Throttle body airfoil for LT1???
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Yea it works...it adds like a whole 1 hp 
Not but, i'd save your money for something better.
I actaully bought one for 15 shipped, so if u can find one for that price, that i say get it...but IMO its not worth the ~40 shipped new for one...but hey thats me and i know every little bit counts.
I'd rather suggest the TB bypass. Its a few dollars to do and its like 5 hp or so..
Not but, i'd save your money for something better.
I actaully bought one for 15 shipped, so if u can find one for that price, that i say get it...but IMO its not worth the ~40 shipped new for one...but hey thats me and i know every little bit counts.
I'd rather suggest the TB bypass. Its a few dollars to do and its like 5 hp or so..
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www.ws6.com has a dyno of it and i believe it showed 3 rwhp not really to bad. if you pay around 30 bucks $10 per rear wheel hp is a pretty good ratio. If you can find one cheap might as well go for it.
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Originally posted by CODY BEHNKE
TB bypass adds no horsepower what so ever, an air foil will do more and will work all of the time where as the TB bypass is only somewhat useful when your car is very hot.
TB bypass adds no horsepower what so ever, an air foil will do more and will work all of the time where as the TB bypass is only somewhat useful when your car is very hot.
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A guy in our local club wants to sell me a Jet airfoil for 20 bucks.
He said it clips inside my 1le bellow, i thought they scew into the front of the TB, anybody seen one of these?????
He said it clips inside my 1le bellow, i thought they scew into the front of the TB, anybody seen one of these?????
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No it isn't dyno proven, anyone who can say not running warm coolant into the TB makes dyno proven horse power is wrong. Maybe if the car was at 210 degrees it would help but when it is cool it frees up zero HP. This mod alone adds nothing.
And the air foil that clips into the bellows is the JET version.
And the air foil that clips into the bellows is the JET version.
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Originally posted by djgerry
A guy in our local club wants to sell me a Jet airfoil for 20 bucks.
He said it clips inside my 1le bellow, i thought they scew into the front of the TB, anybody seen one of these?????
A guy in our local club wants to sell me a Jet airfoil for 20 bucks.
He said it clips inside my 1le bellow, i thought they scew into the front of the TB, anybody seen one of these?????
...talk about wake up the car. Just hearing the air sucking through is enlightening. I actually opened up the bottom of my splash guard to prevent air starving at high RPM, this bolt on next to the Borla was the best I've done so far.
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Originally posted by Gripenfelter
I grinded one down I got for an L98 motor.
Worked pretty well.
It sticks into the rubber elbow a bit.
Whistles like a blower on some days.
I grinded one down I got for an L98 motor.
Worked pretty well.
It sticks into the rubber elbow a bit.
Whistles like a blower on some days.
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for $20 you might as well get it.
for $40 you can just send me a check, and ill make a website claiming your car is now faster.
btw.....for those talking about "its dyno proven"...........thats pretty much impossible, since dyno numbers will vary on each run, depending on the dyno, but ive seen consecutive runs vary anywhere up to 10hp on different cars in different temps, so unless the TB bypass made a 10+ hp difference, i would chalk it up to dyno variance, and not a gain in hp because of the bypass.
for $40 you can just send me a check, and ill make a website claiming your car is now faster.
btw.....for those talking about "its dyno proven"...........thats pretty much impossible, since dyno numbers will vary on each run, depending on the dyno, but ive seen consecutive runs vary anywhere up to 10hp on different cars in different temps, so unless the TB bypass made a 10+ hp difference, i would chalk it up to dyno variance, and not a gain in hp because of the bypass.
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From: altamonte springs florida u.s.a
Originally posted by got_hp?
for $20 you might as well get it.
for $40 you can just send me a check, and ill make a website claiming your car is now faster.
btw.....for those talking about "its dyno proven"...........thats pretty much impossible, since dyno numbers will vary on each run, depending on the dyno, but ive seen consecutive runs vary anywhere up to 10hp on different cars in different temps, so unless the TB bypass made a 10+ hp difference, i would chalk it up to dyno variance, and not a gain in hp because of the bypass.
for $20 you might as well get it.
for $40 you can just send me a check, and ill make a website claiming your car is now faster.
btw.....for those talking about "its dyno proven"...........thats pretty much impossible, since dyno numbers will vary on each run, depending on the dyno, but ive seen consecutive runs vary anywhere up to 10hp on different cars in different temps, so unless the TB bypass made a 10+ hp difference, i would chalk it up to dyno variance, and not a gain in hp because of the bypass.
On ther real seems most people say it will add some kinda h/p, maybe 3 or 5 or 1 who knows.
20 bucks for any kind of h/p is pretty cheap i guess!
