Ported Throttle Body Send it Back?
Feb 12, 2015 | 11:34 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Ported Throttle Body Send it Back?
I just got this from a vendor, just curious what others think. It looks pretty rough to me and not very good.
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Feb 12, 2015 | 11:51 PM
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does it feel smooth or bumpy?
Feb 13, 2015 | 12:24 AM
Melting Slicks
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send it back or request a refund and take your business else where
Feb 13, 2015 | 01:52 AM
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Looks like the first one i got from a site vendor. I did not know you could port with a machine gun and a jack hammer.
Feb 13, 2015 | 06:41 AM
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Burning Brakes
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My builder offered to do a stock vs bored dyno comparison between the two and let me decide. They said it felt less than smooth.
Feb 13, 2015 | 07:28 AM
Melting Slicks
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It may not look pretty but I doubt it performs worse than a smooth one. Easy to polish with a drill or Dremel. I did mine at home. A lot of material was removed as there is a ridge. Don't know if there was a real gain in HP.
Feb 13, 2015 | 10:15 AM
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I'm pretty sure I know who did that porting, and he's shown good dyno results. If you're not happy with that one, I think you'd be happier with the WeaponX, but it is 3x the price. I personally have the WeaponX on my car with an intake manifold inbound from who I suspect did that ported TB pictured.
Feb 13, 2015 | 10:55 AM
Instructor
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Did you order a ported throttle body or a ported and polished throttle body? There is a difference.
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Feb 13, 2015 | 01:01 PM
Drifting
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leadville....id be curious to see a back to back comparison its my understanding the gains are very minimal
Feb 13, 2015 | 02:34 PM
Melting Slicks
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Should be like this...
Feb 13, 2015 | 03:31 PM
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RussM05
Should be like this...
My WeaponX looks like this one. I'm a happy camper with the results (thanks Ben)
Feb 13, 2015 | 03:34 PM
Melting Slicks
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FYREANT
My WeaponX looks like this one. I'm a happy camper with the results (thanks Ben)
Did this myself.
Last edited by RussM05; Feb 13, 2015 at 03:40 PM .
Feb 13, 2015 | 03:37 PM
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You did a mighty good job sir. Take a bow.
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Originally Posted by
RussM05
Did this myself.
