i dunno if this applies to you turbo boys, but take a look and let me know what you think

TB Bypass Mod

 

the idea is that there is hot engine coolant flowing through the throttle body, and seeing as we live in florida and don't need the hot air to be warmed by an already hot TB, especially when you're spending all that money on intercoolers and what not

the reason subaru does this is to prevent iceing of the throttle body, but i don't think we need to worry about that here in Tampa Bay

 

its also an emissions thing, very similar to the TGVs, has an effect for cold weather but is put there because of emissions.

 

how would running warm coolant through the throttle body be an emissions thing? i don't get it..

 

already did the coolant delete in my tb

 

its gay, i never understood it either, its on 240's, the KA anywayz, i dunno about the sr

 

it's pretty standered on most TB cars from 1980's on up it's not a big HP mod but all the engine's I'v built over the years, 90% of the time iv gotten rid of the TB coolant line it help's a bit after the car is at running temp, it's not making the air as hot as it passes through the TB by a few deg. but still a mod non the less and every bit help's and yes it's on the SR TB as well hope this help's a bit
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it's a good free mod to do. Just reminded me... I gotta go do that to the Project Tibby!

I believe it's there so the TB intake blade assembly doesn't get iced in extreme cold.

 

also you don't need anything additonal to do this on the turbo EJ's just remove one hose and reroute the other one and reclamp. I dunno about the N/A setup

 

tibby's are fun cars the v6 is a pain in the ass to do header's on LOL Iv done more than my fair amount of those....arggg but if toy have the 4cyl. I want to get a chance to check it out iv been working on a turbo setup for the 4cyl....if you are interested PM me for more info
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