Throttle body spacers

kjamac · 05-21-2007, 08:42 PM

Is the Airraid spacer worth the $,or just a waste of $.I have a cai,so would it make any difference?

05-22-2007, 08:53 AM

I have a VARARAM throttle body spacer on my 05 LS2,, got 6 RWHP more,, for $55.00 and 10 minutes to install... the Airaid is OK, but it actually slows down the incoming air. it does generate a swirl but that is all it does,, The Vararam,, will add more volume and increase the amount of incoming air which in turn will increase HP.. If you have a K&N CAI,, junk it and get a AEM.. the AEM has a bigger intake pipe and a better flowing filter and it also has a aluminum pipe which will run much cooler,, The K&N uses black plastic which holds in the heat,, looks cheap, and the inside is not smooth ..the K&N is Junk,, but the people who buy it swear by it till they try a AEM..

fiddler_red · 05-22-2007, 03:06 PM

Thanks again for some very useful tips. I saw on a previous post that you had a different pulley setup on your goat. What are the gains involved? Do you recommend it?

This is all new territory for me. My goat is my first new car, not to mention my first muscle car.

kjamac · 05-22-2007, 05:11 PM

Thanks,I have a lingenfelter cai,i was probally going to go with the vararam,but was a little curious about the AEM because i have heard more about there products.

05-22-2007, 07:22 PM

the AEM is a Killer set up.. I have just a few bolt on items and my car ran a 11.9 10 days ago and my foot was not fully in the throttle

kjamac · 05-22-2007, 08:14 PM

Thanks for all the info,all i have performance wise is the cai,a predator tuner,and a 160* t-stat.plus a b&m shifter on my shelf waiting to be installed.i was planning on more,but it will have to wait as my money tree ran out of leaves.

05-23-2007, 09:40 AM

The mods you have are GOOD,, remember the LS1 and LS2 motors are killers in stock form,,any mods you do are just things that make your car different from the rest of the pack.. some people are spending ton's of money on HP upgrades that they will never use or they are not good enough drivers to get the most out of it.. some claim HP gains to the point of 600 HP and more, yet they get trashed on the street by JAP junk

UdnUdnGTO · 05-23-2007, 11:30 AM

Dizzy1, is the part number VRM-VRTBS. That was the one that Summit Racing gave me. Is that right?

05-23-2007, 12:10 PM

Yep, that sounds like the right one,,,what a spacer does is it adds volume to the incoming air,, it works just like a carborated car with a HIGH RISE manifold or a Tunnel Ram manifold,,

UdnUdnGTO · 05-24-2007, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by dizzy1

Yep, that sounds like the right one,,,what a spacer does is it adds volume to the incoming air,, it works just like a carborated car with a HIGH RISE manifold or a Tunnel Ram manifold,,

Thanks, backordered until June 6th. but on its way.

EARL