throttle body bypass

[NoRiceHere01]

yo camaro cousins. got another question that i figure someone here with an LS1 can help me out with. my trucks got a 4.8 and i know that a popular mod u guys do is a throttle body bypass. im kinda new to the LS engines and i was wondering if someone could explain this to me. maybe u can even set up a link to a thread thats already described it step by step? im lookin for as much cheap hp i can get till i can get my nelson pcm.

[89IROC&RS]

i personally dont reccomend it, especially if you live in a cold climate. the coolant flowing through the throttle body is to keep it from freezing up. if you live in perpetual warmth (aka california, i hate all of you) it can be done, but i dont know that it would really offer you that much of a performance increase.

[Dober89]

I did it on my TPI engine and it hasnt given me any trouble. I dont drive it in the winter but once the engine starts putting out heat how could the throttle blade possibly freeze up?

[89IROC&RS]

quite simple, cold air is flowing through it, it dosnt freeze solid like a block of ice, but condensation that forms on the butterfly valves around the pivot points will freeze and your throttle will stick. its not pretty. I mean its not like an end all modification that will kill you if you do it, just personally i wouldnt do it to my car is all.

[Mr. Luos]

I have done it, since my car doesn't ever get driven in colder weather.

PacePerformance had a TB bypass kit....but I can't seem to find it on their site right now.

[NoRiceHere01]

its ok i dont think im gonna do it cuz i dont feel like it lol. i tried to respont to 89's post yesterday to say that i read about it online after starting the thread. then my computer lost its internet connection cuz its crap. thanks anyways.