skoolTLs

Seen something on ebay about a throttle body bypass where it reroutes the fluid through connecting tubes instead of passing it through the throttle body heating it up. Anyone have any experience with this mod or any knowledge?

skoolTLs

anyone???

NSXNEXT

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It's a pretty common mod for those with the thermoblok spacers.

There are two coolant hoses that connect into the throttle body.

Either:

1) Disconnect them from the TB and add a coupler to connect the two pieces of hose together.
2) Remove one of the hoses from the engine block and connect the end of the other end where you disconnected the first one.

orgnlprankster7

do you have any pics? and do you have to plug the throttle body holes that remain?

fsttyms1

Just go out and look. You will see 2 rubber lines that go into the TB. Thats what you want to bypass

just head to your local parts store and get a barbed fitting that you can plug the 2 lines together. You can get them for under 2 bucks.

MurkyRiversTL

What about the second question. Do you have to plug the throttle body holes that reamin.

BigLizard

but you can if you want.

orgnlprankster7

wouldnt crap get sucked into ur TB, or does it not lead into the actual TB intake part

NHBTL-S

Whats this mod do?

fsttyms1

No. Think about it. Coolant isnt getting sucked into the TB. If it was you wouldnt be replacing coolant faster than gas. All it does is route coolant thru a passage in the TB to Warm the TB (mostly used for the winter states)

Leo Type-S

is this different from the rerouting of hoses for the icebox install, or is it the same?

wondering if there is a DIY out there for this..

orgnlprankster7

thx i thought so

fsttyms1

No there isnt that i know of. But Post 3 and 5 pretty much told you what to do. Go take off the engine cover and you will see what we are talking about.

Bambo2888

does this yield ANY gains at all, that have been proven preferably?

fsttyms1

The gain will be like the spacers. Your reducing intake temp charge. Any time you can reduce temp of the air entering the motor your making hp. If your wondering ig it will make as much as intake or headers NO. but any bit here and there helps. Especially in the warmer climates

drcookie

I have a Nissan Armada and there are some members from Nissan who actually did it and they put a shut off "valve" so that the coolant flow can be controlled. So far, they claim to have some small mpg increase.

One word of caution from the members. If you live in warm areas (such FL or TX), you should not need to be worry about throttle body being freezed out. But if you live in the snowy areas, you don't want to do this mod. When the throttle is freezed, it could get stuck and you have no control of your engine/car. That is why the coolant line is there for.... to maintain the temperature of the throttle body from getting frozen and stuck.

Jyst my $0.02.

fsttyms1

thats why most times its good to put it back to normal in winter times

sbuswell

sweet another mod for me to do in the spring that won't cost but $2.

fsttyms1

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Inaccurate

The green line is highlighting the re-routed hose. Just like the green line is a single line, this is a single lenght of hose ending where the green line ends on each end.

victorvu

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are u guys still wondering cuz heres how its easier for you guys to see.

orgnlprankster7

there is also a coupler that came with the OE spacers, thats what i used.
HEY, thats my throttle body

sbuswell

What about the coolant inlet on the front of the TB closest to the butterfly? I think you mean take that one and the one on the bottom and connect those 2 right? I'd have to look at my car again, but I believe the only two inlets are in the front and at the bottom not on the side.

orgnlprankster7

actualy the one on the right isnt an inlet, there are only 2 hoses that connect to the trottle body, diconect them from the trottle body and connect the 2 ends together


yes i have ADD

sbuswell

did you plug the inlets on the TB and if so what did you use do it?

NSXNEXT

iTrader: (2)

as posted above... you do not need to plug the inlets.


and about reconnecting it back if you leave in cold climates in the winter. I had issues last year and traced it back to that.

victorvu

iTrader: (1)

oh yeah im sorry about that. wrong one haha