thanks im doing this as soon as i get back i even added this to my favorites!! :bowdown:

 

YW, I did the bypass yesterday, and today i tackled the phenolic spacer and r2c intake... wow what a difference.

 

Thanks for the write-up......I'll have to try this tomorrow when I change the oil.

 

Thanks, for the DIY

 

Nicely detailed, can't believe this is just catching on.... I did this to mine over 2 years ago....LOL. Oh, the hose looped on the TB is unnecessary, there's nothing to block off except air.....

 

dont u need to put the hose back when winter comes?

 

No you do not need to have them on in the winter. The worst possible conditions are around 35F and high humidity. But that will not be a problem.

FWIW you do not have to connect anything to the throttle body hose nipples. Just let them stick out........

 

thanks!

 

What does this do? HP gain or torq gain?

 

Helps keep the intake cooler.

 

this seems so easy but im trying to understand bout not kinking the other hose and looping that hose.

maybe im just over thinking it????

 

I did this on my gen and it's awesome!!!!

I just have one question. Why/How does this work lol

 

Just what is so awesome about your experience? What it does is help keep the intake tract a bit cooler. Cooler intake air=denser air or more O2 content. More O2 content=more potential power.

 

Coolant is hot, hot coolant used to run through the tb before you did this mod. Heating up air as it passed through. Its nothing crazy or very noticable but it makes sense in theory. The hot coolant is used to heat up the tb and prevent it from freezing in colder climates. So, if u store your car or live in a warmer climate, good to ho for bypass.

 

I live in Miami, FL so I'm good to go.

And I didn't notice more power, I just noticed that the throttle was way more responsive which is awesome for a free mod.

Should I take out the loop on the TB? I think if I do that it'll suck in that little tiny bit of air, maybe?

 

Also thanks for the explanation! I like to know why mods work how they work.

I was thinking that it would make the air cooler but I just wanted to make sure as I've never heard of doing this before.

 

The loop on the tb is just a channel for coolant to run atound the tb, its not gonna suck anything in, it has no communication with the intake

 

Cool, then I'll just leave it as is. Thanks again.

 

And the freezing is not much of a problem. Every car I've had I've done this to and I live in the northern half of Illinois.

 

So doing this is still OK in colder climates?

 

FWIW you will get below freezing at above freezing temps at the throttle plate. When there is a lower pressure point the temperature will drop. When under a high vacuum condition this cause the temp to drop below ambient.

And yes norther Illinois can get quite cold.

the worst case scenario is 100% humidity and right at freezing.

 

I did it it, it took me about 10 min... I'm so proud of my self lol lets see if i feel any difference tomorrow morning

 

Did you see any difference?

 

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Just did mine this weekend, I dont feel any effect other than the throttle body area is cooler than normal. Combine this with an intake and a intake manifold spacer and then you should see some good results. Also been driving my car for a couple of days and no noticeable problems from doing this. Especially no excessive revving while idle like some other cars would get.

 

I have an Injen CAI but what is an intake manifold spacer?

 

it feels like i have better throttle response... I mean it was easy to do and cost nothing so i give it 10 out of 10.

 

Has anyone done this on a 2013 3.8?

 

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same here. would love to know same thing. connections are different.