Ported TB...is it pointless?
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Melting Slicks
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From: NJ..."the way I saw it, everyone takes a beating sometimes."
Ported TB...is it pointless?
Just wondering if porting the TB, with stock(unported intake) is pointless? The car will have a cam and headers. Don't know why I'm asking this since it's already done, but I was just curious.
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I can tell you the response feels way less sluggish... but then again I would never pay for this to be done.. Just go buy a dremel tool and some safety goggles and polish it yourself!.. the inside is really rough. I did my entire inside in a mirror finish and I throttle response feels way better...def worth it, but I doubt there were any real gains.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
Be careful when you describe gains as worth it.
They add up. There are many mods that dont seem to make sense because they are not in your face as a stand alone mod session but if done in conjunction with all the other 'not-worth-it' mods, they often add up to more than 30rwhp. UD pulley, Aluminum flywheel, FAST manifold, rocker arms, ect can be the reason other people with the same head/cam package have so much better results than you.
They add up. There are many mods that dont seem to make sense because they are not in your face as a stand alone mod session but if done in conjunction with all the other 'not-worth-it' mods, they often add up to more than 30rwhp. UD pulley, Aluminum flywheel, FAST manifold, rocker arms, ect can be the reason other people with the same head/cam package have so much better results than you.
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Melting Slicks
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From: NJ..."the way I saw it, everyone takes a beating sometimes."
Be careful when you describe gains as worth it.
They add up. There are many mods that dont seem to make sense because they are not in your face as a stand alone mod session but if done in conjunction with all the other 'not-worth-it' mods, they often add up to more than 30rwhp. UD pulley, Aluminum flywheel, FAST manifold, rocker arms, ect can be the reason other people with the same head/cam package have so much better results than you.
They add up. There are many mods that dont seem to make sense because they are not in your face as a stand alone mod session but if done in conjunction with all the other 'not-worth-it' mods, they often add up to more than 30rwhp. UD pulley, Aluminum flywheel, FAST manifold, rocker arms, ect can be the reason other people with the same head/cam package have so much better results than you.
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Just kidding of course...what numbers did your S/C set-up put down?
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