Has anybody done the coolant bypass on there scion... My cousin did his on its Civic and it help some.. you could feel the different.. I also did mine on my box and it help me also..

 

"feel" the difference? nah thats smokin crack at most it'll be 2 hp from a cooler intake charge (by like 15 degrees at the most) i will probably do it to mine i did it on my supra and bimmer so i dont see why not to do it with da scion

 

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not worth the time on our cars. Get an axle back

 

What are the benefits to doing this? I was just wondering as you stated that you could feel the difference and that it helped.

 

It does not allow hot coolant to pass through the core of the throttle body, thus creating a cooler intake charge, freeing up a few ponies. The only problem is that our throttle bodies are like.. 40mm (lol), which is pathetic, so the difference would most likely be too minimal to notice.

 

Ah, ok. I thought it had something to do whith that. Just checking to make sure. THANKS!

 

I did this about a year ago, only cost me .40cents and took 15mins, i'd say its worth it for the price :)

Only do this if you live in a warm climate, the reason the throttle body's are heated is so that they dont freeze open or closed, you could find yourself in big trouble.

 

If anyone is interested, here is a link on how to do it, even though its for a corolla, ours are exactly the same...

http://www.2003corolla.org/diy.php?diy=16

 

Thanks for the link! I will have to do this to my Matrix also during the spring and summer months! Its always above 90 degrees during that itme.