The PowerAid Throttle Body Spacer by AIRAID

How does Airaid design their Throttle Body Spacers? Cameron Evans visits the Airaid Filter Company in Phoenix, Arizona and gets inside the design, application and installation of one of the most popular throttle body spacers on the market. Check out this and other Airaid parts at http://tinyurl.com/mktcrv .

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Power
• aid
• throttle
• Body
• Spacer
• Air
• Intake
• Filter
• Cold
• Horsepower
• Torque
• Summit
• Racing
• summitracing

[81fbody]

These are such a joke. The only time they do any good is if the nitrous nozzles are installed.

[Scar3Cr0w619]

TBS improves throttle response.

[247Countryboy1]

Throttle body spacer does absolutely nothing for power. Google before you buy.

[buco5622]

However, I don't see how puting on a throttle body spacer will do anything. On throttle body engines, fuel is delivered with injectors, straight to the lower part of the intake. The only thing I see a TB spacer doing, is changing the mass air volume, prior to air/fuel mixing. If you're going to increase your mass air flow, then you may want to put in bigger injectors as well. But I guess it all comes down to what your ECM will allow your engine to do, otherwise it'll throw trouble codes.

[buco5622]

Now if someone could make a gear drive for my '98 5.2L, I'd be happy.

[buco5622]

So far, I've only used spacers on carberated engines. I can tell a difference between using one, and not using one. They allow more air to mix with the fuel, before it reaches the combustion chamber, allowing a more cleaner burn. Without the spacers on my 292, 302, 355, and 400, I noticed takeoff was kinda "boggy". But after raising the carberators 1" with a spacer, I had more torque and no "bogging". I could also tell a huge difference in mileage too, because the carbs weren't getting as hot.

[Renegade8100]

wow, swirling air does not do shit. The throttle body spacer itself sure does. If anything, it disturbs the air and reduces performance.

[TheCorenator]

@westcarolina1861 The air swirling action would not need to reach the combustion chamber as long as the air/fuel mixed before entering. The swirling would stay into action because unlike before their isnt a smooth airflow airflow and supposedly this now rapid air flow causes a better mix of air and fuel before entering the combustion chamber and burning a better and faster combustion compared to the mix entering as loose molecules not burning as efficient. But I still have my doubts..

[suppaman12]

3:10 - 3:25 biggest bullshit ive heard all year!!! Sad thing is, it sounds true to the ignorant ear! Guys this shit doesnt work! save money for a tune up or for a custome tune, both of those will help way more than this paperweight!

[autom0bile]

I JUST put one on my 3.9L v6 dakota, it made a huge power difference now hopefully helps gas mileage. It now lays two black marks without posi, before itd barely squeek the tires.