There has been some controversy over the Scion xB OBX throttle body spacer, sadly most of it is unfounded. Owners of the Scion have held their opinions of the Scion OBX throttle body spacer, even though only a hand full of these have actually ever seen or have the spacer installed. Here say and guestimating has, sadly, flooded around this Scion spacer product.
Well, we have one throttle body spacer installed and dyno'd.
- our results are simple, the best we achieved with bolt ons, with the Scion, was 101 HP to the wheels, unlike other so called Scion xB sites, we have the dyno on hand from actually performing this spacer installation and the dyno where these numbers came from, as most of you know from where I originally posted this article about a year ago on my blog, which still has active links to the club xB forum from the discussion then.
- After the spacer installation of the Scion OBX throttle body spacer, the dyno jumped to 103.61 HP to the wheels at wide open throttle.
- This results in a 2.61 true increase, to the wheels, for the Scion throttle body spacer on our '06 Scion.
Given that most owners will spend more money on less power producing parts, it is still hard to understand why some can't seem to escape the results of the spacer and install this throttle body spacer proven power producer, for far less money than these other mods. We also painted our OBX throttle body spacerto match our engine theme; this was simply done by using some self etching primer and an aluminum friendly paint color of your choice.
In the end, from someone who actually knows, the OBX throttle body spacer is well worth the small investment. A simple extension tab must be made to push the intake mounts over about one inch, so that all the items fit without stress. This simple how to can be found on a few forum threads, but the Crew specifically will have this throttle information on the product page. Go get one and enjoy being that much faster.
For the 2008, 2009, and 2010 Scion Poweraid offers a TB spacer which has the same great effects. Our PowerAid Scion Throttle Body Spacers are manufactured from the highest quality Aircraft Grade Billet 6061-T6 Aluminum. Each Scion PowerAid is specifically designed for your throttle application. Our Scion kits always include the necessary gaskets, hardware, and precision brackets to maintain proper geometry with the Scion factory components. The Scion PowerAid Throttle Body Spacer can be installed in less than an hour using common hand tools with no drilling or cutting required of the throttle body or any other components.
Look at it like this, even if its not power producing, we know that a cai has different characteristics versus a sri. The only difference is the length of the tube. With the throttle body spacer you are doing the same thing. We beleive that our results were due to finding a sweet spot, using the Injen SRI and the throttle body spacer. For the money, give the throttle body spacer a shot, you will not be dissapointed.
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