Throttle Body Spacer

[4x4Dude]

Well i installed it tonight, and it was pretty freakin easy to do. once the intake was out of the way it took about 5 minutes to add it on and put the extensions on to mount everything up.

That Whistle I was so worried about that people were complaining about is extremely minimal. I mean, it's there and i do hear it, but i was also driving with the windows down and the radio off. Besides Airaid said if you hear the whistle you know it's working. so that's good enough for me.

I drove around for about 20 minutes to see my mpg meter calculate and see if there was a difference. I came home and was averaging about 16.5 which is about 2 more than i normally get driving around town at a normal rate of speed. So we'll see if this keeps up, but if it does, I'm one happy man with this mod that cost me 40 bucks!

 

[truck4546969]

do you have any updates on the spacers, would you recommend it, thanks

 

[AvroAero]

Hmmm, let me know.

 

[4x4Dude]

It was a great mod. I am now averaging about 15-16 mpg, and when i bought it the guy was getting about 10. Not to mention, that whole whistle sound....I think it sounds awesome and makes it give the engine a turbo sound or even a supercharger.

If you have the intake already or are looking to get one, pick up the spacer and slap it on. It's well worth it in my book.

 

[AvroAero]

So the spacer is just like a little round cylinder thing? 40 bucks? What brand? I don't plan on keeping my ex much longer but for 40 bucks it'll benifit me for selling.

How much city do you do? I average 12mpg and do mostly city. When I get on the highway I can do 18mpg or more sometimes. If I sit behind a big rig or something I can get it to 22mpg. Two cars back or so.

 

[truck4546969]

what brand did you buy, because i want to get one off of ebay they have for 40 bux its a inch billet Helix,do you have a cai and the spacer or just the spacer, thanks

 

[4x4Dude]

It is the airaid brand. I bought it from someone off of craigslist for 40 bucks, but they normally run about 80-90 regular price.

I have the Injen CAI and the spacer. I do mostly in city driving and i average about 15-16. I havent had the chance to take it on a long road trip yet, so i'm not sure what i will get on the highway during long distances.

http://www.airaid.com/spacers.asp

It was a super easy install.

 

[truck4546969]

ill probably order the Helix for also 40 bux and see how it works out, do you have a custom tune on the expy cuz of the cai, and spacer?

 

[4x4Dude]

Nope, no custom tune. I installed both items and unplugges the negative battery terminal for an hour and let it idle for a good 20 min after installing both items.

I know i could get better performance from a custom tune, but that will come in time when i save up the money to buy the tuner so i can do it myself.

 

[AvroAero]

Hmm, same concept as the tornado thingy. It goes between the throttle body and the manifold or the throttle and the intake?

 

[truck4546969]

where you live do you have custom tuners, or do you mail them in to sombody and how much is it running around, i am in south texas, and a tune for a ford is running around 250