This heat insulating material is the basis for the thermoquad which Chrysler
used on some models in the pre efi days. I am not sure those carbs were
much good though!
> "old" days (BEFI - Before EFI), one wood take something as crude as a
piece
> of plywood, and sandwich it between the carb and the intake to keep the
carb
> cooler. Result was cooler gas, cooler 'charge' in the intake and one could
> see a small (read: itsy-bitsy) increase in power (although I did notice a
> tad better throttle response). Once the aftermarket learned of all the
crude
> things that shade-tree (like me) were using, they got all fancy.. and
> started with aluminum spacers... DOH - they transferred the heat! Then out
> came this fancy plastic/fiberglass stuff called Phenolic which did the job
> rather well (from what I here), but cost a bit more money than digging out
a
> small piece of plywood.
> Now.. without actually looking into the actual flow characteristics of
> stuff.... I could theorize for a minute. If you were the put a spacer ON
TOP
> of the throttle body it MIGHT increase the velocity of the airflow into
the
> throttle body. Again, this worked with a carb... but since the fuel
delivery
> is elsewhere (on the fuel rail) and controlled by a computer an increase
is
> not very likely.
> An engineer I am NOT, but I think I have a slight understanding of
some
> of this stuff through years of wasting money :-)
>
> ~Ron .... Denver, CO
> ICQ#26868681
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>
> '67 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible (For Sale)
> '87 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z (Parting 2)
> '89 Shelby CSX-VNT #007
> '98 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4
> '02 Chrysler Sebring LXI Sedan
>
>
> >
> > >From: "Kevin Reimer" <kwreimer@msn.com>
> > >Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> > >To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> > >Subject: DML: Re: Throttle body spacer Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 06:15:12
> > >-0800
> > >
> > >
> > >I am under the impression from what i have read that this spacer doesnt
> do
> > >NO good. waste of money, i guess only way to find out is to install one
> and
> > >find out for yourself(myself).Jet performance products make there own
> which
> > >looks good, .
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: Curtis Kitts <cwkitts@prodigy.net>
> > >To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> > >Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 5:41 AM
> > >Subject: DML: Throttle body spacer
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Ok guys, tell me what this does. Horsepower gains and such. An where
> to
> > >get
> > > > one. Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Curt
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
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