Throttle Body Sacer

Torrid Red · 05-22-2008, 02:11 PM

Has anybody tried one of those throttle body spacers you see in cataolgs? I think Helix makes one, and few others too. Waste of money or worth a try.

mustangvsix · 05-22-2008, 02:48 PM

waste of money!!! An intake spacer(this means the spacer goes between your upper and lower intake manifolds) will show about 8-10rwhp. Until you are a boosted or heavily modded NA application there is not even a need for a throttle body on the 3.8.

Torrid Red · 05-22-2008, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mustangvsix

waste of money!!! An intake spacer(this means the spacer goes between your upper and lower intake manifolds) will show about 8-10rwhp. Until you are a boosted or heavily modded NA application there is not even a need for a throttle body on the 3.8.

Torrid Red · 05-22-2008, 02:52 PM

Thanks for the info. I figured it to good to true.

mustangvsix · 05-22-2008, 02:52 PM

just saw you have a new 07 mustang, so not sure if they make intake spacers for your motor yet, but the rest still stands true for the throttle body spacer

susheelover · 07-02-2008, 06:38 AM

I think you guys are on different pages. One of you seems to be talking about a phenolic intake space (between upper and lower air intakes (directly on top of the engine). They are there to lower the heat ransfer from the lower intake to the upper intake, resulting in lower temp air entering....blah, blah, blah....can't comment on them as I know little on the subject.

The other seems to be asking about a spacer that goes on the air intake itself (above the engine) ... the thottle body (you know..what the gas pedal controls)
About the THROTTLE BODY spacer.... I think it is a waste of money. It tries to do what the Tornado Fuel Saver does. Get a TFS; it is worth it. Better gas mileage, better throttle response and a liitle boost... (5hp).
Pays for itself insde one month with gas pracies @$4/gal!!

3.8LMustang · 07-02-2008, 06:55 AM

i just barly got one of those intake manifold spacer n i could diff fell the difference

05-22-2008, 02:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Torrid Red Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 12	Throttle Body Sacer Has anybody tried one of those throttle body spacers you see in cataolgs? I think Helix makes one, and few others too. Waste of money or worth a try.

05-22-2008, 02:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
mustangvsix 4 point 6 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Flagstaff, Az / Los Alamos, NM Posts: 2,434	waste of money!!! An intake spacer(this means the spacer goes between your upper and lower intake manifolds) will show about 8-10rwhp. Until you are a boosted or heavily modded NA application there is not even a need for a throttle body on the 3.8. __________________ 2001 True Blue Cobra Convertible 1 of 292 #935 built on 4/20/01

05-22-2008, 02:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
mustangvsix 4 point 6 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Flagstaff, Az / Los Alamos, NM Posts: 2,434	just saw you have a new 07 mustang, so not sure if they make intake spacers for your motor yet, but the rest still stands true for the throttle body spacer __________________ 2001 True Blue Cobra Convertible 1 of 292 #935 built on 4/20/01

07-02-2008, 06:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
susheelover Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 38	I think you guys are on different pages. One of you seems to be talking about a phenolic intake space (between upper and lower air intakes (directly on top of the engine). They are there to lower the heat ransfer from the lower intake to the upper intake, resulting in lower temp air entering....blah, blah, blah....can't comment on them as I know little on the subject. The other seems to be asking about a spacer that goes on the air intake itself (above the engine) ... the thottle body (you know..what the gas pedal controls) About the THROTTLE BODY spacer.... I think it is a waste of money. It tries to do what the Tornado Fuel Saver does. Get a TFS; it is worth it. Better gas mileage, better throttle response and a liitle boost... (5hp). Pays for itself insde one month with gas pracies @$4/gal!! __________________ 2001 V6 CAI, UD Pulley, strut tower brace, Tornado fuel saver, sequential tail lights, signal mirrors, BBK Shorty Headers, phenolic plenum spacer "You all laugh at me for being different, I laugh at all of you for being the same."

07-02-2008, 06:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
3.8LMustang Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 671	i just barly got one of those intake manifold spacer n i could diff fell the difference __________________ V6 owner

05-22-2008, 02:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Torrid Red Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 12	Thanks for the info. I figured it to good to true.

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