Question Throttle body bypass

[blackbird97]

What is a throttle body bypass and what does it do?

[Mystery Bird]

It bypass' the coolant from circulating through the throttle body allowing for a cooler charge of air in the intake manifold. The cooler the air you get in the more power your engine makes.

[blackbird97]

Cool. Thanks for clearing that up. Wouldn't it make sense for the coolant to bypass the throttle body anyway? Did that really serve a purpose? I ask bc when it comes to engines there is almost always a trade off for something when mods are made.

[Mystery Bird]

It was supposed to help keep the TB from iceing up in the winter.

[steveo]

we have to be talking about 1 degree here at the most.. the throttle body is pretty damn inefficient as a water->air heat exchanger. it's just a hole with a plate in it

how much could a hot throttle body truly increase air temp?

not saying dont do it, but dont expect it to make a difference

[Mystery Bird]

Originally Posted by steveo

we have to be talking about 1 degree here at the most.. the throttle body is pretty damn inefficient as a water->air heat exchanger. it's just a hole with a plate in it

how much could a hot throttle body truly increase air temp?

not saying dont do it, but dont expect it to make a difference

Proven on dyno: Modifications #8

For a free mod, why wouldn't you?

[blackbird97]

Wow. Then again it does make sense, since the heads would be getting the coolant vs throttle body. Besides it doesn't get that cold where I am, or where I'm headed. I'm sold on the mod.