[Colt.45]

I've seen people post about which is the best tb. Opinions on which is best vary as much as the prices . I'm on my 2nd Edelbrock tb, a 65mm and now a 70mm. Never had a problem with either one. My question is not so much which is better, but what makes a great tb? They all seem to be pretty straight forward, not a lot of obvious differences.

[Chris951]

I heard they are all made by the same company, then restamped for different companies. I had a BBK 70mm and had no issues with it. I hear accufab's are good too. But like I said, I think they are all made by the same company, or so i have read..

[Digsj7]

No, they are not made by the same company.

Accufabs are the shit!

[Colt.45]

Originally Posted by Digsj7 No, they are not made by the same company. Accufabs are the shit!

A lot of people think so. But Why? They are basically a pipe with a butterfly to meter the air going into the intake. Does one flow better than the rest, or just higher quality parts. Maybe tighter tolerances, or all of the above?

[fogged306]

Holley TB's suck. Mine sticks off idle and then flings itself open when you put enough pressure on the pedal. My old accufab worked like a dream, smooth as butter. This holley is like an on off switch because it's poorly made IMO. I've had it apart and filed everything down and it still sticks.

[Digsj7]

Accufabs are just made REALLY well. From quality to tolerances, they are dead nuts. Like fogged said...smooth as butter. I ordered a pro products, accufab and bbk just to compare and the accufab was hands down above the rest. The others felt "cheap" from weight of material to construction.

[Colt.45]

Originally Posted by Digsj7 Accufabs are just made REALLY well. From quality to tolerances, they are dead nuts. Like fogged said...smooth as butter. I ordered a pro products, accufab and bbk just to compare and the accufab was hands down above the rest. The others felt "cheap" from weight of material to construction.

I figured something like that. If my Edelbrock ever goes south, I 'll check them out. But for the price diff. ,it would have to go a ways to be that much better than the Edelbrocks that I have had. Not pushing E.B. or anything. But other than stock ,it is the only t.b. I've used. Have not had any issues with either of the two. But I understand what you're saying. You get what you pay for.:

[ryanw]

Im running a 70mm accufab and i love it

[sonataking05]

Read this months Muscle Mustang and fast Fords there is an article about TS not whish are the best quality but more about size. Its pretty good and by this months I mean the one that just came out its either September or October. As far as Quaity Acufab is pretty much the best made out there followed by. There are rumprs that a lot of TBs are made by the same company. BBK and Edelbrock have the same manufacturer, but as fro as I know thats it. Even just by looking at a picture you can tell acufab is a lot different from a lot of the others. Iv seen TBs on Ebay stamped with BBK and Edelbrock tight next to it.

[Chris951]

EH, if I had the money I would have an accufab just because they look nice to me. And i'm not really a fan of edelbrock anything. But my BBK worked just fine and was 1000000000000x better than the stock one lol

[1988 convertible]

Originally Posted by Colt.45 I've seen people post about which is the best tb. Opinions on which is best vary as much as the prices . I'm on my 2nd Edelbrock tb, a 65mm and now a 70mm. Never had a problem with either one. My question is not so much which is better, but what makes a great tb? They all seem to be pretty straight forward, not a lot of obvious differences.

Best idea is to get one with an EGR that matches and also making sure it matches your upper manifold too... no point of getting a larger throttlebody and EGR if your upper man is only 60mm wide... you get disruption from airflow on the lip that is left...

if you have an aftermarket man get one that matches that... their all designed to do the same thing so may seem the same but their not. many different composits of stainless/Aluminum are used to produce them... you cant go wrong with BBK, Accufab, Edelbrock or professional performance. im sure there are more im not mentioning but its personal preference to what brand you want to use...

[Colt.45]

Originally Posted by 1988 convertible Best idea is to get one with an EGR that matches and also making sure it matches your upper manifold too... no point of getting a larger throttlebody and EGR if your upper man is only 60mm wide... you get disruption from airflow on the lip that is left... if you have an aftermarket man get one that matches that... their all designed to do the same thing so may seem the same but their not. many different composits of stainless/Aluminum are used to produce them... you cant go wrong with BBK, Accufab, Edelbrock or professional performance. im sure there are more im not mentioning but its personal preference to what brand you want to use...

I went to the 70mm when I got the TFS Track Heat top end kit.

[1988 convertible]

Originally Posted by Colt.45 I went to the 70mm when I got the TFS Track Heat top end kit.

same one as i got... i opted for a polished Professional Products 70mm TB and EGR spacer.

[Digsj7]

Originally Posted by sonataking05 Read this months Muscle Mustang and fast Fords there is an article about TS not whish are the best quality but more about size. Its pretty good and by this months I mean the one that just came out its either September or October. As far as Quaity Acufab is pretty much the best made out there followed by. There are rumprs that a lot of TBs are made by the same company. BBK and Edelbrock have the same manufacturer, but as fro as I know thats it. Even just by looking at a picture you can tell acufab is a lot different from a lot of the others. Iv seen TBs on Ebay stamped with BBK and Edelbrock tight next to it.

duzen fuked up wrds and numrous pernunceatin fayls.

[tmoss]

the early BBK TBs were prone to cracking the shafts - junk! I guess Edelbrock fixed that when they bought the BBK TB line or BBK started making TBs for Edelbrock.

What really sucks is that BBK/Edelbrock will not sell replacement shafts for the older broke dik units due to "liability" concerns B-shit.

[sonataking05]

So Digsj7 you had trouble reading my post because of the 10 mistakes I made. Im sorry you need things perfect so you can sound them out. You onestly had to post to knock my bad typing. Thanks for being helpfull.

[Colt.45]

Originally Posted by tmoss the early BBK TBs were prone to cracking the shafts - junk! I guess Edelbrock fixed that when they bought the BBK TB line or BBK started making TBs for Edelbrock. What really sucks is that BBK/Edelbrock will not sell replacement shafts for the older broke dik units due to "liability" concerns B-shit.

Thanks Tom, very knowledgeable answer. You are the man, when it comes to all things flow related. Have a good day.

[richardhales]

my bbk whistles due to the idle air control valve hole is to sharp and when air passes over it the damn thing whistles drive me crazy and sounds like smacked A$$

[fogged306]

Originally Posted by richardhales my bbk whistles due to the idle air control valve hole is to sharp and when air passes over it the damn thing whistles drive me crazy and sounds like smacked A$$

File it down?

[Notchthis]

Originally Posted by richardhales my bbk whistles due to the idle air control valve hole is to sharp and when air passes over it the damn thing whistles drive me crazy and sounds like smacked A$$

this might be my issue that i was thinking was a vacuum leak and was having a hard time locating it