TBI Spacer plates
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What suggestions for a cap/rotor for my ‘95 350 GMC sierra would you have? not stock, as that will probably be about the same. I am looking to juice it up a bit…… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> OK, what is all the fuss about Throttle body spacer plates? What do they do, > how? do they mess up your mileage or increase it? Horsepower? Cost? are they > worth it? would they screw up the computer? > What about going to a hotter plug or somthing in the line of a platinum > type? is it worth it? > — > A good friend will come bail you out of jail…but a true friend will be > sitting next to you saying, "Damn…that was fun !! "
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get a hotter coil before spending any money on a perf. cap&rotor. MSD makes a blaster coil that drops right in. -Bret – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> What suggestions for a cap/rotor for my ‘95 350 GMC sierra would you have? > not stock, as that will probably be about the same. I am looking to juice it > up a bit…… > OK, what is all the fuss about Throttle body spacer plates? What do they > do, > how? do they mess up your mileage or increase it? Horsepower? Cost? are > they > worth it? would they screw up the computer? > What about going to a hotter plug or somthing in the line of a platinum > type? is it worth it? > — > A good friend will come bail you out of jail…but a true friend will be > sitting next to you saying, "Damn…that was fun !! "
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>Mon, Sep 29, 2003, 11:26pm (EDT+4) >asked: >What suggestions for a cap/rotor for my ‘95 >350 GMC sierra would you have? not stock, >as that will probably be about the same. I am >looking to juice it up a bit……
You can buy the ‘brass insert’ caps and rotors at any good auto parts store (I use NAPA) or you can buy MSD or some other high perf. brand. But, it won’t d any good to replace the cap and rotor unless you put in a hotter coil and low resistance (about 500 ohm) ignition wires. The whole idea is to get a hotter spark. Incidently, I’d stick with AC Rapidfire plugs, because they work. I’ve tried the Splitfire and they were a joke. I’ve also tried the Bosch with the four wires and they weren’t much better.
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Where did you get the extension kit and what was the cost? I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. ~ Thomas Jefferson ~
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>Was it easy to install? Any other details about it? I am looking to see what >I can do to my 95 GMC Sierra with the 350 in it without going broke. I would >like to get some more oomph without killing mileage or my wallet
I’ve installed Poweraid brand spacers in my ‘90 z71 and my dad’s ‘94 c1500. The hardest part of the installation was dealing with the fuel lines, which kept the throttle body from being both raised and level in its elevated position. The hard lines are usually clipped somewhere on the transmission, which makes it even harder for the line to give any play. I wasn’t aware of any fuel line extensions (which would’ve worked perfectly) available at the time, so I basically had to muscle the lines and throttle body to give enough to bolt everything down. I snapped the lines out of their clips, fenagled everything to fit, then snapped them back in. Another thing I noticed would be an issue is the spacer working with certain aftermarket air intakes. I have a Volant and my dad’s intake is stock, and both have flexible joints that allow the cold air portion to stick to the fender wall while the rest of the intake raises up to the spacer level. I’ve seen one intake system that was pretty much a solid one piece, which means once the throttle body is lifted, the intake is no longer lined up with the fender wall. Hope this helps. — ‘88 Honda CBR600F ‘90 Chevy Z71 Sportside ‘76 Honda XL175 MSN: Tzihuac AIM: JokeHeros
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It was pretty easy although I would recommend getting the gas line extension kit. I forgot to mention I used this kit – only 1 fitting (supply) could be used. Using the return fitting proved too difficult to install & actually unnecessary. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Was it easy to install? Any other details about it? I am looking to see what > I can do to my 95 GMC Sierra with the 350 in it without going broke. I would > like to get some more oomph without killing mileage or my wallet > Ideas / suggestions anyone?? >I put one on my ‘95 Z71 (214,000 mi.) about 4 months ago. $79.00 is what >I paid from Summit Racing but I later found many available on eBay for >less than half that. My mileage has gone from about 15.5 mpg combined >driving to about 16.7 mpg. My off idle throttle response smoothed out a >little bit also (had a small flat spot around 2400rpm – no more). I’m >pleased except for finding out I could have saved some $!! >>OK, what is all the fuss about Throttle body spacer plates? What do they > do, >>how? do they mess up your mileage or increase it? Horsepower? Cost? are > they >>worth it? would they screw up the computer? >>What about going to a hotter plug or somthing in the line of a platinum >>type? is it worth it?
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There are a number of ways that you can imprve the performance of your engine without tearing into the engine. You can beef up the ignition by installing a high-output coil, low resistance ignition wires (about 500 ohm) and cap and rotor with brass inserts instead of the factory zinc alloy. You can also install an ASP underdrive pulley on your crank (Smmit $65). The pulley drives your accessories at a lower speed, saving horsepower. If you beef up your ignition, you can use one of the oldest tricks in the book – open up the gap on your spark plugs. One of the auto mags did an article on cheap performance boosters (in the 1990’s) and they found that beefing up the ignition and opening the gap by .010 inches gave a noticeable boost in performance. I tried it on my truck (1990 5.7 L) about 6 years ago and it has worked fine ever since. You will encounter problems if you go much over the .010 in increase. I tried it at .015 over and it worked ok but started hard in the winter and at .020 over, the truck refused to start in any weather (I like to experiment sometimes). You can also go with a proven winner by installing an electrc fan if it doesn’t already have one. I know that Flex-A-Lite has just begun marketing a fan that is specifically made for the GM 350 engine but I can’t locate a source for it. I found that works on one vehicle usually, but not always, works on another. Sometimes, you just have to experiment to find out what works. >Was it easy to install? Any other details about >it? I am looking to see what I can do to my 95 >GMC Sierra with the 350 in it without going >broke. I would like to get some more oomph >without killing mileage or my wallet >Ideas / suggestions anyone??
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. ~ Thomas Jefferson ~
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I put one on my ‘95 Z71 (214,000 mi.) about 4 months ago. $79.00 is what I paid from Summit Racing but I later found many available on eBay for less than half that. My mileage has gone from about 15.5 mpg combined driving to about 16.7 mpg. My off idle throttle response smoothed out a little bit also (had a small flat spot around 2400rpm – no more). I’m pleased except for finding out I could have saved some $!! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> OK, what is all the fuss about Throttle body spacer plates? What do they do, > how? do they mess up your mileage or increase it? Horsepower? Cost? are they > worth it? would they screw up the computer? > What about going to a hotter plug or somthing in the line of a platinum > type? is it worth it?
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Was it easy to install? Any other details about it? I am looking to see what I can do to my 95 GMC Sierra with the 350 in it without going broke. I would like to get some more oomph without killing mileage or my wallet Ideas / suggestions anyone??
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I put one on my ‘95 Z71 (214,000 mi.) about 4 months ago. $79.00 is what > I paid from Summit Racing but I later found many available on eBay for > less than half that. My mileage has gone from about 15.5 mpg combined > driving to about 16.7 mpg. My off idle throttle response smoothed out a > little bit also (had a small flat spot around 2400rpm – no more). I’m > pleased except for finding out I could have saved some $!! > OK, what is all the fuss about Throttle body spacer plates? What do they do, > how? do they mess up your mileage or increase it? Horsepower? Cost? are they > worth it? would they screw up the computer? > What about going to a hotter plug or somthing in the line of a platinum > type? is it worth it?
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it depends on what you call killing your wallet… summit racing has Edelbrock’s EDL-3704 TBI intake manifold for $219…. they also have afterburner full length headers for 88-98 C or K trucks for ~140 bucks and the O2 bung equipped Y pipe for an additional $100. those are the two things next in line for my ‘88 K2500. -Bret – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Was it easy to install? Any other details about it? I am looking to see what > I can do to my 95 GMC Sierra with the 350 in it without going broke. I would > like to get some more oomph without killing mileage or my wallet > Ideas / suggestions anyone?? > I put one on my ‘95 Z71 (214,000 mi.) about 4 months ago. $79.00 is what > I paid from Summit Racing but I later found many available on eBay for > less than half that. My mileage has gone from about 15.5 mpg combined > driving to about 16.7 mpg. My off idle throttle response smoothed out a > little bit also (had a small flat spot around 2400rpm – no more). I’m > pleased except for finding out I could have saved some $!! > > OK, what is all the fuss about Throttle body spacer plates? What do they > do, > > how? do they mess up your mileage or increase it? Horsepower? Cost? are > they > > worth it? would they screw up the computer? > > What about going to a hotter plug or somthing in the line of a platinum > > type? is it worth it?
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OK, what is all the fuss about Throttle body spacer plates? What do they do, how? do they mess up your mileage or increase it? Horsepower? Cost? are they worth it? would they screw up the computer? What about going to a hotter plug or somthing in the line of a platinum type? is it worth it? — A good friend will come bail you out of jail…but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn…that was fun !! "
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well….. the answer is sometimes… they’re no different than carb spacers, they alter the tuning of the intake manifold by increasing plenum volume. on a bone stock tbi chevy, I’ve seen dyno tests on shows (I *think* it was Trucks! or HorsepowerTV) that show a small (5hp or so) gain (again, on a TBI Chevy). if your motor isn’t stock, than it may or may not help, you’d just have to try one. no they don’t affect the computer, cost seems to be around 70-80 bucks… worth it? a definate maybe. the thing I find hilarious is the "diesel throttle body spacers" as a diesel doesn’t even have a f*****g throttle body or even throttle blades. HTH, Bret – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> OK, what is all the fuss about Throttle body spacer plates? What do they do, > how? do they mess up your mileage or increase it? Horsepower? Cost? are they > worth it? would they screw up the computer? > What about going to a hotter plug or somthing in the line of a platinum > type? is it worth it? > — > A good friend will come bail you out of jail…but a true friend will be > sitting next to you saying, "Damn…that was fun !! "
