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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 01:12 PM
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Restrictor plate...

Has anyone other than maxboost removed their throttle body restrictor plate? If so, pros...cons...
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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yeah i took mine out but i still have a stock intake and exhaust so I dont see any difference at the moment.... it took minutes to take out
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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mines out, lil more whistle but as far as i know of, no gain.
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 02:56 PM
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mine is out. i cant tell a diffirence (good or bad)
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 03:21 PM
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Giving the Red Dragon a little boost? We'll keep it on the down low...
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 03:29 PM
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How does one remove the restrictor plate?
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 03:36 PM
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How does one remove the restrictor plate?
you take it out

remove throttle body. the plate is between that and the intake manifold
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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you take it out
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by soonerfan
mine is out. i cant tell a diffirence (good or bad)
your 02 had the plate?
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 03:53 PM
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your 02 had the plate?
actually i dont know. i removed it on my old 00
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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I took it out and what do you know, more whistle and no other big difference, maybe a little at the top end.
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by soonerfan
actually i dont know. i removed it on my old 00
i have never seen a 3.5 with one, which is why i asked. i used that as part justification to remove mine.
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by soonerfan
remove throttle body. the plate is between that and the intake manifold
That's what I meant. I didn't want to come off as even more naive.
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 05:07 PM
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i took out my TB quite a few times on my 3.5L....and I don't see anything inbetween....
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That's because there's nothing there.
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 05:12 PM
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i took out my TB quite a few times on my 3.5L....and I don't see anything inbetween....
not even a gasket?!?!?
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 05:14 PM
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not even a gasket?!?!?
okay you got me
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 05:22 PM
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THAT is the 02+ restrictor plate, I knew it had one.
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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THAT is the 02+ restrictor plate, I knew it had one.
remove it!!!!!
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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Use a phenolic spacer... just like the one for the LIM...
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STOP CALLING IT A RESTRICTOR PLATE!!! This is not NASCAR
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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It's a gasket .. 's

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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 06:23 PM
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STOP CALLING IT A RESTRICTOR PLATE!!! This is not NASCAR
just cause you turn right doesnt mean the rest of have to. fast actually has a non specific name for the part and it is smaller than the tb. part of it is flat like a plate so i guess the name fits. we could call it the restrictive flat on one side with a waterslide on the other side plate that chips and lets paint go into your engine plate.
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Originally Posted by sloppymax
just cause you turn right doesnt mean the rest of have to. fast actually has a non specific name for the part and it is smaller than the tb. part of it is flat like a plate so i guess the name fits. we could call it the restrictive flat on one side with a waterslide on the other side plate that chips and lets paint go into your engine plate.
the problem with calling it a restrictor plate is that that infers that it is RESTRICTING something...and then people think...."well I don't want any restriction!" and remove it.

Calling it a restrictor plate infers that it is hurting performance and therefore should be removed...which is not true.

I realize it's semantics, but it's really just "part of the throttle body" and nothing more.
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Originally Posted by irish44j
the problem with calling it a restrictor plate is that that infers that it is RESTRICTING something...and then people think...."well I don't want any restriction!" and remove it.

Calling it a restrictor plate infers that it is hurting performance and therefore should be removed...which is not true.

I realize it's semantics, but it's really just "part of the throttle body" and nothing more.
...ok,

so its a VORTEX GENERATOR
Old Jul 13, 2006 | 12:44 AM
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oh you can definitely feel the 1-2 hp in the high end.

or perhaps it was the whistle that got me?
Old Jul 13, 2006 | 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by irish44j
the problem with calling it a restrictor plate is that that infers that it is RESTRICTING something...and then people think...."well I don't want any restriction!" and remove it.

Calling it a restrictor plate infers that it is hurting performance and therefore should be removed...which is not true.

I realize it's semantics, but it's really just "part of the throttle body" and nothing more.
but since its smaller than the tb, by around 5-6mm if iirc, wouldnt you classify that as a restriction?
Old Jul 13, 2006 | 05:15 AM
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 05:30 AM
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oh you can definitely feel the 1-2 hp in the high end.

or perhaps it was the whistle that got me?
You can feel 1-2 hps gains? Your butt dyno must hyper-sensitive.
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 05:32 AM
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You can feel 1-2 hps gains? Your butt dyno must hyper-sensitive.
That damn maxima.org sticker was suppose to add a couple horses, but I think the coefficient drag on them is costing me some speed.
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Do they sell aftermarket "restrictive flat on one side with a waterslide on the other side plate that chips and lets paint go into your engine plate"s?

Because, if so, I have no money to afford one.
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That damn maxima.org sticker was suppose to add a couple horses, but I think the coefficient drag on them is costing me some speed.


The stickers adding HP routine just never gets old,

































































loser.
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loser.
Don't make me karate chop you in the jugular.
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Don't make me karate chop you in the jugular.
That's fine. Bring it on. My jugular would counter attack to your bawls.
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Where Deckdout is, Progress follows... how predictable...
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Where Deckdout is, Progress follows... how predictable...
I'm on invisible too, I can't hide myself from any of you phools. I'm glad your right there to it up though. Thanks
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Where Deckdout is, Progress follows... how predictable...
It's the reverse in "the other board."
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That's fine. Bring it on. My jugular would counter attack to your bawls.
That's a little homo don't you think?



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