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Review on πŸš€ Airaid PowerAid Throttle Body Spacer - Enhance Performance with the 200-580 Model by Daniel Jackson

Revainrating 2 out of 5

The disadvantages far outweigh the advantages.

Installed my 98 GMC Sierra 4.3 Vortec to see what happened. This increased my idle speed by about 200 rpm, which became annoying and slow to stop. The slight increase in throttle response didn't seem worth it as there are other ways to achieve it. Keep in mind that I have absolutely no other engine mods. No cold air intake, throttle body, manifold, just a stock engine. The physics will work better on a vehicle where air and fuel come through the device, which then acts as a high-altitude air intake. I have CPI direct injection so this seal only affects the air. I didn't hear the "whistle" which seems to be an indicator that it's working. Also, the kit didn't include everything needed for the modification. The crankcase hose was too short and I had to make another one. I had to buy another bolt to hold the cable brace against the inlet as the bolts that came with were underthreaded. Eventually I had to buy an extra throttle body gasket as it contained a large main O-ring that could not be screwed into the machine's groove by any means. Luckily the groove was identical to the groove at the top of the air intake so I could just get a different gasket.

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • Not sure