Micro Image Intake Manifold thread

[4/20 NEVER FORGET]

An update: a bit more tweaking and I've got this 1zz throttle body dialed in. The car drives great now, about 250 miles on the car since install. It takes about 30 seconds for the idle to climb down on cold starts and it's fine after that. I took the car out on some of my favorite roads and the new manifold/throttle body gave it a noticeable power bump, it's especially snappy coming out of tight corners in 2nd and 3rd gear while high in revs.

Overall I'm extremely happy with the upgrade! Thanks again for the advice everyone.

[tooter]

Originally Posted by 4/20 NEVER FORGET

An update: a bit more tweaking and I've got this 1zz throttle body dialed in. The car drives great now, about 250 miles on the car since install. It takes about 30 seconds for the idle to climb down on cold starts and it's fine after that. I took the car out on some of my favorite roads and the new manifold/throttle body gave it a noticeable power bump, it's especially snappy coming out of tight corners in 2nd and 3rd gear while high in revs.

Overall I'm extremely happy with the upgrade! Thanks again for the advice everyone.

I'm happy for you...
The 1ZZ throttle body is one of the best bang for the buck mods you can do because it enhances all of the other mods.

[tk-421]

Originally Posted by tooter

I'm happy for you...
The 1ZZ throttle body is one of the best bang for the buck mods you can do because it enhances all of the other mods.

Agreed 100%

Other than the high idle at cold starts (which I'm fine with), I have nothing to complain about. It's been running great for many years, and it did in fact make the rest of my existing performance mods shine even more.

BTW, Did you guys bypass the coolant line on your 1ZZ TBs? I did it since day one with no issues so far. Just wondering if you all did the same...

[suckerface]

Originally Posted by tk-421

Agreed 100%

Other than the high idle at cold starts (which I'm fine with), I have nothing to complain about. It's been running great for many years, and it did in fact make the rest of my existing performance mods shine even more.

BTW, Did you guys bypass the coolant line on your 1ZZ TBs? I did it since day one with no issues so far. Just wondering if you all did the same...

I bypassed the coolant line on mine, and I live in WI where temps regularly get into single digits for 4-5 months of the year. Zero problems.

[mazilla]

Originally Posted by 4/20 NEVER FORGET

An update: a bit more tweaking and I've got this 1zz throttle body dialed in. The car drives great now, about 250 miles on the car since install. It takes about 30 seconds for the idle to climb down on cold starts and it's fine after that. I took the car out on some of my favorite roads and the new manifold/throttle body gave it a noticeable power bump, it's especially snappy coming out of tight corners in 2nd and 3rd gear while high in revs.

Overall I'm extremely happy with the upgrade! Thanks again for the advice everyone.

What are you idling at?

[4/20 NEVER FORGET]

Originally Posted by mazilla

What are you idling at?

Not sure, I have't installed my tach yet. It's quite low though, I had it where the engine was just starting to shake from the idle being too low, then I turned it back a bit and it's been great ever since.

I did not bypass the coolant line to the throttle body, we get freezing fog and occasional snow here so I didn't want to have to worry about it, so I kept the coolant lines running to the throttle body.

And Captain Slow, I can relate when it comes to worrying about idle issues, I've had idle issues with many cars in the past and they are one of the most annoying things to deal with. Other than the high idle on cold starts, I have absolutely no issues with the car idling now. Hopefully that will ease your mind a little, I wanted to post my issues here so I could get some help and as you can see, it got sorted out. At very least, you could swap back to the stock throttle body and fix any idle issues that may have came from the throttle body swap. From what I gather from the system, the idle is completely controlled by the throttle body, there isn't any bypass valves or seperate sensors on the manitfold that dictate the idle other than the throttle body. So if you were having issues, it'd be an easy fix.