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Old 08-20-2011 | 02:10 AM
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is a throttle body worth it?

i currently have a catback dual borla exhaust and a K&N Typhoon intake system i was looking at a throttle body spacer and some people say its not worth it and just adds weight to your car is it worth my money or no
Old 08-20-2011 | 02:21 AM
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Unless you need it for Nitrous or Water/Methanol injection ports then there aren't really any benefits.
Old 08-20-2011 | 02:22 AM
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If you're adding nitrous or water/meth injection kit... sure its worth buying.
EDIT: Damn you Arca ex... beat me to it.
Old 08-20-2011 | 02:26 AM
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lol thanks guys i mean eventually i plan on installing a supercharger or turbo but that wont be for a while
Old 08-21-2011 | 08:24 AM
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No, just no.
Old 08-21-2011 | 09:05 AM
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get a better intake instead
Old 08-22-2011 | 03:21 AM
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get a better intake instead
lol really? k&n not good enough for you
Old 08-22-2011 | 03:33 AM
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Nope, it's a piece of garbage that actually sucks hot air. There are datalogs posted on this very forum about it, too.
Old 08-22-2011 | 04:11 AM
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It depends what k&n he is talking about, if he just did the drop in filter for the stock air box then it gains maybe a couple of hp but sacrifices the better filtering of the oem filter for it.
Old 08-22-2011 | 04:14 AM
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It depends what k&n he is talking about, if he just did the drop in filter for the stock air box then it gains maybe a couple of hp but sacrifices the better filtering of the oem filter for it.
Originally Posted by phsalex
i currently have a catback dual borla exhaust and a K&N Typhoon intake system
Read thoroughly you must!
Old 08-22-2011 | 06:18 AM
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Thanks for starting one more BS thread that provides you with an excuse not to search because it brings up all the other BS threads ...
Old 08-22-2011 | 01:41 PM
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Read thoroughly you must!
Completely missed that lol, I don't know how.
Old 08-26-2011 | 01:17 AM
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those throttle body spacers r pretty heavy u would probably have to take out ur passenger seat to compensate for it
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