what do you guys know about..., throttle body spacers? Options

[My2Celi]

It claims to put 22hp/torque more? and its only a bill. amazing...but iono anything about it. so if u could plz help me learn about it. This upgrade part.

This post has been edited by My2Celi: Mar 26, 2006 - 8:32 PM

[lilsteeg]

if you look at the little picture, it is designed to spin the air, to try to make it mix with the fuel better

throttle body spacers were designed for engines with carbuerators. so why do they make them for fuel injected cars if they dont do anything? BECAUSE POEPLE STILL BUY THEM. i could make up a BS study about how standing on your head makes you smarter because it promotes bloodflow to the brain. just becase it sounds like it works doesnt mean it does. and how does a throttle body spacer help fuel effeicency on a multiport fuel injected car?? PLEASE explain that one to me. im dying to hear it.

once that spinning air hits the runners and valves it doesnt nothing, if it infact imparts any spin to begin with, its very short lived. the intake pulses in the plenum just grab chunks of air, which would kill any spining air effect.

making the plenum larger? a couple cubic inches isnt a gain to write home about if you even get that.

but hey, if you feel like it'll make a difference and its worth it to you, go right on ahead and do it.


but let me note one thing about that particular product (ive seen it before on other forums)

Raises throttle body injection unit 1" - yea because the 5sfe uses throttle body injection

throttle body spacers were designed for cars with carbs, thats about the dumbest thing i have ever heard.

[Bitter]

throttle body spacers were designed for cars with carbs, thats about the dumbest thing i have ever heard.

they were originally intended for carbed cars, to keep the carb cool (ones made from phenolic resin) or to help the fuel atomize more with some spinning 'stuff' or by giving it a little more room to mix with the air before it went down the runners. and im sure it works for carbed cars and even throttle body units (like it says RIGHT ON THE PAGE) but i highly doubt that it does chicken 'stuff' for a port fuel injected car.

This post has been edited by Bitter: Mar 28, 2006 - 9:24 PM