Riceconvert5.3

What are y ou guys talking about when you mention a bypass of the throttle body from the coolant

SnakeOiler

iTrader: (6)

Coolant flows through the bottom of the throttle body. Take a look. You will see a coolant hose on each side. Take them off and hook them together with a hose coupler and you have then made the coolant bypass the throttle body.

Faze2183

iTrader: (7)

any power gains??? whats the point of it???

RyanA

iTrader: (6)

The point of it is to keep the throttle body from freezing. Unless you live in Alaska or Antartica, you don't really need it. Most people claim to fell a difference.

Ryan

SnakeOiler

iTrader: (6)

Doing the bypass keeps the intake charge cooler, thus denser, thus more power. As little as that tube is, not much coolant is flowing through there - I don't know if it's worth it. I have no number to back that up, maybe someone else does.

I haven't done it on my truck, but I did do it on my Z. The LT1 has a great deal of coolant flowing through its throttle body.

Whistlin00

iTrader: (1)

It just makes the air going in colder

maximumrebel1

I did it to my truck didn't feel any extra power but it cant hurt. It defintly kept the TB much much cooler. I live in Florida so freezing isn't a problem. I didn't couple my hose because there is enough ro run from the engine to the radiator.

moregrip

iTrader: (8)

I did the mod, don't know what it did.

nightmarechevy

iTrader: (5)

I did it and it does keep it cooler which is good here in TX. I feel that it may have helped a LITTLE but nothing very big. I guess every little bit helps though. I found these dyno results if you want to check them out.
http://www.bmrfabrication.com/tb-dyno.htm

Riceconvert5.3

thanx I guess if it wont hurt anything then Ill try it and I guess it does make sense that you would want cooler air in the tb.