aFe Throttle Body Spacer?? - BMW 3-Series Forum (F30 / F32)

tiltmode43 · 12-13-2012, 07:25 PM

So, anyone heard of this part before? $314 seems like a healthy chunk of $$$ for this sort of thing - the E90/92 version sells used for <$100.

http://afepower.com/shop/details_new...0L&&brandID=26

The car communities I come from treats these parts as jokes. The only throttle body spacer I know of that has any effect is for nitrous injection, LOL. If this part turns out to be beneficial, please let us know - I'll hold off on final judgement until we get some reviews

Casualvic · 12-15-2012, 11:23 PM

I agree with the crazy price!!!!!! Thats about the same price of tuning chips. I have a spacer on my chevy tahoe and not much of a noticeable difference, but who knows?

NNJF30 · 12-16-2012, 02:01 AM

I can't see how this thing could possibly gain the numbers they are claiming. If there was that much easy hp on the table BMW would have set it up like that off the bat.

tiltmode43 · 12-16-2012, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by NNJF30

I can't see how this thing could possibly gain the numbers they are claiming. If there was that much easy hp on the table BMW would have set it up like that off the bat.

Exactly - such a small part to change things so dramatically, you would think BMW would have included something like this built into the OE throttle body in the first place.

It seems aFe offers some good parts but this one, I'm just not so sure.

MSport35TT · 12-19-2012, 02:19 PM

Any response fro aFe?

SV Concepts III · 12-19-2012, 05:01 PM

aFe had to machine their own bolts for this kit which drove their manufacturing cost up.

tiltmode43 · 12-19-2012, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MSport35TT

Any response fro aFe?

I didn't contact them, thought someone here might have this part. If anything, this thread will get the part some more exposure, maybe someone will end up ordering and can report back here

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Originally Posted by SV Concepts III

aFe had to machine their own bolts for this kit which drove their manufacturing cost up.

Makes sense - they must have foreseen enough sales to make this part worth it. BTW, glad to see you're a sponsor in the F30 section of the forum!

SV Concepts III · 12-20-2012, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tiltmode43

Makes sense - they must have foreseen enough sales to make this part worth it. BTW, glad to see you're a sponsor in the F30 section of the forum!

We would never forget the F30 crowd!

rustyminded · 04-29-2013, 07:34 AM

I think it acts as a diffuser lol but for internal parts

HiiiPowerrrrrr · 04-29-2013, 01:48 PM

I've been wondering the exact same thing OP, it just doesn't seem worth it at all. Afe also claims good numbers on there intake for the f30, which i have. I didn't notice anything much but a tiny bit of extra torque under the curve and a change in sound and thats exactly what i was expecting. Afe is very optimistic with there numbers to say the least with products like these... except there scorcher module. There is a huge noticeble increase there.

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12-15-2012, 11:23 PM	#2
Casualvic Private First Class Drives: 328i xdrive Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Missouri Posts: 116 iTrader: (0)	I agree with the crazy price!!!!!! Thats about the same price of tuning chips. I have a spacer on my chevy tahoe and not much of a noticeable difference, but who knows?

12-16-2012, 02:01 AM	#3
NNJF30 Private Drives: 2012 Mineral Grey 328i Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: NNJ Posts: 70 iTrader: (0)	I can't see how this thing could possibly gain the numbers they are claiming. If there was that much easy hp on the table BMW would have set it up like that off the bat.

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MSport35TT First Lieutenant Drives: 335i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NJ & MA Posts: 361 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 BMW 335ix [1.00]	Any response fro aFe?

12-19-2012, 05:01 PM	#6
SV Concepts III Lieutenant General Drives: BMW Duh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Santa Clara Posts: 17,029 iTrader: (13)	aFe had to machine their own bolts for this kit which drove their manufacturing cost up.

04-29-2013, 07:34 AM	#9
rustyminded Private Drives: bmw 328i Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Cairo Posts: 56 iTrader: (0)	I think it acts as a diffuser lol but for internal parts

04-29-2013, 01:48 PM	#10
HiiiPowerrrrrr Enlisted Member Drives: 2013 328i Sportline, N26engine Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hanford CA. Posts: 22 iTrader: (0)	I've been wondering the exact same thing OP, it just doesn't seem worth it at all. Afe also claims good numbers on there intake for the f30, which i have. I didn't notice anything much but a tiny bit of extra torque under the curve and a change in sound and thats exactly what i was expecting. Afe is very optimistic with there numbers to say the least with products like these... except there scorcher module. There is a huge noticeble increase there.