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what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ?

This is a discussion on what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ? within the Performance forums, part of the General Discussion category; hi, i have a 2008 silverado 5.3lt. im after a throtle body spacer & and a cold air intake but ...

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    hi, i have a 2008 silverado 5.3lt. im after a throtle body spacer & and a cold air intake but im not sure what to buy, dose anyone know what the best product on the market is ? thanks. anthony.

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    Re: what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ?

    well k&n and airaid seem to be the most popular, im lookin at a k&n air intake and an airaid tb spacer, but im sure someone else will chime in on their favorite

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    Re: what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ?

    Throttle body spacers have little to no affect on dry intakes and your factory air cleaner and duct work is a cold air system.

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    Re: what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ?

    Quote Originally Posted by chev133 View Post
    hi, i have a 2008 silverado 5.3lt. im after a throtle body spacer & and a cold air intake but im not sure what to buy, dose anyone know what the best product on the market is ? thanks. anthony.
    Total waste of time unless you are doing alot more to the engine.

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    Re: what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ?

    I agree you need to do alot more or it won't be worth your money.

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    Re: what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ?

    I have an airaid dont know if it really works or not

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    Re: what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ?

    tb spacer does absolutely nothing, as far as the intake, make one out of pvc and paint it and connect to the stock box, or buy the airraid modular tube and connect it to the stock box, i got an aluminum tube from one of those ebay kits from my uncle for free, and i noticed a nice increase in throttle response, a closed box is much better as far as cold air is concerned, than an open box, i used a k&n drop in filter in the stock box with a smooth tube and it worked great
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    Re: what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ?

    thanks, i ended up getting a k & n drop in filter in the stock box, the air raid modular tube, & i thought id try the air raid spacer & see for myself.

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    Re: what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ?

    Good choice on the modular tube, but the spacer does NOTHING, not an opinion thing, it's a fact. Can't work on a dry intake.

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    Re: what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ?

    Tell us how everything ends up working.

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    Re: what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ?

    whats a dry intake ?

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    Re: what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ?

    one where the fuel is introduced after the throttle body...tb spacers only work on 88-95 trucks and the old carb spacers work on older trucks


    and you probably created more of a hassle than anythings by getting the spacer, just makes the tube more difficult to line up, and all u will get from it is maybe a whistle
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    Re: what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ?

    is a performance maf sensor worth buying ?

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    Re: what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ?

    Quote Originally Posted by chev133 View Post
    is a performance maf sensor worth buying ?
    Absolutely not. 0hp to be gained, and after a few years it will likely die.

    Recipe to make 5.3L fun:
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    #2-longtube headers and exhaust
    #3-higher stall torque converter

    Bolt-ons are gimmicks. Will drain your wallet for nearly no real gains.

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    Re: what air intake & t/b spacer is the best ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Quyonmob View Post
    Absolutely not. 0hp to be gained, and after a few years it will likely die.

    Recipe to make 5.3L fun:
    #1-Custom Tune
    #2-longtube headers and exhaust
    #3-higher stall torque converter

    Bolt-ons are gimmicks. Will drain your wallet for nearly no real gains.

    x2!....do exactly those things and you will be faster than 90% of the other nnbs trucks on the road, and for less money than most worthless bolt ons, just the tune and headers will make a huge difference, converter will make it awesome, just depends on if ur willing to do that
    Last edited by Low97tahoE; 03-15-2012 at 05:13 PM.
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