I was wondering if anyone has bought or played with a tb spacer, I found some for sale on the web but I also do alot of machining and I could just make one I just need to know how thick to go.
Can anyone help.

also an unrelated question, is there a thread with random peoples pic of their engines? I know there is alot with the turbo guys but how about the n/a guys?

 

a spacer will do nothing for you as far as guys with pics of n/1 motors i knwo theres a few around but there pretty much all the same unless its somone with a fwd head swap or something

 

project89, I read alot of posts by you, and I respect your opinion so I am not arguing but more less just asking you to explain yourself when you say that a spacer is useless?

 

a spacer on a carbed or tbi car will #1 insulate the heat from the carb/tbi unit if its made from plastic or phenolic stuff. it also increases the plenum volume helps with higher rpms & fuel distribution

on a 2.8 /3.1 insulating it from heat dosent help cause ur tb is heated by the coolant in the motor.and even the coolant bypass mod isnt going to give u any hp

2 the increase in plenum size is liek nothing, the size of the hole in the spacer and depth dosent amount to much, even if u did gain anything it would be 1-2 hp and the hassel of moving ur throttle cable and trans kickdown cable to reatach to the tb linkage wouldnt be worth the hassel

 

thanks man, it makes more sense to me now. I really appreciate it man, I look up to you and what you have done with your ride.

Thanks

 

dude, if only there was a way to properly discribe your username. i'm thinking...awesome is a good word.

lol, sorry, i had to say it.

 

lol, I get that alot on the other forum I am on more, my last name is van rossum, so when I was growing up playin hockey people would call me awesome-van rossum. lol, now you know haha