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I have seen that a lot of members here have bought the Throttle Body Spacer for their Titans. I personally believe that it is just another gimmick. The AirRaid description states that this "atomizes" the fuel and increases the horsepower and torque in the low RPM ranges while increasing fuel mileage. Prove it!
Supposedly, the helical grooves are supposed to swirl the air into the intake manifold to create a better air fuel mixture. In actuality, those grooves will only create turbulence in the intake air making a whistling sound. That is all.
The Titans engine is very efficient and I would doubt any successful swirling of the intake air would do any good or bad to the air fuel mixture let alone increase power.
Increased throttle response. Some SWEAR that their vehicle is more "snappy" when the the throttle is applied like say from a stop. This is either because the driver wants to feel a difference, so he does, OR, if there is actually a difference in throttle response, it could only be that the increased volume inside the intake manifold makes for a stronger vacuum (but not increased negative pressure) pulls the intake air harder creating an increase in air velocity. This in theory will make the intake air slam into the cylinders harder and causing that sudden surge of acceleration. Though this is probable, its unlikely due to the minute increase in manifold volume and any effect will probably be unnoticeable.
I've tried to find dyno proof that the TBS actually works, let alone does anything and yet find nothing. The only excuse I ever got was that the gains were so low in RPM that it could not be measured on a dyno. I for one know that you could do a dyno measurement as low as 800RPM, so that excuse is as worthless as t!ts on a nun.
The reason I bring this up is because I had a discussion with a one of the guys at work about his Titan. He asked if I wanted to buy a throttle body spacer off him. I said no. He asked why and I told him that I thought they were a gimmick and they didn't work. He told me he wished he never bought it and that it was a waste of money. He said he felt NO difference in throttle response, no change in fuel mileage, and no power increase. Only a whole lot of whistling.
I've wanted to bring this up in the past but never got around to it since I didn't have anything to really support my argument until I spoke with the guy at work. Straight from a Titan owner that was displeased with the AirRaid TBS.
If anyone surely believes that the TBS helped in anyway, voice your opinion, but I will remain a non-believer of this product until I see a legitimate measurement showing the improvements this spacer claims to produce.
Supposedly, the helical grooves are supposed to swirl the air into the intake manifold to create a better air fuel mixture. In actuality, those grooves will only create turbulence in the intake air making a whistling sound. That is all.
The Titans engine is very efficient and I would doubt any successful swirling of the intake air would do any good or bad to the air fuel mixture let alone increase power.
Increased throttle response. Some SWEAR that their vehicle is more "snappy" when the the throttle is applied like say from a stop. This is either because the driver wants to feel a difference, so he does, OR, if there is actually a difference in throttle response, it could only be that the increased volume inside the intake manifold makes for a stronger vacuum (but not increased negative pressure) pulls the intake air harder creating an increase in air velocity. This in theory will make the intake air slam into the cylinders harder and causing that sudden surge of acceleration. Though this is probable, its unlikely due to the minute increase in manifold volume and any effect will probably be unnoticeable.
I've tried to find dyno proof that the TBS actually works, let alone does anything and yet find nothing. The only excuse I ever got was that the gains were so low in RPM that it could not be measured on a dyno. I for one know that you could do a dyno measurement as low as 800RPM, so that excuse is as worthless as t!ts on a nun.
The reason I bring this up is because I had a discussion with a one of the guys at work about his Titan. He asked if I wanted to buy a throttle body spacer off him. I said no. He asked why and I told him that I thought they were a gimmick and they didn't work. He told me he wished he never bought it and that it was a waste of money. He said he felt NO difference in throttle response, no change in fuel mileage, and no power increase. Only a whole lot of whistling.
I've wanted to bring this up in the past but never got around to it since I didn't have anything to really support my argument until I spoke with the guy at work. Straight from a Titan owner that was displeased with the AirRaid TBS.
If anyone surely believes that the TBS helped in anyway, voice your opinion, but I will remain a non-believer of this product until I see a legitimate measurement showing the improvements this spacer claims to produce.
