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Old 10-28-2009, 02:23 PM   eBay Motors   #1 (permalink)
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Throttle Body Spacer?

To do or not to do??
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Old 10-28-2009, 02:35 PM   eBay Motors   #2 (permalink)
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Not to do. No throttle body to space out on a Diesel
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Old 10-28-2009, 02:44 PM   eBay Motors   #3 (permalink)
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Why does airraid say they make on to fit 04 gmc 2500hd diesels then??? I don't know my friend asked if they made them and I got to looking into to and they said they make them for that truck.
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Old 10-28-2009, 02:44 PM   eBay Motors   #4 (permalink)
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^^^^^^^^^^exactly.....waste of money!


They make those things for people that dont know any better.
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Old 10-28-2009, 03:06 PM   eBay Motors   #5 (permalink)
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on airraids site it doesnt show that they make one for the duramax.. I just looked. Our throttle body spacer is a turbo.. lol
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Old 10-28-2009, 04:10 PM   eBay Motors   #6 (permalink)
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yeah guess so thanks
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Old 10-28-2009, 04:49 PM   eBay Motors   #7 (permalink)
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throttle body spacers are great for gassers...
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Old 10-28-2009, 05:44 PM   eBay Motors   #8 (permalink)
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Diesels don't even have a throttle- they are wide open from the intake all the way to the intake valves, with the turbo in the middle. - They are run by computers and wire!
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Old 10-28-2009, 06:14 PM   eBay Motors   #9 (permalink)
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A gas engine is a variable compression engine and a Diesel is a constant compression engine. Give or take boost ext
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Old 11-07-2009, 05:42 AM   eBay Motors   #10 (permalink)
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ive heard that they do however give you more turbo whistle, is this true?
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