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Old 03-05-2007, 04:36 PM
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I was wondering what size throttle body I should go with. I have bbk shorty headers, magnaflow full exhaust, and procharger supercharger. I was thinking 70mm? give me some suggestions

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Old 03-05-2007, 04:37 PM
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70mm would be fine. Are you running the stock MAF still?
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What intake?
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Old 03-05-2007, 05:22 PM
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Yeah I still have the stock MAF, I will upgrade that too, any suggestions?
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Old 03-05-2007, 05:31 PM
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+1 on the intake.... if you are still running the stocker isnt the opening only 65mm?
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Im not sure what the stock opening is. What should I upgrade to on the MAF?
and how much gains should I expect to gain..?
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I might be mistaken, but I believe the stock TB is 58mm[:@]. a 70 will be perfect for your application, and definitely get a 70+mm MAF. Your air can only flow as quickly as your smallest opening will allow. That stocker is a bottleneck
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good deal, thanks for your help
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i was always recommended to have a bigger maf thanthe throttle body
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so maybe a 75mm MAF if I go 70mm TB?
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