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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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Throttle Body SPACER

Are throttle body spacers a gimmick?/ Is there any science to the way they work or are they just another "tornado" ?

Anybody have them any are happy with results??
 
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 05:47 PM
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try searching first?

just a $90 paperweight for fuel injected engines
 
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 05:52 PM
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Here is one of many.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/ex...?highlight=TBS
 
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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...junk...
 
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 11:20 PM
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They make good door stops too.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 11:38 PM
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They work on some Carburated setups, cause they help the air to fuel mixture.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 02:16 AM
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 05:01 PM
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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 01:14 AM
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only thing ive noticed with mine is the whistle, havent noticed any gains otherwise
 
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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 01:35 PM
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provide a place to tap nitous into
 
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 07:09 PM
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They work on some Carburated setups, cause they help the air to fuel mixture.
Yea but even then its just better to get a tunnel ram intake set up. Basically they are useless when it comes down to it.
 
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