throttle body spacer...

[lifetrddeath]

anybody?

[montereyj]

check ebay, there on there for like 50 bucks.

[tacoma man.]

do they work? and what will it do?

[montereyj]

it put a spin on the air comin into the engine , and makes a better fuel/air mixture. i think they add like 3-5hp.

[Brian R.]

Don't waste your money. There is no proof of any increase in performance with that device. If you find some dyno results that back up their claim from an independent person, then I'm a believer. Otherwise forget it.

[montereyj]

well if 50 dollars is gonna brake your bank, then maybe you should be worrying bout other things than fixing up your truck. jus my .02

[Brian R.]

If you have 50 dollars to throw away, buy a new air filter and plugs. You will get something for your money that way.

Tacoma man - no, they don't work.

[tacoma man.]

Originally Posted by Brian R.

If you have 50 dollars to throw away, buy a new air filter and plugs. You will get something for your money that way.

Tacoma man - no, they don't work.

thanks i beleive i will take your advise and go get new plugs and wires.

[lifetrddeath]

good to know

[Brian R.]

I will be the first person to change my opinion if I ever see dynamometer data that shows otherwise.

[99Tacoma_Austin]

Did some research on this myself. I saw no proof these worked and a few angry customer postings saying it was a waste of money. I bought a free flow air filter instead which did ioncrease my HP a bit. I wanted a air Ram but didn't want to spend the money yet.

The advice from others is sound. Get new plugs, etc & a better high performance air filter.

[MachoTACO]

Get a supercharger like I did that add's hella horse power. Forget the throttle body spacer's they don't work.

[myronf]

For what its worth, here's my experience with a throttle body spacer and air intake system from Airaid. There were 2 problems with the t/b kit: 1) One of the 4 longer bolts for mounting the t/b plate was not a metric bolt. It was a 5/16" std. thread. (I had a hard time finding a correct 90mm length bolt on the week end. I ended up making one from a junk yard bolt. ) 2) The airaid vacuum line bracket bolt hole would not line up. I emailed airaid and realtruck.com and got no response from either party. Long story short, I did get a small increase in mpg. and it does feel like I got better throttle response. I should have timed it down the 1/4 mile before and after the installation.

[tacojim04]

Originally Posted by MachoTACO

Get a supercharger like I did that add's hella horse power. Forget the throttle body spacer's they don't work.

can you give me some details on youre supercharger?

[Brian R.]

Probably, he is talking about this:
http://www.gadgetonline.com/Super.htm