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Old 06-28-2011, 01:34 PM
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Default Throttle Body and spacer?

Im looking to put a 70-75 throttle body on my 98 GT. Should I add a air raid spacer? will it really help that much?
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Old 06-28-2011, 01:35 PM
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in my opinion the spacers do anything but make weird whistling noises
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Old 06-28-2011, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jwog666
in my opinion the spacers do anything but make weird whistling noises
What he said X2.
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Old 06-28-2011, 11:13 PM
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wrong forum this forum is for 05 and up.
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Old 06-29-2011, 02:04 PM
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from what ive seen over the years, spacers are useless your essentially buying a new paper weight.
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hehehe!

Spacers stopped serving a purpose when Fuel Injection became the norm. In carburated (sp) cars phenolic spacers were useful in isolating the heat from being transmitted from the intake manifold to the carb. This helped reduce things like vapor lock and also helped to further mist the gas before it entered the combustion chamber (slightly longer travel distance and turbulence.

TB spacers, useless.
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Sorry for posting this in the wrong forum, but thank you for the input. You guys helped a lot!
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Old 06-29-2011, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Derf00
hehehe!

Spacers stopped serving a purpose when Fuel Injection became the norm. In carburated (sp) cars phenolic spacers were useful in isolating the heat from being transmitted from the intake manifold to the carb. This helped reduce things like vapor lock and also helped to further mist the gas before it entered the combustion chamber (slightly longer travel distance and turbulence.

TB spacers, useless.
false... as they serve one use and one use only... paper weight!
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Actually, I think TB spacers make GREAT xmas tree ornaments. Your friends and family can point at them and laugh at you and you'll drink more eggnog out of embarassment and you'll have a great holiday cheer.
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Originally Posted by Nuke
Actually, I think TB spacers make GREAT xmas tree ornaments. Your friends and family can point at them and laugh at you and you'll drink more eggnog out of embarassment and you'll have a great holiday cheer.
hahaha good times.
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