Throttle body
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From: Pennington Texas
Throttle body
What make the difference between ported throttle bodies other then the name. I am thinking about changing mine out to pick up a few horsepower. I am not a mechanic but it looks like something easy and a good first step in moding to get a little more horsepower for a reasonably small amount of money.
Any cautions, warnings, suggestions and/or brand preferences would be appreciated.
Any cautions, warnings, suggestions and/or brand preferences would be appreciated.
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Joined: Dec 2015
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From: Charleston South Carolina
What make the difference between ported throttle bodies other then the name. I am thinking about changing mine out to pick up a few horsepower. I am not a mechanic but it looks like something easy and a good first step in moding to get a little more horsepower for a reasonably small amount of money.
Any cautions, warnings, suggestions and/or brand preferences would be appreciated.
Any cautions, warnings, suggestions and/or brand preferences would be appreciated.
So far with my modest mods with this car the best SOTP result has been from the Vitesse Throttle Controller.
Steve
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C6 of Year Finalist (performance mods) 2019
A ported TB won't increase HP much, so don't expect to feel the difference. At a $/HP cost, there are several other things that are higher on a priority list.
Pro
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From: Mattawan MI
Ported throttle blocks, in and of themselves, offer only a slight performance increase, in my opinion....however when couple with a good CAI and a performance exhaust system (Corsa Sport for me,) the combined effect of all three components, working together, provides a moderate, but rather noticeable performance gain - not to mention some "very sweet" sounds, to boot 
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Gary
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