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Old 09-18-2008, 11:05 PM
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Hey i'm a newbie on here and i had a question.....I recently bought a set of shorty headers, throttle body, thottle body spacer, and cold air intake for my 2007 Mustang GT/CS......how much difference will this actually make in my car? I've heard mixed answers......
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Old 09-18-2008, 11:23 PM
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without a tune, i think you're going to be throwing a lot of codes with the headers.

the tune is where you'll maximize potential with the parts you have.
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Old 09-18-2008, 11:25 PM
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you def need a tune with a cai which one did ou get
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Old 09-19-2008, 10:23 AM
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Most people are going to say you are wasting your time with the throttle body and spacer. I don't think I have ever seen anyone get any real gains with them unless you are blown. If anything most report having nothing but troubles with aftermarket throttle bodies. I would get rid of the throttle body and spacer and buy a good tuner instead. Then you will see some real gains in horsepower.
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Old 09-19-2008, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by abrush
Most people are going to say you are wasting your time with the throttle body and spacer. I don't think I have ever seen anyone get any real gains with them unless you are blown. If anything most report having nothing but troubles with aftermarket throttle bodies. I would get rid of the throttle body and spacer and buy a good tuner instead. Then you will see some real gains in horsepower.
good advice ^ definitely go with a tuner such as sct xcal instead of the tb and spacer.
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Old 09-19-2008, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by abrush
Most people are going to say you are wasting your time with the throttle body and spacer. I don't think I have ever seen anyone get any real gains with them unless you are blown. If anything most report having nothing but troubles with aftermarket throttle bodies. I would get rid of the throttle body and spacer and buy a good tuner instead. Then you will see some real gains in horsepower.
I WILL HAVE TO AGREE 100%. I WAS GOING TO GET A TB BUT DIDNT BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM MANY. I DIDNT THINK ABOUT GETTING ONE ANYMORE TILL AFTER THE SUPERCHARGER WAS INSTALLED AND TUNED. I MIGHT DO IT WHEN I GET A NEW MORE AGGRESSIVE TUNE BUT I WILL ONLY USE A GT500 T.B. WHICH IS ALSO THE SMAE ONE USED ON A V10 F-150. AT LEAST IT IS A FACTORY PART AND WE KNOW IT WONT FAIL AS THE AFTERMARKET VERSIONS.
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You changed too many things at once.
Remove them all but one and continue to install them
until no codes are thrown.
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