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Old 01-06-2010, 09:13 AM
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Having issues with the TBSS TB I have. Hoping a car TB will work better and hoping to find one I don't have to go broke to buy.
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Pardon my ignorance, but whats the difference? The TBSS has the LS2...
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The truck throttle body is a different design than the car throttle body. The truck one is actually 87mm and the car is 90mm. Not a big difference, but my problem is that apparently the truck style doesn't always play well with the X-harness possibly due to the way it's built. I'm getting a P1516 code at WOT that I believe is due to the TB I have and I'm hoping the car style will fix that.


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Maybe not on a blow-through application, but there are some other differences. The truck style TB is 87mm only at the widest points on the flange, or at its center.





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Dont mean to jack your thread but isnt the only car the ls2 came in was the corvette?
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Dont mean to jack your thread but isnt the only car the ls2 came in was the corvette?
No problem. The same TB was in a few different cars including the GTO, G8 and the corvette. The LS7, LS2, L76, LS3, and L98 all use the same car style throttle body.
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did you tune your truck to work with the throttle body?
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Other than a small adjustment to help idle learn quicker there really isn't any tuning that needs to be done for operation of the larger TB. The x-link takes care of it.

I have made some additional VE and idle airflow adjustments, but they are minor and are not tied to the P1516 code problem.

I think I'll double check that the TB I have isn't binding up in anyway. Maybe even take it apart and check it out before spending money on the car style.

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