Volant Throttle Body Spacer Review and Dyno Test
In the days before electronic fuel injection systems, throttle body spacers were pretty common. They were a quick, easy way to add power to your carbureted or TBI (throttle body injection) vehicle. Today, with the advent of multi-port electronic fuel injection, the benefits of a throttle body spacer are a bit more dubious.
Our own Rob Eckhart decided to answer the question once and or all – Do throttle body spacers really work? – and tested a Volant Vortice TBS on his own 2nd generation Tundra.
Here are the results of that test and our analysis. Read more…
TundraHeadquarters.com News!
When I founded TundraHeadquarters.com in March 2007, I never dreamed it would become this successful. Over the last year, TundraHeadquarters has had:
- 973,000+ unique visitors
- we’ve served just about 2.2 million pageviews
- we’ve generated about 250 posts in that time (give or take)
- we’ve had 1500+ comments in that time as well
While I’m excited about this performance, I know we can do more. That’s why I’m happy to officially announce two new members of our team – but more on that in a minute. Read more…
Engine Sound Wimpy? Here’s the Fix!
Are you looking for a gag gift for the guy who has everything? Then the SoundRacer Street Racing Engine Simulator is the perfect choice. If the subject of your gift-giving has a car that’s somewhat lacking in the muscle department and craves the roar of a powerful V8 engine, this nifty gift gives him the ability to get all of the testosterone without the price tag.
Toyota Launches Racing Dream Build Challenge – Let the Competition Begin
Toyota has launched a new Racing Dream build challenge bringing together four professional drivers from NHRA and NASCAR. Each of these customized Toyota’s will be voted on through Facebook, on display at the 2012 SEMA show and all proceeds will go to charity. We know these drivers can drive a fast car, which one can build/design a winner.
2014 Silverado Rumors: Truck will be Taller, Crew Cab To Have 6.5 Foot Bed, and More
The big news from Las Vegas GM/Chevy dealers convention is the 2014 Silverado will have a 6.5′ bed on the crew cab, be taller and have a direct-injection engine with cylinder deactivation. The truck will also offer a four-door extended cab setup like Tundra double cab. It will also have more leg room comparable to the Tundra and F-150. Will these long-overdue changes finally make it more of a competitor in the full-size truck market?
Rumors have it that the 2014 Silverado will look a lot like this 2013 with just modifications for customer convenience.
