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Helix Throttle body spacer

Discussion in 'Performance and Tuning' started by atvking, Jul 30, 2008.

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  1. Jul 30, 2008 at 5:07 PM
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    Has anyone installed an Helix Throttle body spacer? Do they really work?
     
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  2. Jul 30, 2008 at 5:18 PM
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    Seeing the third gen section forced me to get a Ford...
    crap....save the money for something else. annoying and dont work
     
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  3. Jul 30, 2008 at 5:54 PM
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    ^^^^^what he said^^^^^^
     
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  4. Jul 30, 2008 at 5:56 PM
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    yeah i knew a guy that put them in. he said he really couldnt tell any difference with or with out them.
     
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  5. Jul 30, 2008 at 6:14 PM
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    I did some dyno runs with a Helix spacer and an Airaid spacer. Neither showed any gains. I informed Airaid of my findings and they were pissed and said that I wont see gains under WOT on a dyno, and that I would only see gains under part throttle settings. I asked them, why then, do they claim a h.p. increase? Better acceleration? The guy walked off. :eek:
     
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  6. Jul 30, 2008 at 6:17 PM
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    yup caught him in a big lie didnt cha
     
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  7. Jul 30, 2008 at 6:18 PM
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    I belive i did. :cool:
     
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  8. Jul 30, 2008 at 6:21 PM
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    I find that throttle body spacers yeild the best performance gains AFTER you have upgraded to synthetic turn signal fluid and have switched to turbo muffler bearings.
     
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  9. Jul 30, 2008 at 6:25 PM
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    oh. so its after some mods.
     
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  10. Jul 30, 2008 at 6:29 PM
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    Seeing the third gen section forced me to get a Ford...
    only after the MOST IMPORTANT mods!!
     
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  11. Jul 30, 2008 at 6:30 PM
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    Umm....you do know hes joking, right? :eek:
     
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  12. Jul 30, 2008 at 6:33 PM
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    nah i actually thought he was serious for a second. thanks for the heads up.
     
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  13. Jul 30, 2008 at 6:44 PM
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    dont waste your $$$ on a tb spacer!! they do nothing for a fuel injected motor........and all they really do is whistle!! better off as a paper weight!! use the money you would spend for one of these for a better filter upgrade or something.
     
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  14. Jul 30, 2008 at 6:52 PM
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    I personally like using muffler bearings... along with halogen fluid for my headlights. Halogen fluid helps finding snipe at night
     
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  15. Jul 30, 2008 at 6:53 PM
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    well ya know i tend to find that lighter fluid works wonders as a substitute for washer fluid
     
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    man i'm going snipe hunting this weekend!!! hopefully i can get one worthy of mounting.
     
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  17. Jul 30, 2008 at 7:03 PM
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  19. Jul 30, 2008 at 7:26 PM
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    lmao!!!
     
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    Actually I need to pick up a bucket of amps along with one of those Sky- Hooks...
     
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