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Old 04-04-2005, 02:04 AM
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How good is a BBk throttle body or should I just have my stock one done by breathless perf. also does the ls6 intake make a huge differance? any suggestions would be great. next year looking to get the magnacharger system.

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I would skip the BBK and do a ported stocker. I had bad luck with BBK and good luck with Shaner.
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I have had great luck with my ported BBK 80mm TB.

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I had bad luck with BBK and good luck with Shaner.
I've heard the same from others. For the price, you can't go wrong.

A Shaner is on my to-do list.
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Unless you have more than 500 hp, it is not cost effective. Save the money and get a great tune.
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Originally Posted by BW1
I've heard the same from others. For the price, you can't go wrong.

A Shaner is on my to-do list.
Mine is being done by Mark right now. My tuner told me the BBK's can actually lose power on a stock cubed motor.
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Originally Posted by vettenuts
Mine is being done by Mark right now. My tuner told me the BBK's can actually lose power on a stock cubed motor.
Seen it happen on a larger than stock motor!

Go with a Jantzer or Shaner.

Both are excellent choices, but the Jantzer is powdercoated (any color) for about the same price.
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looked on shaner site and that looks like a great price compared to the bbk's. What web site is the Jantzer on?
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looked on shaner site and that looks like a great price compared to the bbk's. What web site is the Jantzer on?
http://community.webshots.com/user/jantzer98ss

I know it seems shady, but I have done business with him for a while now with absolutely no snags.
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Thank you for the web site they look great.

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