Re: Street and performance?

From: Aaron (acolona@i-55.com)
Date: Wed Aug 25 1999 - 23:02:42 EDT


I'd love to see a picture

----- Original Message -----
From: KURTZ ERIC <erics5.9@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Street and performance?

>
> > well, does a spacer period make a noticeable difference?
>
>
> Simply, yes. BUT! Some, well, most mods make larger gains in
> combination, rather than in its singular form. Like cams go great with
> new rockers and springs. I believe that throttle bodies and/or throttle
> body spacers are good, but they both are much better with intake work.
> Then if you wanted to go further theres heads, headers and exhaust to
> finish the puzzle for any breathing work you want.
> I shortened the runners in my intake and boxed in the plenum reducing
> the size of my plenum. This all makes the air flow more direct and
> forcefull as to where the system is stock. And seeing that air flows
> more forcefully when it has a distance to travel down a tube. I created
> one with my 1" riser. That actually increases my Plenum where it is
> most useful, and boxing the plenum reduced it where it was actually
> retarding it. Hence the icing on the cake. A ported and polished
> throttle body. Rid stonehenge from your throttle body. Remove the
> pillars of air damn and let the puppy flow!! Open up those ports and let
> the monster breethe!! oops. =0) Sorry,
> Yeah, it works by itself. But there's always that potential for more!
> Eric
> if you want pictures let me know
> Aaron wrote:
> >
> > well, does a spacer period make a noticeable difference?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: KURTZ ERIC <erics5.9@home.com>
> > To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 9:32 PM
> > Subject: Re: DML: Street and performance?
> >
> > > Aaron, I say no. I made a 1" aluminium spacer for my throttle body
and
> > > noticed a difference without the helix thingy. I say why buy what you
> > > can make on your own.
> > > Eric
> > >
> > > Aaron wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Has anybody heard of Street and Performance Electronics? I picked up
a
> > > > brochure in the local USA Auto parts store, and it sells a helix
> > throttle
> > > > body spacer plate that claims 18 horses. They also have a computer
chip
> > in
> > > > the works that is supposed to be out in early November. My main
question
> > is,
> > > > for 100 bucks do you think the spacer plate is worth it? (for that
> > matter
> > > > does it sound like it would work at all) They have a 30 day money
back
> > > > guarantee so I think I'm gonna try it. I'll let everyone know.
> > >
>



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