09 silverado 5.3 with throttle body spacer

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dwho17
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09 silverado 5.3 with throttle body spacer

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I have a vortice throttle body spacer on the truck will have that on with the intune mpg tune affect me any?
also running 33" tires.
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Re: 09 silverado 5.3 with throttle body spacer

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the spacer will not do much of anything :)
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Re: 09 silverado 5.3 with throttle body spacer

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yeah, get rid of that spacer.. it's a waste.. does nothing for you.. will gain you nothing...

those are an old-school carburetor trick, and do nothing for newer vehicles with fuel injection...
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Re: 09 silverado 5.3 with throttle body spacer

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yes I have noticed that it has hurt my mileage since installing it.
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Re: 09 silverado 5.3 with throttle body spacer

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mikel wrote:the spacer will not do much of anything :)

..............but make your wallet a little lighter while making a funny squeak noise at times.
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