Throttle Body Spacer

fordkindaguy · #1 Fri, September 18th, 2009, 04:53 PM

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

***Jackpine*** · #2 Fri, September 18th, 2009, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fordkindaguy

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

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 · #3 Fri, September 18th, 2009, 06:28 PM

dang

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

***88Racing*** · #4 Fri, September 18th, 2009, 06:45 PM

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

Lars
LOL's

fordkindaguy · #5 Fri, September 18th, 2009, 07:14 PM

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

***Jackpine*** · #6 Fri, September 18th, 2009, 07:31 PM

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

- Jack

***Jackpine*** · #7 Fri, September 18th, 2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 88Racing

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 · #8 Fri, September 18th, 2009, 07:46 PM

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

fordkindaguy · #9 Sat, September 19th, 2009, 02:28 AM

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

fordkindaguy · #10 Fri, January 15th, 2010, 11:33 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?