Throttle Body Spacer (Dean & Sean stay out!)

[GR8FLPT]

Well it's at least a nice looking piece of snake oil... OH wait a minute its covered by the modesty panel so you can't see it anyway...

[MsBoop]

Originally posted by PT_Sean

awwww Kat, now look what you've done. You've hurt his feelings

[KatsKruizin]

Originally posted by MsBoop


awwww Kat, now look what you've done. You've hurt his feelings

LOL Sean? NO WAY! He knew what he was in for when he came in!

[taikuchin]

Originally posted by KatsKruizin

Can someone PLEASE tell me, in ENGLISH (in other words, in a language that even a blonde can understand) WHAT this thing is supposed to do ((MAKE $$ FOR THE MFGR))
& what it actually DOES do ((MAKE $$ FOR THE MFGR)) .Kat

[KatsKruizin]

Originally posted by taikuchin

LOL good one Tai!!!

[MX-5]

Look at your motor.
You'll see about 3 feet of plastic tubes for the air to go from the air filter to the motor.
That 'thingy' adds about 1 inch to the aforementioned 3 feet.

Ohhhh...Ahhhh...... !!!!!!

Now it's 3ft 1in of air tubes.


The only way I can think that it will make you faster is if you pay for it in pennies. That should take about 50lbs off the wieght of the PT. 50lbs less weight will make the PT a little faster.


If anyone wants to bring one for a few real dyno runs, I'll be glad to attend.

[Mean Green]

Originally posted by bstockum
On a carburetor equipted engine, ... or a throttle body injected engine, .... where fuel and air are mixed "at or near" ... the throttle body/carburetor, .... there could be some improvement in the mixing of the air and fuel, .... induced by the spinning effect that the spacer is "supposed" to create.

In the PT's case, .... the only thing that is traveling through the manifold is air, ..... no fuel, ... just air.

The air also goes through a couple of different shaped chambers on its way to the engine, on the PT's 2.4 engine.
The first change that occures is right after the TB, ... the air is forced to split into two columbs, ... one feeding the # 3 & 4 cylinders and one feeding the # 1 & 2 cylinders, (it appears), ... but WAIT !!! ... the air is dumped into a plenum area, (open triangular shaped box) and then is separated again into the four runners ... that end up going to the head.

Right at the last instant, before the dry air enters the chamber, ... the fuel injector for EACH cylinder, ... squirts fuel into the open valve pocket, ... which shoots into the cylinder!!

There is no mixing of air and fuel, .... nor benifit there of, ... casued, induced, assisted coaxed or otherwise initiated by the "spacer".
IT DOES N O T H I N G !! for the modern "port-injected" engine.

It could swirl its way to some minor mixing improvements, on an old dirty carbureted engine with a badly designed intake manifold. (that is ALL the credit I can offer these money/sucking-pieces of crap!)

Get a nice set of Nails, ... or some chew toys for your favorite pet!

You will get exactly the same performance improvement from your PT, from those, .... as you will from any of those spacer thingies.

... The only power from these things is through the "POWER OF SUGGESTION" .... and NOT wanting to admit to your self or anyone else, ... that you've been TAKEN, ..... again!

You will feel better, about yourself, ... if you buy the other stuff!

Bob

You know Bob, I have one on the '01 and my gas mpg went up 3 mpg. That's no puppy poop. When the '01 was mine I kept gas records from the time it was new, before and after I installed the spacer. Now the wife has the '01 and does and it's still true. The mpg is still up 3 mpg. I did not notice any power increase so that claim is BS.

[GR8FLPT]

Originally posted by Mean Green


You know Bob, I have one on the '01 and my gas mpg went up 3 mpg. That's no puppy poop. When the '01 was mine I kept gas records from the time it was new, before and after I installed the spacer. Now the wife has the '01 and does and it's still true. The mpg is still up 3 mpg. I did not notice any power increase so that claim is BS.

I did see about a 1-2 mpg increase myself.

[KatsKruizin]

Ok so a little mpg (possibly) increase, so is it worth the cost?

AND...will it HURT the car at all, warranty or anything?

[ilmpts]

Originally posted by KatsKruizin
Ok so a little mpg (possibly) increase, so is it worth the cost?

AND...will it HURT the car at all, warranty or anything?

Kats
Take the word of the pros, Bob & MX-5 If it would work to your advange they would tell you! Save your money! Look at the post these guys have! Do they come up with a bunch of B/S I think not!