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Old 04-29-2003, 05:42 PM
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i put a 70mm TB on my 5.0 and was wondering if that's too big. my car has 1 5/8 equal length shorties and an H-pipe so i figured 70mm would b ok, what do all ya'll think, or hopefully know.
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Like I said in the other post, you would benefit more from a 65mm on a pretty much stock car than you would a 70mm. My friend has a 306 w/ f-cam, Powerheads, RPM intake, 76mm MAF, 24lbs-ers, full exhaust, and 3.73's. His car got considerably faster when he switched from a 70 to a 65
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Can I just bolt on a 65mm throttle body without doing anything else? I know I have to do the egr spacer, right?
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You can bolt it on, you do have to get a bigger spacer, or bore out your stock one. You don't *have to*, but anything you feel on a stock car, which won't be all that much, will be even less w/o a matching spacer.
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don't forget that by putting that on, your forcing more air into the stock heads. it will be more afective with some good heads on there
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depends on your setup. I have a 75mm throttle body.
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gop with the 65 mm because the airflow will be much faster.
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I have a 70 mm throttle body with a trick flow inathke manifold, with bbk equal lenth headers, o/r h-pipe will the 70 mm hurt the car? would a 65 be even better? Im also thinking about the future when i get a bigger motor and things like that.
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I would go with a 65, unless you are going with some sort of forced induction.I have a 65 on my track heat with 76mm C&L,it runs great!
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What's the stock size on a "91 5.0 GT?
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