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Old 03-21-2006, 09:12 PM
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I just did the throttle body mod and some porting and polishing on my extra throttle body. I am wondering if I will see any major effects in starting my car when it is cold out. I live in Indiana and it is snowing right now. Should I keep my stock one for winter driving and just use the nice one for summer? Thanks



Here are some pictures that I took of my throttle body. The edges are nice and pointy and the walls are very smooth. There are no ridges anymore that can mess up air flow.



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Did u take off the thermowax?
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Old 03-21-2006, 10:16 PM
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I guess I should have just said this in the original post, but if you leave the thermowax ur cold weather performance should be affected that much
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Old 03-21-2006, 10:31 PM
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It didnt affect mine, mine started in 35-40*F weather no prob.
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I took all the stuff off the TB and it starts okay. Takes a couple tries to keep it running, but I'm sure I could fix it up with a little more enrichment in the Haltech start-up map.
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Not nearly as bad as advertised. Don't hammer on it until it's up to temp.
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it will start the same, but theres no fast idle so it will stall until its warmed up a bit
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Old 03-22-2006, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='809206' date='Mar 22 2006, 10:39 AM

it will start the same, but theres no fast idle so it will stall until its warmed up a bit
Yep, that's exactly what mine does. Fine otherwise.
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='809206' date='Mar 22 2006, 07:39 AM

it will start the same, but theres no fast idle so it will stall until its warmed up a bit




Yah, thats what my yellow car does. Ive got most of it tuned out now, but I usually wait about 30 seconds to a minute idling before I take off.
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is the thermowax the peice that was connected to the choak? The pump and hose? If so that will be removed. I haven't put it in yet due to a failing fuel filter needing replacement first.
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