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Old 01-23-2010 | 12:22 AM
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Default What you think of this ported throttle body?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LS1-P...08232012r20541

Its not polished but should i hold out on a p and p tb? i mean 85 bucks isnt bad and im getting the car tuned in about 2 weeks.....still looking for a maf to btw thxs guys

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Old 01-23-2010 | 12:30 AM
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Looks pretty polished to me.. I'm sure you could have it done.. Just read the instructions and be sure to follow them.. If not, then it's not hard to polish..
Old 01-23-2010 | 12:50 AM
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Seem like a pretty good buy you think for the 85 bucks after shipping? hell most ppl want 130 or so and exchange for a p and p tb.
Old 01-23-2010 | 01:07 AM
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i got a friend to port mine works fine....
Old 01-23-2010 | 01:09 AM
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the link i have is that a stock size? jw thxs guys if it is i think ill buy it
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I've had TBs from him before, no complaints on the product he put out. He used to be a sponsor on here, it didn't end very well for him, had problems delivering parts in a timely manner. Hopefully he has his stuff together now.

Don't change the MAF, your tuner will probably prefer a stock untouched piece on there.
Old 01-23-2010 | 09:47 AM
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Sorry i did specify my car is on a sd tune and im going back to a maf. So it will be more weather tempermental haha it does not like cold weather right now.
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Glad to see that Jantzer is listing his core charge in his auctions now. Once upon a time, he didn't do that.
Old 01-23-2010 | 10:07 AM
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Well you have to give him your core

Thus he is charging you $70 + $15 for shipping to port your stock throttle body

The norm is about $100 to do this $15 more
but this service is performed generally by very reputable shops and done on a cnc machine

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so i buy one hes already has done then ship him mine?
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Silverghost on here does them, $65, and he is very fast. He also does powdercoating and is a sponsor. He's in Chicago so the turn around would be really quick. Do a search, he has lots of satisfied customers!

http://www.thepowderpro.com/

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Go with site sponsor & site member Silverghost (The Powder Pro)

Jantzer has been caught on this site several times back door-selling his crap.
Old 01-24-2010 | 08:43 AM
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I've got one ported tb sitting here that is powder coated red I'll exhange with someone for $85 shipped.
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just port and polish your TB yourself, its easy....

-dremel tool
-different grits of sandpaper - coarse to very fine
-polishing compound.

Takes a couple hours!!!
Old 01-24-2010 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ibanez7
just port and polish your TB yourself, its easy....

-dremel tool
-different grits of sandpaper - coarse to very fine
-polishing compound.

Takes a couple hours!!!
IF you have the ability. Do you know how many TB's I've fixed for people on here that attempted to port it themselves and royally screwed it up? Porting past the blade seat(cannot fix that, TB is ruined), blowing a hole in the infamous thin spot in the casting(I can fix that), bowl being totally out of shape(fat on the sides, open in the center.. I can fix that), getting carried away on the lip and leaving it weak as hell. The list goes on.

IMO people should not be on here encouraging everyone and their mother to grab a dremel and start hacking away with limited to no instruction.
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Ghost you have a pm
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I paid 50-60bucks for a ported and polished with the bump stop mod done. It was a exchange for my old TB. He is local as well...
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Jantzer did me good! Worth your time.
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Originally Posted by Duffster
Jantzer did me good! Worth your time.

I'd do a search on here before picking anyone. Lets just leave it at that.



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