Felt like working on her today, so I gave the whole intake a good scrubbing (isopropyl + rags). Snorkel, airbox, AFM, boot, throttle plate, everything.
A buddy of mine was chillin' in the driver's seat, so I asked him to pin the throttle real quick so I could watch the butterfly. With the pedal to the floor, the plate was still a good 20 degrees from being all the way open, so I tightened up the cable until it opened all the way. The plate itself was beyond filthy, so much that I was able to scrape away tasty chunks of grime with my fingernail.
My car's an auto right now, but after all the cleaning and adjustment, I can definitely feel more pull in the powerband along with a little quicker response at any throttle position.
TL;DR - If you're looking for NOTICEABLE improvements for $0, clean your whole intake and make sure your throttle opens all the way.
A buddy of mine was chillin' in the driver's seat, so I asked him to pin the throttle real quick so I could watch the butterfly. With the pedal to the floor, the plate was still a good 20 degrees from being all the way open, so I tightened up the cable until it opened all the way. The plate itself was beyond filthy, so much that I was able to scrape away tasty chunks of grime with my fingernail.
My car's an auto right now, but after all the cleaning and adjustment, I can definitely feel more pull in the powerband along with a little quicker response at any throttle position.
TL;DR - If you're looking for NOTICEABLE improvements for $0, clean your whole intake and make sure your throttle opens all the way.
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