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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 02:55 AM
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ne one heard of a throttle body spacer for the tc... i just bought 1 off ebay
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 03:05 AM
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Someone was making one and the dyno numbers didn't show noticeable improvement. They disappeared from SL soon after.
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 03:08 AM
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 03:14 AM
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i thought those were more for like carberated engines, no fuel injection.
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 03:43 AM
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I hope you didn't pay too much.
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 03:46 AM
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Yep, it seems as the only thing that might be worth, it's that my butt dyno told me torque was right there. Like an improvement of response. But the dyno numbers don't lie, I actually lost some power.
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 03:48 AM
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does this spacer claim to redirect airflow not only improving gas mileage but uping the horsepower

horsepower tv on the spike entertainment channel did a show about things like that..virtually no change.
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 03:54 AM
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^^Already stated. Actually I lost power with it.
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 04:09 AM
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it's not those gas saver where u place it in ur intake and it cyclones the air which is b.s. ... it's the spacer between the intake manifold and the t/b... i put one on my buddies spec v and gave a minumum of 2 hp 3 tq.... wheel... i also hadone on my ae92 corolla gts and i know butt dynos are not accurate but it did give me about 10 - 15 more miles per tank... it also allowed the top end to breath easier..... diffrent climate zones always show diffrent #'s and power gains/ losses... my bro wanted to get me somthin for a late x-mas present so it's no money out of my pocket it was only 65 bucks
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