raising your throttle body?

dragstang86 · 10-08-2002, 07:13 PM

In Summit they sell a "Helix Power Tower throttle body spacer" that raises the height of your throttle body an inch and claims to add 20hp. Its $90 for the 87-93 stangs. Has anyone tried this? Did it actually make a difference or is it just a waste of money?

bryan

90lx
86coupe

Agent_4573 · 10-08-2002, 10:02 PM

Well its supposed to do 2 things.
1) Cool the air flowing into your intake. Which i guess in a sense it does because it gives it more time to cool down while flowing

2) spiral the air into a "hurricane" shape to cram more air into the intake. Only thing is, if you already have a grooved intake that spirals the air for you(which the H.O.'s do i believe) the spacer does almost nothing.

I've had a guy try one and he didn't really feel a difference. So i guess its up to you, but don't be expecting anywhere near 20 horses outta it. Maybe 3 or 4.

dragstang86 · 10-09-2002, 09:41 AM

thanks for the info..

avbcon12 · 10-09-2002, 10:36 AM

i dont really think its worth it. just one of those "hype items"..

take care,
adam

Lethal5Oh · 10-09-2002, 02:46 PM

On a TBI its deffinetly worth it but for a MPI with manifolds like ours its the biggest waste of money. Its a whole inch, whoa what a difference. save the money and NOS or a blower or something else that makes sense.

craig5.0 · 10-09-2002, 05:03 PM

Does it raise it up or just straight out? I have a cleance issue with my tall valve covers and a cobra intake. If it put my tb up it would work pefect for me.

Agent_4573 · 10-09-2002, 05:22 PM

just out... keeps everything in a line, its just a spacer that goes between the throttle body and intake... it won't help with your clearance problems... sorry.

mike72678 · 10-10-2002, 11:52 AM

thr purpose of the 1 inch spacer is to slightly lower your power band and give you more lower rpm torque , it will work and you will see gains on a dyno , but not 20 hp maybe 5-7 . the longer the distance from the throttle body to the intake valve , the more low end power you will have . so i guess it depends on your set up and what you are trying to do . i personally would not waste my money on it with the distance on a stock intake already being long enough to provide pretty good low end torque.

gtsr515 · 10-10-2002, 08:09 PM

NO Bolt-on other than heads,cam,intake or Nitrous will give you 20 horsepower, not even exhaust, unless it is installed on a severely "lacking" motor pkg.

Forget it. Its a gimmick.

Jay

10-08-2002, 07:13 PM	#1
dragstang86 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: baltimore, md Posts: 220	raising your throttle body? In Summit they sell a "Helix Power Tower throttle body spacer" that raises the height of your throttle body an inch and claims to add 20hp. Its $90 for the 87-93 stangs. Has anyone tried this? Did it actually make a difference or is it just a waste of money? bryan 90lx 86coupe

10-08-2002, 10:02 PM	#2
Agent_4573 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 375	Well its supposed to do 2 things. 1) Cool the air flowing into your intake. Which i guess in a sense it does because it gives it more time to cool down while flowing 2) spiral the air into a "hurricane" shape to cram more air into the intake. Only thing is, if you already have a grooved intake that spirals the air for you(which the H.O.'s do i believe) the spacer does almost nothing. I've had a guy try one and he didn't really feel a difference. So i guess its up to you, but don't be expecting anywhere near 20 horses outta it. Maybe 3 or 4. __________________ '89 LX 5.0, off-road h pipe, flowmaster muffs, underdrive pulleys, rebuilt WC T-5, King Cobra Clutch, 65mm throttle body, Explorer Upper/GT40 lower, Lakewood Rear Lift Bars. 76mm C&L Mass air w/ inlet pipe, Twisted wedge heads w/ stage 2 port,polish, MAC equal length shorties, Billet AFPR, 255LPH fuel pump, fresh low end w/ 10.5:1 compression. If anyone ever wants to go to Raceway Park in Englishtown New Jersey, give me a shout. RICER HATERS CLUB MEMBER 87! www.ricehatersclub.com

10-09-2002, 10:36 AM	#4
avbcon12 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: West Bloomfield, MI Posts: 391	i dont really think its worth it. just one of those "hype items".. take care, adam __________________ 90 GT black/ grey leather ported GT-40 heads w/ 1.7RR, Cobra intake w/ ported lower, 24# injectors, 190LPH pump, 75mm Pro-M MAF, 65mm TB, K&N panel, BBK long tubes, Off road H-pipe, 2 ch. Flowmaster, Black magic fan, Kirban FPR, 180 deg. T-stat, 3.73's, Steeda Tri-Ax, 130 amp alt. Accell 8.8 race wires/cap/rotor, motorcraft plugs, Factory Five suspension, etc etc etc.... http://avbcon12.stangnet.com

10-09-2002, 02:46 PM	#5
Lethal5Oh Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portage Posts: 239	On a TBI its deffinetly worth it but for a MPI with manifolds like ours its the biggest waste of money. Its a whole inch, whoa what a difference. save the money and NOS or a blower or something else that makes sense. __________________ '95 GT convert. K&N, C&L mass air meter, Performance distributors sreamin demon coil, dyna mod, live wires, king cobra clutch, flowmaster american thunder exhaust, UPR billet adjustable shift handle, Crane Cams Fireball HI-6 box,underdrive pullies, 255lph fuel pump, UPr short throw shifter, caster camber plates, 03 cobra lower A arms, bullit suspension, cobra front brakes

10-09-2002, 05:22 PM	#7
Agent_4573 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 375	just out... keeps everything in a line, its just a spacer that goes between the throttle body and intake... it won't help with your clearance problems... sorry. __________________ '89 LX 5.0, off-road h pipe, flowmaster muffs, underdrive pulleys, rebuilt WC T-5, King Cobra Clutch, 65mm throttle body, Explorer Upper/GT40 lower, Lakewood Rear Lift Bars. 76mm C&L Mass air w/ inlet pipe, Twisted wedge heads w/ stage 2 port,polish, MAC equal length shorties, Billet AFPR, 255LPH fuel pump, fresh low end w/ 10.5:1 compression. If anyone ever wants to go to Raceway Park in Englishtown New Jersey, give me a shout. RICER HATERS CLUB MEMBER 87! www.ricehatersclub.com

10-09-2002, 09:41 AM	#3
dragstang86 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: baltimore, md Posts: 220	thanks for the info..

10-09-2002, 05:03 PM	#6
craig5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Halifax,Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 30	Does it raise it up or just straight out? I have a cleance issue with my tall valve covers and a cobra intake. If it put my tb up it would work pefect for me.

10-10-2002, 11:52 AM	#8
mike72678 MW Link Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: rochester , ny Posts: 79	thr purpose of the 1 inch spacer is to slightly lower your power band and give you more lower rpm torque , it will work and you will see gains on a dyno , but not 20 hp maybe 5-7 . the longer the distance from the throttle body to the intake valve , the more low end power you will have . so i guess it depends on your set up and what you are trying to do . i personally would not waste my money on it with the distance on a stock intake already being long enough to provide pretty good low end torque.

10-10-2002, 08:09 PM	#9
gtsr515 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Sunny, Hot, Sebring, Florida Posts: 725	gimmick NO Bolt-on other than heads,cam,intake or Nitrous will give you 20 horsepower, not even exhaust, unless it is installed on a severely "lacking" motor pkg. Forget it. Its a gimmick. Jay __________________ Remember...2nd place is 1st place for losers!

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