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Old Jun 22, 2003 | 04:17 PM
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Default Two small ideas for the SC400

1) Has anyone tried boring their throtle body? Do you think the results would be worth it?

2) Throtle body spacer? Maybe do a 1/2 inch spacer in aluminum. The Honda people seem to have luck with that mod.

I'm just throwing ideas out there so any input is welcome.

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Old Jun 22, 2003 | 05:09 PM
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Theres a spacer for Toyotas that will fit. I remember reading and asking about it a while back
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Old Jun 22, 2003 | 05:28 PM
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Em, do you know who had them? I did a search on spacers and didn't get anything. I know they make them for the Tundra. Any chance that would fit?

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Old Jun 22, 2003 | 06:57 PM
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I tried by-passing the TB coolant lines so the thing didn't heat the air inside,it did make a difference in how the car ran,but without any way to tune the fuel/air mixture after doing any changes to the intake tract,there's not a whole lot that you can get away with.
I believe the stock MAF is going to be a restriction before the TB.
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Old Jun 23, 2003 | 03:31 AM
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I've been thinking about a spacer too. Here's the best info I found yet
http://www.zzperformance.com/zzp/pro...acer_Study.pdf
If I'm going to do it I'll do it right...ok well maybe the second time!
As far as boring out the TB that's a can of worms with the ECU.
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Old Jun 23, 2003 | 11:22 AM
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Very true but, I've got the Weapon R piggyback and can program it to compensate so that is not really a concern for me. Is the stock MAF so restrictive that boring the throttle body won't help?
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 09:57 AM
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i've been really curious as to whether there was a good throttle body spacer that will fit the SC's...does anybody know what spacer works?
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