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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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throttle body spacers

Does anyone know where i can pick up a decent tHrottle body spacer for my 97 3.0?
I'm lookin to buy a secret weapon intake and i want to put the spacer on before i get the intake
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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I got my helix power tower on ebay
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 12:41 AM
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^^^ Is that any good/worth getting? What does it do? Well, I know what it does but, how does it perform?
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 02:02 AM
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A throttle body spacer is a fairly simple mod to add to your vehicle, a throttle body spacer installs between the throttle body and the air intake manifold. The Helix throttle body spacer is designed to help to circulate the incoming intake air, and atomize the fuel more efficiently to increase HP, and MPG
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 02:12 AM
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Does it go "PSSHHHHHHHH!" like some people say it does?
If so, I'm totaly getting one! Tired of rolling down the windows and doing it myself!
VROOOOOOOMMMM *rolls down window* "PSSSHHHHHHHHH!!" VROOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM "PSHHHHHHH!!!!!!"
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by GhettoNinja06
Does it go "PSSHHHHHHHH!" like some people say it does?
If so, I'm totaly getting one! Tired of rolling down the windows and doing it myself!
VROOOOOOOMMMM *rolls down window* "PSSSHHHHHHHHH!!" VROOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM "PSHHHHHHH!!!!!!"
haha yeah..i didnt feel too much gain from the TBS...but definatly scared a lot of people with that noise..ive had sooo many people come ask me if i have a turbo in my car...n all i say is..."yet to come" lol..

but yes it makes that noise..sounds too sexy too!!
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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^^very nice.. how much
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 07:32 AM
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ok I found one but its for an accord v6. It has the same j-series motor in it so that'll work right?
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98-02 accord v6 is the same as our 3.0CL yes
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 08:45 AM
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^^very nice.. how much
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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super secret weapon R
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 11:31 PM
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They don't work.. don't waste your money. Didn't the maker of the Helix Power Tower get sued for false advertising?

Originally Posted by purple3.0haze
Does anyone know where i can pick up a decent tHrottle body spacer for my 97 3.0?
I'm lookin to buy a secret weapon intake and i want to put the spacer on before i get the intake
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 12:08 AM
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They don't work.. don't waste your money. Didn't the maker of the Helix Power Tower get sued for false advertising?

okay now im curious cause i was JUST about to press "buy it now" on TBS. please elaborate? do they just plain not work?
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 12:47 AM
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i had one but the whistle was just too annoying on the 4 banger and i could hear it over my exhaust so i just sold it to some kid. and i dont know what he means by doesnt work. it doesnt do much to begin with.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 08:35 AM
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okay now im curious cause i was JUST about to press "buy it now" on TBS. please elaborate? do they just plain not work?
It works, but like suremang said it doesn't do much
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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ok so i'm gonna not waste 100 dollars just for a whistle.
I'll put the money toward a new set of tires, since two of mine are full of fix-a-flat rite now.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 12:42 PM
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hmm if its louder than my exhaust then and its a whistling sound? kinda reminds me of this




Funny as shit
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 01:42 PM
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well if u got a 3.0 then its a different sound from what ive read. only reason why it was so loud with my car was because the tb is located right next to the firewall. the tb spacer on my motor just magnified the intake whistle basically.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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waste. save your money. the only expierience i have with the mod is my friends mazda 6. but i really cant see it doing much.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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Here is what I was able to find. I'm not a believer in anything but a turbo or a supercharger to improve induction. Anything that's a passive device can't do anything to alter the laws of physics. I only have the drop in K&N and it's been there since 2003. An air intake is just a pipe..

http://www.titantalk.com/forums/tita...wer-tower.html

http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...id-you-say-no/

Originally Posted by Dan3952
They don't work.. don't waste your money. Didn't the maker of the Helix Power Tower get sued for false advertising?
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Germ
hmm if its louder than my exhaust then and its a whistling sound? kinda reminds me of this




Funny as shit


"It's all about the WOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOO! Ya naw what I'm sayin?"
"WOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"Like an alarm clock!"


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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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This is just sad..

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0TtPdnu3BOo&feature=related



The end is hillarious if you reconize the song.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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here is this TBS for like $50 shipped

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OBX-T...spagenameZWDVW
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by GhettoNinja06
"It's all about the WOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOO! Ya naw what I'm sayin?"
"WOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"Like an alarm clock!"


We have a bubba rubb smiley...

Yeah, count me in on the skeptic side (That and I can't drop a bill on something like that)
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 10:35 AM
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I'm getting too old for this stuff, I tell ya...
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