Does throttle body spacer void warranty?
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In the end it's up to your dealer. My opinion is no, a tuner has the potential to do more damage then a spacer because it changes the parameters that the engine was designed to operate within.
All the spacer will do is move the power band higher up, and drop the lowend torque. It won't do much for mileage either.
All the spacer will do is move the power band higher up, and drop the lowend torque. It won't do much for mileage either.
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The general consensus is that although throttle body spacers are an inexpensive mod (which is what attracts many to them), they don't really improve performance (and are a waste of money).
Here's a recent observation from Mike Troyer (Superchips_Distributor) from a thread in the "Chips & Programming" forum:
Here's a recent observation from Mike Troyer (Superchips_Distributor) from a thread in the "Chips & Programming" forum:
Originally posted by Superchips_Distributor
<snip>This junk has been around for many years, it's nothing new - ultimately, they're simply preying on the fact that anyone who markets a "performance" part for under $100 will sell some of them to the unsuspecting - it's why we see things like throttle body spacers (which only add power on old throttle-body injected vehicles like the GM's of the 80's, and some of the late-model Mopars using antiquated technology - an old drag racer's trick from the days long before computers), Tornado spinning wheels, platinum pellets to magically increase MPG & power, etc., etc., etc.
It never ends................
<snip>This junk has been around for many years, it's nothing new - ultimately, they're simply preying on the fact that anyone who markets a "performance" part for under $100 will sell some of them to the unsuspecting - it's why we see things like throttle body spacers (which only add power on old throttle-body injected vehicles like the GM's of the 80's, and some of the late-model Mopars using antiquated technology - an old drag racer's trick from the days long before computers), Tornado spinning wheels, platinum pellets to magically increase MPG & power, etc., etc., etc.
It never ends................
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