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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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so you can buy athrottle body spacer through ebay for $60 shipped to your door. Is it worth the money? some people say it make a loud whistle noise on the gm trucks, is this true? am i really going to see the "4" mpg gain? just wondering. i get about 10 - 12 mpg with my 6L, but just got new tires today wanna see if that may help. Thanks
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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i saw a 13 rwhp increase and 3 mpg better on the highway from my spacer.

it was better than the tornado, i only got 10 hp from that.
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 05:37 PM
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Get a nitrous plate and cap off the fittings. It will act as a spacer and give you room for future power.
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by tarinitup
Get a nitrous plate and cap off the fittings. It will act as a spacer and give you room for future power.
but does it whistle like a REAL spacer? thats the real question here buddy.































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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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Spacers are useless on vortec trucks. Unless you're after the whistle.
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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chooo choooo


stop that!
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 05:45 PM
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The whistle isnt what im after, its the milage thing, i cant believe gm would put an engine that gets such crappy milage.
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 05:47 PM
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you are already dyno tuned?

if so, i dont think anything else is going to help much... unless you go leaner at cruise. should be about 14.7 AF/R at cruise (stoich) but you can get away with a little leaner
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 05:47 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnzw_i4YmKk
lol, oldy but goody.



D_Yurik you are new but really that could've been answered by a simple search.
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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yes speed inc. dyno tuned, im running between 12 and 14 on af/r
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