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Old 12-29-2004, 08:09 AM
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I know it's kinda dumb but hey what happens if i swap my tb to a larger one ?
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You can potentially have more air flow into the the motor assuming you have the mods to accomodate it. Less of a restriction.
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if you go to big you can loose horsepower because ull be losing the velocity. it really all depends on your setup.
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Old 12-30-2004, 06:32 AM
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My B18c5 has 60mm . I wanna increase to 62mm. Will this be bad ?

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It won't hurt, i bored my TB a bit, made a difference in Throttle response.
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You do need to make sure you port match the intake manifold as well.
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