passing through.

Sep 12, 2009 | 09:45 PM

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For $1 or 2 why wouldnt it be good to get hot coolant away from the tb? Like he said you wont feel it but it is a good mod!

Sep 12, 2009 | 10:06 PM

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For $1 or 2 why wouldnt it be good to get hot coolant away from the tb? Like he said you wont feel it but it is a good mod!

hot water is circulated thru tb for those very cold winter mornings, to heat up the incoming air some.
unless u live in some state where ur driving in freezing climate. u dont really need it.

Sep 12, 2009 | 10:15 PM

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I just got a little kit for it on ebay. The seller showed a dyno chart with the bypass picking up 6hp. So 6hp for a few bucks is a good idea in my book. It's not going to change anything until the engine gets up to running temp. I'll probably keep the coolant running through it in the winter though.

Sep 12, 2009 | 10:59 PM

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Car Craft did an article on the LT1 free mods several years back. They showed a 5 h.p. difference with the mod. I changed mine but I couldn't tell a real difference.

Sep 12, 2009 | 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by NemeSS

hot water is circulated thru tb for those very cold winter mornings, to heat up the incoming air some.
unless u live in some state where ur driving in freezing climate. u dont really need it.

It is to keep the TB from icing when driving in extreme cold for long periods. On a cold winter morning when you start your car, everything is the same temp (unless you have a block heater).

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You don't need any parts to do a bypass on 95-97s.