Saw this on ebay and curious as to what everone else thinks:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=011

 

what in the hell is that? some one explain to me what is this

 

It's supposed to be a coolant bypass for the throttle body. The logic being that the coolant heats up the throttle body so the air going through it is also heated and less dense. Yeah, I wouldn't do it. I don't know if the xB throttle body has a coolant line or why you should bypass it if it does because there's be a reason for it.

 

thats what i was thinking to our car need that

 

It's there to keep the throttle plate from potentially icing up in colder climates. 90% of folks could do without it. That said, I don't know how much it will get you as, the air spends very little time in the TB. It would be very easy to do on the XB though, just loop one coolant hose from the block in to the block out fitting. I have seen other car sites claim from as much as six hp to as little as 1/2 hp gains.

 

you can buy one of those for less then 3 dollars at the hardware store

 

don't do it... its a trick

 

it's not a trick , lol

 

But maybe it can be tricky. A few weeks ago someone was talking about his TB bypass, said his car was overheating now.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...r=asc&&start=0

 

someone must have lost coolant whilst doing so and or has an air bubble which lets the car register overheating cause the sensor hits boiling air instead of hot water.

 

^^^^ could you show me "Boiling Air"?

 

First it was 20+HP resistors, then it was electric superchargers, and now we have this crap.


So I guess this "throttle body bypass" is better than a COLD air intake.

 

boiling hot air. sorry I made a typo. thanks for trying to "burn" me.


basically steam.

 

basically as everyone else says, the logic behind it is that it keeps the air cooler because its not passing through a HOT throttle body. The main purpose is, like above, to keep it from icing up in colder climates. We have been bypassing the coolant lines through throttle bodies in supras for as long as I can remember with no problem. And Im sure the person that had an overheating problem had it because of loss of coolant or a bubble like hotbox said.

 

You don't even need the kit. Just connect one of the hoses to both connections and bypass the TB. I may do it later.

 

Your Welcome, and no one is "trying" to burn you.

love it when people show intelligence and humor.

 

30 cents of plastic for almost $15. Now thats what i call good business.

 

hahahaha............ so funny.

+8hp hahaha....

i did that for ...mmlets say 1 dollar.

power gains...... not noticeable at all