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Old Jul 12, 2002 | 02:41 AM
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The Katech and Speed Demon TB's are ported by machine. Anyone have one or know how good they are?
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Old Jul 12, 2002 | 07:56 AM
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Claims have been made on this mod in the range of 3 to 5 hp/tq increase overall.... This upgrade helps more with heads & cam cars than with stock top ends.
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Old Jul 12, 2002 | 03:15 PM
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Is there a brand preference or are the Forum vendors product all the same?
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Old Jul 12, 2002 | 05:58 PM
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I picked up my ported throttle body from Extreme motorsports.I'm not 100% sure ,but I think it's from Katech.As far as the performance gain,not alot,however the engine revs up faster with the ported throttle body.
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