Throttle body spacer

Hey what's up peeps?

I bought that piece and a few other basic mods for my 06 Gto.

See my profile tells what I have currently done to the Gto.

Oh by the way if u go to Varam's website they have it there. And I ordered mine threw Summit racing. :cheers

OH just check with Vararam website, it list the part

as vr-tbs1 throttle body spacer for Ls'2

 

Did you just type in "ls2" or GTO? I woudl like to get one as well. Great post!

 

I was always under the assumption that throttle body spacers were a waste of money. They never really produced the gains that they talk about. Any other people seeing these kind of gains. Is it actually worth purchasing.

 

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on ebay I just typed in 2005 GTO

 

for me.. 8 HP gain for 50.00 is worth it, it takes about 10 minutes to install

 

Ditto the same for me:agree

 

Corvette guys are all saying the same, on the low side they are getting 5whp, onthe high side 12whp. Most are 8-10 whp gains.

 

Does the magnitude of the gain hold up regardless whether the motor is modded or not?

 

I dont understand why such a simple item can supposedly produce such gains, Can we get more people to chime in and stay why this would work to gain hp, or confirm whether they are a waste

 

I'd like some technical info as well. Think this would work with the F.A.S.T. intake also?

 

i purchased one also. havent installed yet. for $50 bucks even if you get 5 hp its still ok

 

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If you want the info about these just go to their web site Vararam.com they also are being sold at Jeg's and Summit Racing,,what I forgot to tell you is that besides the 8 RWHP gain I also got a 12 pounds of torque increase. HP gains mean nothing without the torque increase

 

If you want the info about these just go to their web site Vararam.com they also are being sold at Jeg's and Summit Racing,,what I forgot to tell you is that besides the 8 RWHP gain I also got a 12 pounds of torque increase. HP gains mean nothing without the torque increase

Dizzy1, what other mods do you have? If you have a CAI, did you by any chance dyno the car with and w/out it? I'm wondering what real HP gains can be expected just with a CAI, i.e. w/out a tune.

Anyone else with verified #s?

 

Is this something that can be installed at home with minimal tools required? i.e. CAI?

 

hell yea, a caveman can even do it:lol:

 

Throttle body spacer

all you need is a 10 M/M socket and a short ratchet extension.. install takes about 10 minutes.. after install, start the car and let it run for a few minutes till it warms up,, shut it off and re tighten the bolts,,,when you install it, make sure you put some ANTI SEIZE or some GREASE on the bolt threads.. I have had mine in about a week or so,, slight gas mileage increase, but more HP and Torque,, WELL WORTH THE 50.00

 

all you need is a 10 M/M socket and a short ratchet extension.. install takes about 10 minutes.. after install, start the car and let it run for a few minutes till it warms up,, shut it off and re tighten the bolts,,,when you install it, make sure you put some ANTI SEIZE or some GREASE on the bolt threads.. I have had mine in about a week or so,, slight gas mileage increase, but more HP and Torque,, WELL WORTH THE 50.00

When I see the spacer on the Vararam web site, I can't "buy it" and it shows no price. WTH? It also shows only the spacer. On Summit racing, it shows the bolts, gaskets, and spacer. It's an Airaid Poweraid TBS Throttle Body Spacers and it's $100.00. Am I looking at the correct unit?

 

What the heck is this thing, and what's the logic behind the gains? I'm a skeptic on cheap mods a manufacturer could do, but that doesn't mean it's not true.
Sounds to me the AFR is being leaned out somehow (fooling the ECU), which is what tuners (and canned tunes) do, but only on top. If you lean out the whole rev band, AFRs would be dangerously lean where the EPA does its test cycle (where we drive most of the time). That's why I'm skeptical about the 'whole' picture. You know the adage: when something is too good to be true.... Later.
JC

 

I am too...it is supposed to make a swirl in the air draw (similar to the "Tornado?")...what confuses me on these types of mods is that the screen is an air "straightener" according to GM so I don't know what causing a vortex would have if the screen (provided you don't remove it as many did many, copying the C5 Z06) only straightens the air back out...
Bill

 

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When you have a SWIRL in the air draw, it actually slows down the amount of air going into the intake,

 

I have a AEM Brute force induction system and a Magnaflow CAT Back.did a baseline dyno before and after, gained 8 RWHP and 12 FT pounds of torque

 

I understand the swirl but when it hits the MAF screen (air straightener) haven't you lost any "gain" of the swirl???
Bill

 

The spacer goes after the MAF sensor and there is no "swirl" effect with the Vararam spacer, it actually has tiny ridges to straighten the air before entering the TB. I recently bought one and descreened the MAF just for that purpose. I haven't dynoed it since, but it does seem to make a minimal difference. :cheers

 

What this product does is give the engine a larger pool of air to draw from behind the throttle body. Kinda like a high rise intake manifold back in the old 4bbl carb days. It's also the same as a longer runner on an intake. It's kind of a poor mans way of changing the intake.

 

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HEY FERGYFLYER,,

You are right on the money. this items works just like a Hi Rise Manifold or a Tunnel Ram Manifold on carbed cars, I bet you will get more HP with this 50.00 item then you will with a F.A.S.T intake

 

found spacer on corvette central website

here is the link to corvette central, ls2 throttle-body spacer, part #356017 for $59.95. I haven't received delivery of my 07 'vert, but am thinking of adding this and ram air the goat.
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta~partsort

 

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can not open the site you sent

 

i just installed mine today. not much of a differance

 

throttle body spacer

A few HP gain is hard to feel while in the seat,, a dyno run will show you the truth,,but you should feel a little quicker throttle responce, just drop the hammer, you will feel the differance