Throttle Body Bypass
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From: Bergen County, NJ Democrats, doing for the country what they did for Michigan
Throttle Body Bypass
Should I just simply bypass the throttle body coolant lines when I put my intake back together.
Opinions?
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From: Carmichael ca
There's a theory that by not heating the throttle body, you keep the intake air cooler and make a little more power. Not sure how much difference it makes, but I've done it on my 86, couldn't hurt
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I agree, it couldn't hurt and it will help, just not very much. Less heat is always an improvement. I did it to help clean up the engine area a bit. I capped one side and put a radiator flushing tee in the other side. In combination with the electric water pump I have, flushing the engine is eeeeeeasy.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
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Help me out here...my heater core leaked, and is currently bypassed...
I want to bypass my throttle body as well, where would I run teh hoses
to and from?
Please illustrate if possible with pictures...thanks!
I want to bypass my throttle body as well, where would I run teh hoses
to and from?
Please illustrate if possible with pictures...thanks!
Drifting
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From: Corinth TX
I agree, it couldn't hurt and it will help, just not very much. Less heat is always an improvement. I did it to help clean up the engine area a bit. I capped one side and put a radiator flushing tee in the other side. In combination with the electric water pump I have, flushing the engine is eeeeeeasy.
Le Mans Master
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From: Santa Maria CA
Look at the pic in post#8. The end that you cannot see goes straight into the coolant fitting on the front of intake base where your throttle body is connected to right now. Once that is cone, the hoses on the throttle body can be eliminated and you are now bypassed.
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From: Merritt Ils Fl
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From: Phila., PA burbs
Its not really rocket science. The hose originally goes from the heater core into your throttle body and then out of the throttle body into your intake manifold. All your doing is running the hose from the heater core directly to the intake manifold, thus "bypassing" the throttle body.