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Old Jan 2, 2021 | 10:49 AM
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Well, do you think it adds performance? Is it worth the $150 price tag and is installation as easy as advertised?
Rookie from Durango.
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Old Jan 2, 2021 | 12:20 PM
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No its a waste of money you’re better off porting your tb or getting an lt5 tb
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Snake oil 🛢

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Come on, if it were that simple don't you think GM and everyone else would have figured it out... somewhere along the way?
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Can you show me in the thread where those talk about throttle body spacers?
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Old Jan 8, 2021 | 11:55 AM
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Can you show me in the thread where those talk about throttle body spacers?
you got me - i was stupid and incorrect topic. agree with you re spacers.
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Do NOT get a throttle body spacer.. doesn't do anything for ya.. gains you nothing.. those are an old-school carburetor trick and does nothing for newer fuel injected/direct-injected vehicles... it can also mess up the air flow and make things worse...

Also, do NOT get an aftermarket MAF sensor either... bad bad bad.. Aftermarket MAF sensors do not report true, correct information to the pcm... aftermarket MAF sensor calibrations fool the pcm into thinking the engine is running leaner than it really is, so when trying to tune it and adjust the fueling correctly, it will never really be right/correct, because that aftermarket MAF sensor is not reporting true/accurate info to begin with... They usually cause idle and driveability issues, and plus, the stock GM MAF sensors are good for 600/650+ hp anyway, so there is no reason at all to change it... And if you're over 600/650+ hp, you'd go with a SD tune anyway and not use a MAF...
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GM couldn’t figure out how to wake a wheel that didn’t crack or warp, let’s not give them to much credit
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Originally Posted by Fast6.3
No its a waste of money you’re better off porting your tb or getting an lt5 tb
the o/p doesnt say what vette he has but if its a z06 then you need a adapter plate for the lt5 t/b. I have the setup until I went to a 107. no real power gains but needed to mate the t/b to the snout
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