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Q's about TB's and 14x3 air cleaner

Old Feb 6, 2009 | 07:38 PM
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Yea, just getting a fastman is a good idea.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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hey BTW lv360 ram is your Fastman TB for sale or is that your whole truck........lol
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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I am cheap sob so I bought a tb from the junkyard and modding it myself...gonna use that money I saved for roller rockers.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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yeah if you buy a fastman at least you can say "you have a fastman" he does awesome job he put on lighter weight flys on ands bores it out, you get 80 bucks back when you send your back , so it really isnt bad , for the throttle responce its worth it.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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i took a die grinder on mine after grinding off all the stuff on top.......i was gonna half-shaft it but couldnt figger out how to remove the shaft.......its not to a specific diameter, i just ground it out some but didnt go too close to where the plates close

 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 01:48 AM
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The round air filters will fit with the stock throttle body. That being said I don't know anything about boring the throttle body so I'm going to stay out of that.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted by lv360ram
Now that's some common sense right there and I'm not being sarcastic.

wouldn't your mpg be the same if you wern't hauling *** more often? if you open a big valve slightly, its the same thing as opening a small one all the way...
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 01:23 PM
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If you wanted to, you could prolly machine the top of the keg flat, bore some new holes and run duel Throttle bodies! =)

haha, im gonna catch hell for that one I know... im sure the casing is too thin to allow that anyway
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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If you don't bore all the way through,(and replace the fly's) you'll still have the same restriction.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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Thanks for the replies. I think I'll stay away from messing with the stock TB. Sounds like a pain in the butt and I don't have the right tools anyway.

I know a lot of people say that the Fastman TB gives you better throttle response, but can 4mm really make that much of a difference? I mean, if I'm gonna shell out $300 for a part that really doesn't need to be replaced, I want to make sure it's worth it.
 
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