Will a 1" tb spacer mess up my idle?

 

No, but it can mess up the geometry of the linkages, namely the tv cable. Even very small changes can have profound effects on how the transmission shifts and operates.

 

i had a 1/2" plastic spacer that worked great, but i no longer need it because i am now using an Edelbrock TBI intake. I have heard that people usually have trouble with 1" spacers.

 

Besides the TV cable what else can go wrong?

 

youll have to bent the hell out of your fuel lines to make them fit.

 

Hey welcome abaord. Check out the "new to TBI" thread up top. It talks about spacers. You can run a 1" spacer but it will require some fab work to your fuel lines and throttle brackets. It is a lot of work for zero to little gain in power.

 

Nope. I ran, I swear it, a 2" spacer and had no problems whatsoever with anything. Linkages all worked fine, fuel lines were kinda tricky but if you unbolt that little retainer plate thing on the intake they fit fine. Other than that, zero problems. Will every car be as easy, most definitely not. But I really don't see many problems with a 1" spacer. Adjust the tv cable is easy as hell, takes about 4 seconds total so it shouldn't be that big of a deal. However, it's worth very little gain.