it also prevents icing, it was explained to me that the temp drop from from initially cold air, into the intetrcooler, may cause some icing on the throttle butteflies, potentially sticking them open (bad deal)...so in cold weather the throttle keeps the butterflies warm enough so no icing occurs...as well as manage the wax rod for the aws system.

 

Thanks for the info NMO93. I was not sure and it seemed reading your post that you just wanted to remove the heater just to be removing it. I understand removing something if you have no other good option.

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Don’t take it personally, I was not saying that YOU do not know what the purpose of what you are removing is… it was a general statement.

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I do still feel that there are too many people removing parts/systems without knowing what they are doing or why they are doing it… It seems they are just doing things because they saw/heard of others doing the same. If all out performance is what you are seeking, then I agree that there are many systems that are not needed. But if you are trying to keep a reasonably fast, good handling streetcar then I feel that maybe there should be less butchering of the cars. (Call it simplification if you like – but the result is that the car is no longer running as it was engineered to.) I do thing that this is one of the reasons they have bad reputations and bad resale potential (for modded cars). I think this is the reason rotary engines have not caught on – I think that is a shame.

Please recognize that this is just my opinion, and I recognize that if it is your car and that is what you want to do with it – then by all means have at it. But I think those who complain about poor reliability should also be willing to accept that this is partially their fault.

As for lowering resale value, perhaps I am the only one here that would rather get a few dollars out of my 3gen RX-7 to pay for the 4th gen – or whatever other vehicle I propose to buy – when the time comes.

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This does remind me of a guy I saw one day. I saw him park a beautiful BMW 850, then get out to check something in the engine. He removed a broken pool queue to prop up the hood and I thought to myself, damn, if you can't aford the maintenance (especially the cost of a hood prop rod - or whatever system holds it up) then you can afford the car and shouldnt be driving it.

Another thing I see all the time is dogged out Porche 928s that people bought for 10K and then can't affort the price of a brake job or even a door lift motor. Soon the car really is a P.O.S.

I guess I would prefer not to see 7's seen as such.

 

BLKTOPTRVL you are right about one thing, you said "(Call it simplification if you like – but the result is that the car is no longer running as it was engineered to.)". I agree with that statement, removing some of the useless systems results in a car that is running BETTER than it was engineered too with less chance of breakdown and problems.

 

One more advantage of removing the coolant line to the throttle body:

No more skinned knuckles from the hose clamps when checking under the throttle body.

 

has nothign to do with intercooler, almost every car has this feature turboed or not, there willbe no ice, if u are talkign about condensation which is water it wont even get to teh throttle plates, plus there is enouf carbon and oil to not have anythign stick