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Old 11-11-2007, 08:49 PM
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Intake/TBI bore matching questions

I have a Holley TBI with the GM 454 injector pod and GMPP intake (because of my Vortec heads). The bores in the throttle body are 2" and the bores in the intake are 1 7/8". My question is has anyone made the bores in their intake match the bores in their throttle body? Are you happy with the results? Did you lose or gain anything? Would you do it again?
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Re: Intake/TBI bore matching questions

From what I know you need to open up the bores in the manifold to match the 2" bores in the throttle body. A step like that can be a killer on horsepower.
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You must be right around a corner from me...
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This is on a truck (2 wheel drive, regular cab) so I wonder if I'd notice a loss of bottom end torque?
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Re: Intake/TBI bore matching questions

Originally Posted by Pre-Tuner
This is on a truck (2 wheel drive, regular cab) so I wonder if I'd notice a loss of bottom end torque?
You won't lose low-end torque, unless the chip is not setup properly.
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If the GMPP intake has the room, bore that sucker!
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Well that settles it, it will be done.

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Re: Intake/TBI bore matching questions

Maybe? Orangewood and Valley View. Sorry for the hijack.
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