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Throttle body spacer really worth it?

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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 03:08 PM
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Default Throttle body spacer really worth it?

T.B.S is it worth getting one?
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 03:10 PM
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IMO, No.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 03:11 PM
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HaHa. No. Don't waste your money.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 03:16 PM
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Don't buy one, they are a gimmick for suckers....
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 03:20 PM
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weird. mine made a difference.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 03:20 PM
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if you wanna hear whistling but thats all it will do. Other than that it doe's nothing else.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 03:25 PM
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TB only lets air into a 4.0, absolutely no fuel so I cant see it possibly working. IMHO. I would bore it to stop the restriction at the bottom. I had mine bored to 64mm (factory is 58-59mm) and it made some difference in throttle response and gas mileage...Tj
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 03:38 PM
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No they are not worth a bit on our MPI ,but on a carb or the old t/b with the injectors on them it would work.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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worth it for me cause i found one for free.. not much of an increase tho because my throttle body is a smaller diameter than the spacer so no gain yet until i get a 4.0 tb or get my stock one bored.. also i got the 2.5L not the 4.0L..
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 11:12 PM
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I think i may have to get a bigger TB. Is the difference worth the $90?
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Old Oct 27, 2010 | 08:17 AM
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Not worth it. For the same money, get a bored TB and you'll see an actual difference.
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Old Oct 27, 2010 | 08:24 AM
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Do you think adding length to you intake track will be a benefit? I adding 6 ft of piping would be good for 100HP gain
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