100Hp mod for only $20
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Burning Brakes
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From: Richmond Hill Ontario
100Hp mod for only $20
Can anyone tell me what an air breather is doing on a throttlebody??
http://img223.exs.cx/img223/3871/dsc093818pu.jpg
http://img223.exs.cx/img223/3871/dsc093818pu.jpg
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Racer
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That looks like the Water coolant passage built into the throttle body, with a breather on it to make it look better than a piece of pipe sticking out into nowhere. it's a show car, can't have that as an eyesore.
i dunno, that's what it looks like to me.
i dunno, that's what it looks like to me.
Race Director
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From: Slidell Louisiana
I have seen uglier engines, however, those were old and abused. I have never seen anything so AFU on purpose. I really don't believe that this monstrosity was planned someone must have had some leftover baby $hit brown paint and or powder coat?
Although I will admit that I like the camel snot yellow.
Mike
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Burning Brakes
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From: Glen Burnie MD
Originally Posted by 4bblC4
That looks like the Water coolant passage built into the throttle body, with a breather on it to make it look better than a piece of pipe sticking out into nowhere. it's a show car, can't have that as an eyesore.
i dunno, that's what it looks like to me.
i dunno, that's what it looks like to me.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Obama=death for America
Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
Can't you post that picture a little larger? This one may actually finish down loading TODAY.
You don't beleive in air cleaners?
RACE ON!!!
You don't beleive in air cleaners?
RACE ON!!!
Le Mans Master
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From: Shelton CT
Originally Posted by rrubel
There's a breather tube on MY throttle body (L98, yes, but it's there). A pipe connects it to the breather port on the rear of the valve cover, where he's got another breather element.
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that's what it looks like.I removed that pipe also from between the valve cover and put on a breather on the valve cover and just put a rubber plug on the port on the tb.. Cleaned up the inside of the superram and the TB a LOT. No more oily sutt and crap in there.
Melting Slicks
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From: Lufkin Texas
St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Some of you guys are too quick to criticize everything. It's not my favorite colors by any means but I can appreciate anything that someone has poured that much detail into. That suspension is sweet. Guess I'm just a car guy.
Now as far as the little throttle body breather goes,
I guess he felt that looked better than a plug. Not much function. 
Now as far as the little throttle body breather goes,
I guess he felt that looked better than a plug. Not much function.
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Originally Posted by skateparkdave
Some of you guys are too quick to criticize everything. It's not my favorite colors by any means but I can appreciate anything that someone has poured that much detail into. That suspension is sweet. Guess I'm just a car guy.
Now as far as the little throttle body breather goes, I guess he felt that looked better than a plug. Not much function.
Now as far as the little throttle body breather goes,
I guess he felt that looked better than a plug. Not much function. You've heard the saying "a rose by any other name is still a rose" well "ugly by any other name is still ugly"
Burning Brakes
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From: Chandler AZ
I tried that same mod
I tried that same mod on my '83 Vette. I didn't get 100HP gain. I only noticed a 93 HP gain and my antifreeze leak caused a lifter gasket to fail. I don't reccomend it unless you have a F**D truck.
Le Mans Master
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From: Shelton CT
Originally Posted by VAHROOM
I tried that same mod on my '83 Vette. I didn't get 100HP gain. I only noticed a 93 HP gain and my antifreeze leak caused a lifter gasket to fail. I don't reccomend it unless you have a F**D truck.
Personally I wouldn't put a breather on the TB port itself as you'd be introducing unmeterd air on a MAF car to your intake.. Thats why I plugged mine up.
Drifting
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From: Oceansaide CA
Originally Posted by skateparkdave
Some of you guys are too quick to criticize everything. It's not my favorite colors by any means but I can appreciate anything that someone has poured that much detail into. That suspension is sweet. Guess I'm just a car guy.
Now as far as the little throttle body breather goes, I guess he felt that looked better than a plug. Not much function.
Now as far as the little throttle body breather goes,
I guess he felt that looked better than a plug. Not much function. As for breather, the guy is retarded, plain and simple - cut those barbs off with a hacksaw and fill it in. That's what I did after ditching the heater hose, took roughly 30 minutes including removal and reinstallation.
Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
Can't you post that picture a little larger? This one may actually finish down loading TODAY.
You don't beleive in air cleaners?
RACE ON!!!
You don't beleive in air cleaners?
RACE ON!!!
pS. What about air cleaners?
Melting Slicks
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From: Olive Branch (Memphis suburb) MS
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He's using the later stlye fuel rail covers that don't have a notch for the breather line from from the throttle body. The vavle covers that were used with those FR covers had a whole in the side where the breather line would connect. Also, you wouldn't have to worry about unmetered air intering the intact. This is where cool was designed to flow. Hell, it might actually allow the throttle body to be a little cooler. 
Melting Slicks
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From: Olive Branch (Memphis suburb) MS
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He's using the later stlye fuel rail covers that don't have a notch for the breather line from the throttle body. The vavle covers that were used with those FR covers had a hole in the side where the breather line would connect. Also, you wouldn't have to worry about unmetered air intering the intact. This is where coolant was designed to flow. Hell, it might actually allow the throttle body to be a little cooler.