2008 Viper Throttle body to be installed today on my jeep. will keep updated
05-25-2011, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by tslewisz
I took mine off over lunch hour today. I'll make somebody a pretty good deal on it...shoot me a msg.
05-25-2011, 07:08 PM
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Yep. Not necessarily with the ETC light, though. The SC Flashpaq makes some of its power gain by leaning out the mixture at wide open throttle (WOT), since stock it's overly rich. The bigger TB leans it out at WOT, too, since it flows more air. Combined, the result is a too-lean condition that causes the engine to throw codes.
That's what I've read, anyway.
That's what I've read, anyway.
05-25-2011, 08:20 PM
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What Octane fuel do U use? U've gone a good ways w/o getting a check engine light......We have the same stock setup except for the TB and we just use 87 Octane and we got the just today before the first tank of fuel was gone. Thinking about running 89 and see if the light goes out. Whata ya'll think?
05-25-2011, 09:20 PM
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I have been useing a fastman.com TB for years and have no problems and on check light and you dont need a tunner . he has new and used TB.
check it out here.
http://www.thefastman.com/ThrottlebodiesDBW3738.asp
check it out here.
http://www.thefastman.com/ThrottlebodiesDBW3738.asp
05-26-2011, 04:26 AM
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It would be nice if Superchips (or Diablo, or BullyDog, or...) would design a tune for this TB that would take advantage of the airflow and resolve the "steep downhill" issue. Maybe they've already looked at it, though, and the bigger TB just doesn't provide enough benefit to make it even worth doing.
05-28-2011, 11:34 AM
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So far no problem at all driving down and going on trails and making my own! It's going to be a longer road trip then I thought so good time to test. VA to alabama, then to NC, then to fl, then back home to va.
06-06-2011, 06:45 AM
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Back from my drive
Well after putting around 2,800 miles on the jeep since 2 thursdays ago. i have had absolutely no problems with the Viper Throttle body. in this time lots of road driving, and off road driving as well in AL and in Tenn. my next step is going to get a K&N drop in and see if this will effect it any. but so far on a stock 2011 there is no issues.
-Nick
-Nick