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Old Jul 11, 2016 | 12:09 PM
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GTT Larger Throttle Body

Hey Miniacs! Sorry for all the questions today but Im sitting at work and have NOTHING to do. Looking to place an order from GTT in the UK, because you know its ridiculous that I can get a rear sway bar shipped for cheaper than what I can get one here in America for, plus a beefy front bar for only a tad more.

I was looking at their larger throttle body and was wondering if anyone was using it. If so, thoughts? Will the stock air intake elbow fit it? I have a silicone hose currently, but I assume those and the stocker fit the same.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2016 | 12:19 PM
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Might want to ask this question on minitorque which is based in the UK. They seem to be familiar with many of GTT's products.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2016 | 12:28 PM
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I don't know how to tag someone or I would lol
 
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Old Jul 11, 2016 | 03:33 PM
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What is "tag"?
 
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Old Jul 11, 2016 | 03:41 PM
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tagging them is like mentioning them on Twitter or Facebook. it notifies them that someone is talking about them. maybe this forum doesn't have that feature?
 
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Old Jul 11, 2016 | 05:52 PM
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I'm guessing a larger throttle body is only beneficial if you have a bvh and aggressive cam.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2016 | 11:16 AM
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Can anyone confirm this? I'll be pushing more air with a header and custom exhaust, and I currently have a DDM intake. It wouldn't be beneficial once I go street cam and tune?
 
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Old Jul 12, 2016 | 12:01 PM
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i would think that you need to more a lot more air to gain the benefits. such as 20+ psi with turbo setup, bvh and cam.


I would think the intake manifold will run out of plenum volume before you need a larger throttle body
 
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Old Jul 12, 2016 | 12:08 PM
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Why on earth would someone sell a product like that without giving the public that kind of Knowledge? Like apparently, what's the point. Im not gonna drop 2K+ on a head. That's 1/4 of what I paid for the car. Not to mention a remote
Tune is stupid expensive as well.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2016 | 12:22 PM
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so according to GTT they make that throttle body to allow the TB to match up to the S/C plenum. does this help? maybe, measureable? possibly not, but higher HP applications, possibly
 
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Old Jul 12, 2016 | 12:31 PM
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In other words... Save my money lol
 
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Old Jul 12, 2016 | 05:13 PM
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I have a larger TB (don't remember the specs, it's the unit Dinan used to sell) and the only time it possibly made a difference was with the Sprintex change, stock S/C and BVH there was very little noticeable difference, and only at the very top of the RPM (7200+)
 
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