do I really need this on the throttle body..

[bangn]

im building a turbo M20, and this is badly corroded on my M20b25.
I suspect its just to aid with cold starts in the snowy parts of the world, doesnt have a wax element inside, it just goes in and out and heats up the throttlebody.

question is.. having this on a turbo vehicle where the desired intake temps are as low as possible, could this have a negative effect on performance, I was going to get a new one but not sure if its worth it. Otherwise I will just plate it off so it looks neat.

I live in Australia, aka the center of the sun.

[E30-325iS]

Its not going to make any difference to your intake temps or performance. You can just bypass it with a length of hose. There is no wax in there, its just for coolant to circulate around.
I think its there to stop the throttle body from icing up under certain conditions.

[TheTacoMan]

Its not going to make any difference to your intake temps or performance. You can just bypass it with a length of hose. There is no wax in there, its just for coolant to circulate around.
I think its there to stop the throttle body from icing up under certain conditions.

Thats correct, I looped mine and its fine.

[acolella76]

It's a throttle body heater. I bypassed mine a while ago and never noticed a difference. Though, this past winter my throttle did get stuck open once or twice. Nothing a firm kick won't fix.

[MR 325]

Mine is bypassed.

[crazyman]

It's a throttle body heater. I bypassed mine a while ago and never noticed a difference. Though, this past winter my throttle did get stuck open once or twice. Nothing a firm kick won't fix.

I think you have bigger problems there sir.

[Exodus_2pt0]

Bypassed on every car I own that came equipped.

It is counterproductive to good performance.

[StinkE30]

*cough over-engineering cough*

[ADlBOO]

Probably a left over design from when they still made plane engines. :hitler: Most cars have them now a days though. Not gonna notice a difference if you remove or bypass it though.

[peytonracer4]

you can bypass it. as someone said, it's entirely possible to have your butterfly valve freeze open in very very cold and wet conditions but it's unlikely.

[Cabriolet]

if it get's below 20F you need it. otherwise it's just over designed.

[eLKuRLy]

Anybody with pictures of bypass?

[E30-325iS]

Just run a hose from under the thermostat to the back of the block.

[Exodus_2pt0]

Or you can take a double sided nipple fitting, remove the hoses from the throttle body and connect them to each other.

[E30_fiend]

bypassed mine as well. ZERO issues