Rauly04

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i was wondering if instead of just bypassing the throttle body warmer (i'm not sure how is call) i could eliminate it completely by removing the hose and blocking it on both sides. just trying to clean up a little under the hood. thanks

bbs350z

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you talking about the 2 hoses coming out of the heater core to both coolant pipes?

winchman

While the throttle body heaters might not be needed in south Florida, I don't see how removing them would improve the appearance of the engine much. I had to get a flashlight and poke around to find the hoses. They're buried or blend in pretty well under the other stuff that you probably don't want to remove.

Cux350z

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I removed mine, good riddance!

Rauly04

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yeah there's definitely no need for it here. much less when boosted.
is no necessarily appearance that im looking for but trying to clean up a little.
Is really easy for me to delete it now since the top plenum is off. I have decide to do it thanks everyone for the help.

bbs350z

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pics of said hose? CANT SEE IT

Italianjoe1

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IMO, at least on the HR, it looks worse with the metal fittings sticking out of the TB's with nothing on them. I'm considering shaving the fittings, but I don't wanna risk damage to my $300 TB's in the process right now.

Rauly04

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eliminated the hose and everything works fine.

Italianjoe1

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Everything will work just fine, they are only there to prevent icing of the TB in certain conditions. We don't have those conditions down here at all