Throttle Body Spacer?

[Narkhelek]

Anything to this? Throttle Body Spacers Toyota 4Runner - 2010 V6-4.0L 46-38008 - aFe Power

 

[Silver T4R]

I've always heard that these were a waste of money.

 

[SeattleMike]

Back when engines were using carburetors, you wanted a lot of turbulence just past the needle so that the fuel would atomize and produce better combustion. You would also polish the intake port so as to prevent the mix from condensing on the walls rather than being sucked into the combustion chamber.

But no one uses carbs anymore. The injector nozzles are already designed to atomize the fuel into in a way that isn't possible without several computers and large amounts of R&D money. The TRD intake you added removed restrictions so the air flow would speed up, ostensibly putting more air into the combustion chamber, which would be defeated by adding turbulence (which slows air flow down) before the combustion chamber.

 

[Ducmonsta]

It's a waste.

 

[Narkhelek]

Back when engines were using carburetors, you wanted a lot of turbulence just past the needle so that the fuel would atomize and produce better combustion. You would also polish the intake port so as to prevent the mix from condensing on the walls rather than being sucked into the combustion chamber.

But no one uses carbs anymore. The injector nozzles are already designed to atomize the fuel into in a way that isn't possible without several computers and large amounts of R&D money. The TRD intake you added removed restrictions so the air flow would speed up, ostensibly putting more air into the combustion chamber, which would be defeated by adding turbulence (which slows air flow down) before the combustion chamber.

So basically what you are saying is that there is no magical $100 part that will turn my 4R in to a Formula 1?

 

[SeattleMike]

So basically what you are saying is that there is no magical $100 part that will turn my 4R in to a Formula 1?

The only thing that could possibly do that is a large volume of stickers, preferably of sea turtles, little boys pissing on things, and obscure aftermarket parts providers, and this website. Stick Family stickers actually reduce HP by 5% per sticker... exponentially.

:lol:

 

[Antman]

Stick-figure family stickers will make it way faster-
but only to soccer games...

 

[Foques]

So basically what you are saying is that there is no magical $100 part that will turn my 4R in to a Formula 1?

well, I do have this TRD sticker.. I can't say for sure, but my Butt dyno says that I gained at least 100HP from it..

 

[WIT4R]

well, I do have this TRD sticker.. I can't say for sure, but my Butt dyno says that I gained at least 100HP from it..

Oh that explains the boost in performance since I installed my TRD license plate frame :driving:

Has anyone changed out the flux capacitor yet?

 

[Narkhelek]

I have high hopes once I get this mod installed: 50 Free HP

 

[Edubsam]

That's a joke right?

 

[Airwolf]

I put my can on order today. Campbell's all the way!!!!! A meal and free HP!!!