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fordkindaguy Fri, September 18th, 2009 02:53 PM

Throttle Body Spacer
 
:notallthere:Just curious i own one of the airade throttle body spacers for my truck and took it off thinking it was causing my truck to studder at idle, little did i know it was my iac valve. I never put it back on just because i never saw a difference with it, I was curious with a custom tune will it work then? thanks:cheesy smile:

Jackpine Fri, September 18th, 2009 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fordkindaguy (Post 15042)
:notallthere:Just curious i own one of the airade throttle body spacers for my truck and took it off thinking it was causing my truck to studder at idle, little did i know it was my iac valve. I never put it back on just because i never saw a difference with it, I was curious with a custom tune will it work then? thanks:cheesy smile:

It will work, but it will not improve your performance. Those things were designed back in the days of carburated engines, and they were said to provide modest gains then, but now with fuel injection, they basically do nothing.

You can use it as a doorstop or a desk decoration though.

- Jack

fordkindaguy Fri, September 18th, 2009 04:28 PM

dang :sigh: thought bill had somethin up his sleeve for those haha thanks bud

88Racing Fri, September 18th, 2009 04:45 PM

I have one too!
Its on my wall of shame!

Lars
LOL's

fordkindaguy Fri, September 18th, 2009 05:14 PM

Haha one question while waiting on custom tunes is it safe to run the perf tune with a cai on a 2002?

Jackpine Fri, September 18th, 2009 05:31 PM

As far as I know, it is. I think only the 2004-2005 3V 5.4L engines have the "lean" problem.

- Jack

Jackpine Fri, September 18th, 2009 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 88Racing (Post 15050)
I have one too!
Its on my wall of shame!

Lars
LOL's

You want to talk shame? Back in the 70s, I bought one of those "fuel atomizer" thingies that you spliced into the gas line. It kind of had the same "do nothing" (but lighten my wallet) results! :o

- Jack

RobbyMartin Fri, September 18th, 2009 05:46 PM

Oh yeah......I bought a throttle body spacer and the Tornado. Talk about stupid!!!

fordkindaguy Sat, September 19th, 2009 12:28 AM

ah heck i'll just wait a couple more weeks and see if it was worth it

fordkindaguy Fri, January 15th, 2010 09:33 AM

After many months after taking out my throttle body spacer i believe i may have been wrong. My gas mileage used to sit around 18 with the spacer now i am only getting 16 =( or could it just be something else could be causing problems?


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