Anyone tried a throttle body spacer?
06-22-2007, 04:55 AM
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RE: Anyone tried a throttle body spacer?
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This can be attributed to the noted innacuracy of the "butt-dyno". When you spend a lot of hard earned money on a mod, your wallet becomes thinner causing you to sit lower in your seat. Under accelleration, this lower center of gravity gives the impression of "a lot more power". The designers of the butt-dyno have been working for years to overcome this problem, but so far their only solution is to stuff some tissues in your back pocket before measuring performance gains from installed modifications.
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06-22-2007, 11:46 PM
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RE: Anyone tried a throttle body spacer?
ORIGINAL: torch red
I was surprised to find out that Steeda uses it on there Q cars..if they use it it must work to some extent..
I was surprised to find out that Steeda uses it on there Q cars..if they use it it must work to some extent..
06-23-2007, 12:09 AM
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RE: Anyone tried a throttle body spacer?
How about bringing it over to Dan at Realspeed and have all the members of LIStangs donate 5 bucks each to get your car dynoed before and after install? I'd give $5. I know it's worth 5 bucks to me to learn if it works or not, especially if it would save me $100 in a mistaken purchase.
06-23-2007, 12:12 AM
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RE: Anyone tried a throttle body spacer?
Again, have any of you nay sayers actually tried it?
I get better gas mileage (about 3mpg on average) and that's not just imaginary. I can back it up with actual numbers. As far as cost, at $70, it was one of the cheapest performance mods I made. With the cost of gas at about $3.45/gallon, those 3 extra mpgs account for about $0.23/mile meaning this mod paid for itseld in a little over 300 miles.
If you read my thread, you'd see that I never made a claim that it gave you a "a lot more power". What I said was that it provideda lot more power at a lower RPM range. This results in much better throttle response. And by the way, a few of the early adopters of the throttle body did actually have it dynoed. What they found was that is shifted the power curve so that you reach the max HP at a lower RPM.
EveryoneI know that has tried it loves it. Everyone I know that says it's BS has never tried it.
By the way Bob, I'd be glad to have it dynoed at Dan's, I think it's a great idea. I'd love to have the dyno numbers on file so I can back it up with actual numbers. I'm not saying it's going to make a huge difference in total HP but for $70, the increase in throttle response and increased gas mileage makes it a worth while mod.
I get better gas mileage (about 3mpg on average) and that's not just imaginary. I can back it up with actual numbers. As far as cost, at $70, it was one of the cheapest performance mods I made. With the cost of gas at about $3.45/gallon, those 3 extra mpgs account for about $0.23/mile meaning this mod paid for itseld in a little over 300 miles.
If you read my thread, you'd see that I never made a claim that it gave you a "a lot more power". What I said was that it provideda lot more power at a lower RPM range. This results in much better throttle response. And by the way, a few of the early adopters of the throttle body did actually have it dynoed. What they found was that is shifted the power curve so that you reach the max HP at a lower RPM.
EveryoneI know that has tried it loves it. Everyone I know that says it's BS has never tried it.
By the way Bob, I'd be glad to have it dynoed at Dan's, I think it's a great idea. I'd love to have the dyno numbers on file so I can back it up with actual numbers. I'm not saying it's going to make a huge difference in total HP but for $70, the increase in throttle response and increased gas mileage makes it a worth while mod.