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Old Mar 7, 2020 | 08:35 PM
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I have a 19 Stingray M7 non-Z51 that I want to upgrade the stock throttle body. Heard really good things about Soler. I see I have a choice between 87mm and 95mm in diameter. Will I notice a significance difference between the two sizes? Will I even notice a significant difference with Soler compared to stock? Anyone have any insight on this? Appreciate any comments. Thanks!
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Old Mar 7, 2020 | 08:48 PM
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95mm is for LT4 motors ( Z06 )

You have a LT1 motor and are going to definitely notice a difference between stock and the 87mm soler TB.

Its basically free to try, you have 30 days to return if not 100% satisfied.... not sure why anyone wouldn't give it a shot now that its been proven to meet or exceed expectations by nearly everyone who has tried one.
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Old Mar 7, 2020 | 08:53 PM
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^^^^

What he said. I was going to say exactly the same thing, but not as well.

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Great thanks for the info. Will pick one up soon.
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Old Mar 7, 2020 | 09:05 PM
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Just installed mine this morning, super simple. First and reverse are way easier for me now, drove about 70 miles today and so far it seems more responsive.

I opted for the new oem version
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That’s great Travlee. The install looks fairly simple. Did you leave the stock gasket on or does
Soler send with a new one.
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You keep the same gasket
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I left the stock one, the trickiest bolt will be the drivers side bottom one just because it is hard to see if you leave the intake in place like I did

I was dreading the 4k revs due to being cammed with longtubes in a townhouse community....nobody said anything, will see if hoa says anything
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I ordered a new gasket only because my throttle body and intake manifold have been on & off a few times. It was only $5 though so not a bad idea for an older car.
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So put both the Soler TC and TB on my car with literally 300 miles on it, its now on about 4000 miles and I absolutely love them. The way the car was supposed to come from the factory. Cant recommend them enough.
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I am going to run the Tb alone for a while then prob get the tc,
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Do I need the throttle controller with the TB? What's the benefit?
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Not at all. From my understanding the tc changes the signal to the ecu/tb to make it more responsive
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Get the TB and TC, huge improvement!
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Simply one of the best mods I did to my Z incredibly smooth ans completely linear to my gas pedal.. no more jumpiness or lag
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Did most of you disconnect the battery after installing the TB or was it install and go?
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Originally Posted by jtranger
Did most of you disconnect the battery after installing the TB or was it install and go?
I didn't with my 1st aftermarket ported TB and don't plan to with this one. The ECU will learn on its own over time.
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So put both the Soler TC and TB on my car with literally 300 miles on it, its now on about 4000 miles and I absolutely love them. The way the car was supposed to come from the factory. Cant recommend them enough.
Can you tell me approximate cost of each item please ? I am very interested as long as there is no reprogramming involved.
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Originally Posted by jtranger
Did most of you disconnect the battery after installing the TB or was it install and go?
I disconnected for 5 hours, and then drove about 100 miles since then. Its says in the instructions it's not need but recommended

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Originally Posted by miss my Z06
Can you tell me approximate cost of each item please ? I am very interested as long as there is no reprogramming involved.
If you go the new tb worked by him and tc, it's about $500. If you get the Tc and reman tb worked by him is about $300

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