[flversa]

Has anyone done the throttle body bypass to thier V's?

And if so what's the benifit of it?

 

[flversa]

im guessing know one has done this then

 

[robj80]

I remember someone doing it. I see no benefit to it. It's there to prevent freezing up and sticking of the throttle plate I believe. I did it on my old car but that was because I needed to feed the coolant to the turbo.

Only benefit I can see is possibly a cleaner engine bay with less hoses.

 

[flversa]

yeah u see i really want to know what the benifit is of the mod. if there is no benifit to it then y rly do it unless like u said cleaner engine bay of a hose lol

 

[#1Tango]

i have it done, and so do a couple other people. im not really sure how to explain it but it prevents the liquid going through the tube to get heated up or something

 

[promiseland]

The fluid warms up the throttle body. You can do a bypass. It is meant for keeping the throttle body warm in colder climates (one of the reasons).

 

[flversa]

I understand wats it for but y do ppl do the by pass. Like is there any benifit

 

[promiseland]

In theory it doesn't "warm up" the TB, so it should be colder air entering the engine. Colder air, again in theory, should make more power. I am skeptical it would really do much to make more power.

 

[flversa]

Yeah I agree with you. I live in Florida so I really don't need it there but then yet I have a 1.6L and 1 or 2 hp wont do nothing. Just wish there was a great mod for 1.6 to get optimum hp w/o enigine swap lol

 

[android49]

I have it done on my Spec-V and I live in freezing North Dakota. There are no drawbacks from doing it, but there are also no proven power gains. There is proof that it cools the intake air from anywhere between 10 and 20 degrees. Cooler air is denser air, denser air has more oxygen. More oxygen, more power. Do it if you are trying to squeeze the most out of the car. It is free...