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Old 06-03-2009, 10:59 PM   #1
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throttle body coolant by pass

has any one done this to these cars? i bypassed mine today and it seems to be a bit peppy-er.
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Old 06-03-2009, 11:52 PM   #2
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Re: throttle body coolant by pass

the air don't heat up so much when entering the tb. thats about it.
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Re: throttle body coolant by pass

http://thirdgenmods.firebirdv6.com/tbcoolant.html
It's been bone... but I find it hard to believe the gains are worth the work. How much time does air comming into your engine spend passing through the TB, like .001 seconds?
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Re: throttle body coolant by pass

Not necessarily a good idea in cold weather climates. Some people have mentioned throttle body freezing, not sure if it would happen or not though. Something to keep in mind since youre in Ohio though.
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Re: throttle body coolant by pass

don't think it's worth your time, but you already did it so I'd leave it.

drdave-still getting your camaro out this summer?
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Re: throttle body coolant by pass

I tried it today, just to see what it would be like. Didn't get as sluggish as fast, and after driving in 80 degree weather, I could actually touch the TB. Doesn't make it go faster or anything, I didn't notice a gain at all, just it staying cooler just a little bit longer. I might not keep it bypassed when I swap my motor.

Unless you take it to a dyno, and do a couple runs without the bypass and then a couple with the bypass. I doubt anything will improve. And if you don't drive your Camaro in the winter, then go ahead and keep it bypassed. How did you do yours? I just used one of the original hoses and bent it to fit onto the other, works fine and doesn't kink.
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Re: throttle body coolant by pass

chevyracingrox - its been out for about a month now on the road, no triips to the drag strip yet, probably wont this year either. it needs some work and im w/o a garage to work on it.
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Re: throttle body coolant by pass

what did you cover the coolant ports on the throttle body with
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Re: throttle body coolant by pass

It did a whole lotta nothing for me.
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Re: throttle body coolant by pass

Dont need to cover the ports on the TB w/ anything, no reason to really.
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