Throttle body cleaning is a necessary part of vehicle maintenance since the throttle body plays a significant role in the smooth running of the engine. The purpose of the throttle body is to control ...

Everyone here is guilty of letting their throttle body go unloved for far too long. Heck, some car owners might never clean theirs. Throttle bodies are just one of those things that can live at the ...

How much power is a throttle body upgrade worth? The question seems simple enough, but the answer is somewhat less so. Power gains seem to range from a little as 0 hp to as much as 25-30 hp. It seems ...

The throttle body and carburetor are alike in that they both feed an internal combustion engine with air, but carburetors are also responsible for adding fuel into the mix. Moreover, a carburetor has ...

When things are operating properly, most drivers don't give a second thought to what happens when pressing the accelerator pedal on a modern internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. Whether ...

The controversy between carburetors and EFI has always been about complexity and price. Carburetors are simple—EFI is not. Carburetors are cheap—or at least cheaper than EFI. Those points have not ...

How much power is a throttle body, MAF, or air intake upgrade worth? Not surprisingly, the power gains offered by the flow restriction inherent in the stock inlet system depend on the modified power ...

Dear Car Talk: What the heck is a throttle body? We have a 2007 Toyota 4Runner with 85,000 miles and a 2011 Toyota Venza with 45,000 miles. Our local Toyota dealer is pushing us to service the ...

The throttle body is a housing with a valve that regulates airflow into an engine’s intake manifold. The throttle body resembles the base of a carburetor, and some low-cost fuel-injection systems had ...

I have been experiencing delayed acceleration in my car, and it sometimes jerks while idling. A mechanic cleaned a part called the throttle body and said it was dirty. Since I have owned the car for ...