TB coolant bypass
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From: Baton Rouge LA
TB coolant bypass
'98 Vert with Vararam, LS6 intake, Original TB.
Was wondering if there is any real benefit to by-passing the TB with the two coolant lines that run two it. Plan on just looping them back to each other and putting 1/4" caps on the TD nipples.
Was wondering if there is any real benefit to by-passing the TB with the two coolant lines that run two it. Plan on just looping them back to each other and putting 1/4" caps on the TD nipples.
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Just did mine 2 months ago. Absolute zero power gains but no longer Robs you of power when temps are high.
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Yeah played hell with them when i swapped to the LS6 ... should have just left them off them but i wasn't quite sure if i really needed them. Now I see I don't. Not expecting any gains ... just maybe better temps into intake and may be lil better temps in radiator, even if it's slight.
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Interesting, never heard of that until just now.
Tonight i was bored and cleaned my maf sensor and took off the tb to clean it. Not to dirty and all clean now. So i would just loop the 2 coolant lines to each other and cap the nips? What do the temps have to do with it?
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You can either get a hose nipple and plug each hose from the TB onto it or remove both hoses and run one new continuous one eliminating the pass through of the TB. I used a longer hose to get it out of the way and make it a cleaner installation. My Nick Williams TB doesn't have the coolant connections so it was a necessity in my case.
Last edited by vettenuts; Aug 7, 2017 at 07:07 AM.
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From: Baton Rouge LA
Hey joe,
Interesting, never heard of that until just now.
Tonight i was bored and cleaned my maf sensor and took off the tb to clean it. Not to dirty and all clean now. So i would just loop the 2 coolant lines to each other and cap the nips? What do the temps have to do with it?
Interesting, never heard of that until just now.
Tonight i was bored and cleaned my maf sensor and took off the tb to clean it. Not to dirty and all clean now. So i would just loop the 2 coolant lines to each other and cap the nips? What do the temps have to do with it?
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The temps have nothing to do with it, years ago it was hyped to lower the TB temps but the air passes so fast through the TB it had no effect. Any warm air will come from engine bay heat.