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Old 02-18-2009, 10:47 PM
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Hey guys I just wanted to get some suggestions on what size throttle body I should go with on my stock 5.0 motor w/ AC elim and cold air intake...also non MAF. TimsPony suggested going w a bigger one so I figured I would give it a shot. Thanks
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Old 02-18-2009, 10:56 PM
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70mm professional prod its cheap and good
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Old 02-18-2009, 10:57 PM
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What is your future mods? If you dont plan on doing much I'd say 65mm, but if you plan on doing all bolt ons and HCI id go 70mm.
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Thanks guys...I found a decently priced used cobra 65mm tb thats looks like it will work pretty good. Hopefully down the road ill do the whole H/C/I swap but for now im just lookin for a little extra power.
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One more thing fellas...the 65mm or 75mm wont throw off the stock settings?...from what I understand the speed density set up is more problematic when involving mods
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Old 02-19-2009, 06:37 AM
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...Go with a 65mm TB!
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Old 02-19-2009, 06:43 AM
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^ I agree, if you have a budget and your not going to do the H/C/I now you should stick with the 65mm..
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Old 02-19-2009, 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackStallion5.0
One more thing fellas...the 65mm or 75mm wont throw off the stock settings?...from what I understand the speed density set up is more problematic when involving mods
Nope.... did two SD setups with 80mm TB's a couple of moons ago, one was with an AOD BTW, and no problems.
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Awesome...I think thats what im gonna shoot for then. How much of a boost could I expect from this and its pretty much plug and play right? If not how easy is the troubleshoot? Thanks again guys I appreciate it
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its easy, just be patient, and remember unless you have a cobra intake you need a matching egr spacer.
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