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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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Does anyone on here know of a good throttle body spacer? I searched for a bit and could not find one. I was hoping Motordyne had one, but they did not. Get back to me please, and if you are selling one, PM me.

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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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i really can't say i have ever seen anyone running one of those, or posted gains but i have never searched for it either. only seen them on ebay. but to each his own.
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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it does nothing. dont waste your time and money.
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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i asked the same question (if they were the real deal or a gimmick) a few months ago and the thread turned into a big debate and got closed

the majority feeling is that they are a gimmick
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 04:48 AM
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Ya, I was kinda thinking the same thing but I have seen one once that was like a 1/4 spacer and it looked pretty solid and he said that combined with a 5/16ths plenum spacer gave him 20 hp dynoed. And I know that the plenum spacer only gave him about 11-14, so for <$100, 6-9 hp sounded like a good deal.

Anyway, let's keep this thread going a little bit longer.

Thanks
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 04:52 AM
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There was a group buy over on g35driver.com. Many reported positive results related to throttle response while others reported no difference. There was some speculation if the spacer spiral grooves helped create better flow around the bend in the manifold immediately following the spacer...
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 05:35 AM
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I was in on the group buy. I have an anodized blue tb spacer that wouldn't fit my intake setup (amuse Titan tube and pi-thon locks left no wiggle room) Op, pm me if interested.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 06:05 AM
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Get it, do a before and after dyno, end the debate. Take one for the team.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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there was a before and after dyno done on a throttle body spacer last year at Church's dyno day.

Installed on the dyno, in front of everyone, etc, and made 7 (or 9, I forgot exactly).

I dont know if they were ever actually marketed or not though, it was the tester one.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 02:05 PM
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AAM sells a spacer that is marketed as pre-tapped for a vac. source. It looks to be about a half inch spacer. How large was the spacer on this test?
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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I have the AAM thottle body spacer, butt dyno says maybe 1-2 HP, but a little better throttle responce.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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I think it would be like added a longer intake tube, which would do nothing.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 07:00 PM
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The whole concept of someone saying "my butt dyno says 1-2 HP" is so wrong, I don't even know where to begin the flaming. The odds of a spacer making any power at all are slim to none. Just look at the design. You have 20" of tube leading to the TB, and people have been swapping that for longer ones as part of CAIs for years, and there is no relation to power gains. The reason a spacer works on carburated cars is because they have a totally different manifold configuration, and the added volume behind the TB enhances mixture and distribution. For fuel injected cars, it's a hit and miss scenario. My opinion, a waste of your time and money. There has been no objective evidence that I know of to support any benefit on the Z.
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 04:24 AM
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I have some Snake Oil for sale. PM me for details.
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by taurran
I have some Snake Oil for sale. PM me for details.
Snake tastes like chicken don't it? Lol~ :-)
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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No no, cheetah blood is the way to go.

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U think ur funny?
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by laswyguy
I have the AAM thottle body spacer, butt dyno says maybe 1-2 HP, but a little better throttle responce.
i have it also. didn't buy it for any gain. I got it for the vacuum lines. it does liik cool though
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Originally Posted by kirradude1025
U think ur funny?
I think people that believe things like grounding kits and throttle body spacers actually make power are funny.

I've got a used set of titanium muffler bearings for sale. If you're interested let me know.
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by taurran
I think people that believe things like grounding kits and throttle body spacers actually make power are funny.

I've got a used set of titanium muffler bearings for sale. If you're interested let me know.
Oh I'll take those! Do they come with an installation manual, and do I need to get a retune also?
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