With 42# inj and a TA51 turbo with some other basic mods, does anyone recommend removing the radiator hose that goes to the throttle body? I live in northern ohio, and this is my daily driver, so please keep that in mind.
If you do recommend removing it, what is the general procedure for doing that? I've never worked with radiators, and without the step by step instructions on this page, I would have never gotten the turbo and injectors in. Please keep that in mind when making your instructions. If you forget a little detail...it probably won't get done
Tom,
I think the general concensus is to do this mod. It does not seem to cause any ill effects, even in cold weather climates. I live in northern Illinois and have not noticed any ill effects because of this mod. The 'cheap' solution is to just loop one line back to the other, bypassing the throttle body. Just make sure you have an up to date chip. The chip programming that is available now has much better cold weather characteristics than stock. Or I'm sure you could buy a bunch of parts to accoplish the same thing, but this is one of those free mods that make these cars so great. Your choice.
Mike Gloff
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'87 Buick w/ Turbo
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I agree with Mike too. Since I've owned my car it has always been blocked off, just a small rubber hose connecting one line to the other. Most of it's daily driver status with me was in NC, and I know it doesn't get that cold there, as cold as northern Ohio and IL(I'm in southern IL now) I can remember some pretty darn cold times there as well as the week I drove the car in the snow. I really didn't notice any problems, course I was used to a carb'ed car up to that point.
To me it seems that my car starts up and runs now(summer) just the way it did then(winter). If you really think it may affect the car's driveability, then do as Mike Nelson suggested on the list,"I would add a brass valve to both lines that you could close in the summer." If you can change your turbo and injectors, you should have no trouble at all with this.Good luck.