I was thinking of making my car less restrictive, and getting items bored out, polished, just making things more free flowing. Now im considering getting the throttle body bored (RRM) or the intake mani from (RRM). What do you think i should go with and why? what will help me the most? what is easier to install?

 

Depends what you already have on your ride...

But I would say TB first

 

the TB would prolly be the easiest to install...but i would think you would gain more from the Intake Manifold, personally im getting both but if i had to pick one, id prolly get the IM.

 

I have intake exhaust front strut bar, evo cf hood, nothing really special.

 

i'd personally go with the IM. the stock 55mm TB isn't that small for our engine.

EDIT: i retract my statement. a 4g94 TB is 55mm while the RA 4g69 is 60mm. but i still believe 55mm is adequate at this point. if you've seen RRM's pic of a stock IM, you'd see that the IM is a bigger restriction.

 

Id go with the TB first. Easier install, and its supposedly a night and day difference in throttle response.

 

sounds like the intake manifold is what i should get.. how much do you think it is to take it into a shop?

 

electr0: I've heard you can install the intake manifold from RRM by yourself (or with a friend). I heard you just need to keep a close eye on where everything goes, and take pictures if you can.

But don't take my word for it, I don't have that part yet, it's just what I've seen some other members on this form report.

- Jason

 

Its supposedly a difficult install. Some say between 4-7 hours. If you take it into a shop expect to pay for like 6 hours of work.

 

labor costs for a shop are around $70+ an hour, so i really wouldnt do that. It will be a difficult install but thats just cause of all the parts and pieces. Wouldnt you feel beter if you installed it yourself? but yeah i heard the IM is a very restrictive part, in any car for that matter.

 

You should get the TB from RRM, and while they are shipping it to you, take off the intake manifold and have a local machine shop port and polish it. If you take it off yourself you should save some labor money, and it may be cheaper than getting the RRM intake manifold. Not to mention you would save on shipping expenses.

The installation of the intake manifold has been reviewed, and it's the consensus that it's not very difficult, just very time consuming.

 

huh? i didnt know you could take the im off and have a local shop do that for you...how much would the local shop cost if you did that opposed to buying rrm's?

 

I would go with the above statements supporting the intake manifold because it's the easiest install, but both of those parts truly shine when paired with each other, so you might want to look into getting one now and the other later.

moving to engine tech.

 

I was looking at the IM from under my car last night and what a ***** it looks like to remove. Can/did anyone post a how to on this?

 

pm me if you need any help with doing the intake manifold as i did it with a friend in about 6 hours. its not that hard as it is time consuming. dookie you know how to contact me.

if you can afford to get both at the same time i would do so becuase not only would it make a world of difference, it would also be much easier so that you don't have to rip stuff apart twice. personally, since i did, i would get the intake manifold first.