Throttle Body Spacer (Dean & Sean stay out!)

[KatsKruizin]

OK, I've been reading & reading & reading. Now, I just want someone to tell me. (Besides Dean & Sean.)

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 & what it actually DOES do.

And...can other people (aside from Dean & Sean) tell me if they have had good results with it (scientifically or not)!?

Thanks everyone!

Kat

Dean & Sean, no offense, I just don't want to start another disagreement! LOL I knew you would come in here JUST BECAUSE I said you had to stay out!!

[Dreamin2]

Had it on my '01 and now its on my dads Pt. Helps in power a little at low RPM's

[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

[Spiderman]

Simply put.
Kat buy a strut brace and don't waste it on one of these things Snake oil

[KatsKruizin]

Originally posted by Spiderman
Simply put.
Kat buy a strut brace and don't waste it on one of these things Snake oil

Are you talking about a Strut Tower for inside the engine area?

[PT_Sean]

[ilmpts]

Originally posted by KatsKruizin
OK, I've been reading & reading & reading. Now, I just want someone to tell me. (Besides Dean & Sean.)

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 & what it actually DOES do.

And...can other people (aside from Dean & Sean) tell me if they have had good results with it (scientifically or not)!?

Thanks everyone!

Kat

Dean & Sean, no offense, I just don't want to start another disagreement! LOL I knew you would come in here JUST BECAUSE I said you had to stay out!!

Save your money! Go buy your self a great steak supper you`ll feel better & be money ahead!

[KatsKruizin]

Originally posted by PT_Sean

HA! I knew you would come in here!!!

[PT_Sean]

Originally posted by KatsKruizin


HA! I knew you would come in here!!!

Yah- as a moderator, when you see titles AIMED at people, its part of the job to review them to make sure its kept friendly.

So- do the above answers look familiar?

[KatsKruizin]

Originally posted by PT_Sean
Yah- as a moderator, when you see titles AIMED at people, its part of the job to review them to make sure its kept friendly.

So- do the above answers look familiar?

Yes, unfortunately! I was really hoping to get some positive responses. I know Cokebear had one installed at CTF, haven't heard how they like it yet.