What does a spacer actually do?? Where do you get them??? Are they worth the effort??

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Godti
'89 Trans Am (Red)
305 TBI 5spd

 

Some people make there own spacers, some people buy them. I personally bought mine. I regret buying mine because it is an 1 inch high. What you need to find or make is a spacer that is only a half inch high. That way you won't run into any problems with your cables not reaching your tbi cause it is to high. I bought mine from Jegs, so don't buy a spacer from there. Try http://www.turbocity.com They probably have a .5 inch spacer available, but call and ask first. Spacer really didn't do much. Little better gas mileage, they claim 10 more pounds of torque but I didn't feel any. More like a helper mod. Helps out the other mods. Every little bit adds up in the end.

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Eric Natzke
91 Firebird 305 TBI (ZZ4 summer of "01")
ASCD Ram Air Hood-3" custom exaust-Flowmaster 80 Series-No Cat-Edelbrock TES Headers (coated)-March Pulleys-TBI Spacer-K&N Open ELement-TransGo Shift Kit-B&M Supercooler 28,000 GVW-Hypertech Thermomaster-160 Stat-3:42 GM Gears-Auburn Posi Unit-Edlebrock Strut Tower Brace-MSD Superconducters-Accel Cap & Rotor
-Rapidfire Plugs-265/50/R15 Tires-Emmison's all Gone

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If you make you own spacer, what do you make it from?? metal? plastic??

Also, what exactly do you accomplish by adding a spacer?? (does it let more air in?? that type of info??)

Should I go with an open air element???
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Godti
'89 Trans Am (Red)
305 TBI 5spd

[This message has been edited by Godti (edited November 02, 2000).]

 

I would go with an open air element. I love mine. I got it from summit, mine is the 14x2.25 K&N but I will be changing the element to a 3" soon cause now I have that ASCD hood and it raises up in the middle so now there is room for a 14x3. People have made spacers from really HARD wood before. I don't recommend it. Seems like it would be a fire hazard to me. Check out turbocity, as for what they do, no clue really. Something about lengthening the pleneum. Sorry, someone will post about what they actually do.

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Eric Natzke
91 Firebird 305 TBI (ZZ4 summer of "01")
ASCD Ram Air Hood-3" custom exaust-Flowmaster 80 Series-No Cat-Edelbrock TES Headers (coated)-March Pulleys-TBI Spacer-K&N Open ELement-TransGo Shift Kit-B&M Supercooler 28,000 GVW-Hypertech Thermomaster-160 Stat-3:42 GM Gears-Auburn Posi Unit-Edlebrock Strut Tower Brace-MSD Superconducters-Accel Cap & Rotor
-Rapidfire Plugs-265/50/R15 Tires-Emmison's all Gone

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[This message has been edited by 91Bird305 (edited November 02, 2000).]