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DISCUSSION => Engine management => Topic started by: ajatya2 on December 01, 2008, 10:03:22 PM

Title: Any companys make Throttle body spacers?
Post by: ajatya2 on December 01, 2008, 10:03:22 PM

Ive been looking around to try to find a throttle body spacer?
NO LUCK AT ALL!
Any one know a place to get one? :confused:

Title: Any companys make Throttle body spacers?
Post by: tjts1 on December 01, 2008, 11:50:05 PM

What does a throttle body spacer do exactly?

Title: Any companys make Throttle body spacers?
Post by: JP 91iS on December 02, 2008, 12:03:35 AM

They were originally invented for engines with carburetors. They bolt between the TB and intake manifold -there are claims that they increase air volume / change air flow patterns to increase hp, torque and mpg.   To me they mostly sound like garbage "cheap hp" mods.  In truth I think they can be effective on certain applications, of which ours is probably not one.

edit: If you wanted you could just leave your TB heater plate in and it would work just as well...

Title: Any companys make Throttle body spacers?
Post by: ajatya2 on December 02, 2008, 12:46:34 AM

yea personaly i dont think it will do much either but if i can find one cheap why not its worth a try. I have nothing els to put on that would be cheap other than a tbs. I just wana find one

Title: Any companys make Throttle body spacers?
Post by: nomad on December 02, 2008, 01:00:19 AM

Want my TB heater plate?
Stack two up and you have a nice billet aluminum spacer.

Title: Any companys make Throttle body spacers?
Post by: ajatya2 on December 02, 2008, 01:05:18 AM

how much?

Title: Any companys make Throttle body spacers?
Post by: xwill112x on December 02, 2008, 12:20:43 PM

tb spacer makes it sound like you have a turbo...no gains. ive seen many efi applications with no dramatic increases in power before/after the spacer.

Title: Any companys make Throttle body spacers?
Post by: roundel318 on December 02, 2008, 08:20:08 PM

it sounds like just making intake runners longer to adjust the powerband config.

Title: Any companys make Throttle body spacers?
Post by: txleadfoot on December 02, 2008, 08:53:51 PM

what's this panic about the spacer?  essplain.

Title: Any companys make Throttle body spacers?
Post by: 1991 E30 M42 on December 03, 2008, 01:44:12 AM

As roundel said, it is like making intake runners longer. Longer runners are good for low rpm power and short runners are good for high rpm power. The same applies for exhaust manifold/header. You can also change plenum volume and shape, as well as intake port size and shape. Metric mechanic has an interesting intake manifold design which incorporates pulse chambers.
http://metricmechanic.com/pdfs/metric-mechanic-m42-and-m44-engine-booklet.pdf (http://metricmechanic.com/pdfs/metric-mechanic-m42-and-m44-engine-booklet.pdf)
Check out page 14

Title: Any companys make Throttle body spacers?
Post by: ajatya2 on December 03, 2008, 12:45:11 PM

yea i was looking to get the intake to run longer. and i realy dont know why i phrased it the way i did im not realy in a hury for one. lol and its not boosted. yet.