Johnboy92 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 What's going on fellas I'm in the process of buying a tbss intake and doing the swap the only dilemma I'm having is whether to buy a silver blade or gold blade throttle body. I need an x link and on the website they ask which one I am buying to send me the appropriate one. Now I know alot of guys go with the 87mm tbss tb. Now question is was it a silver or a gold? I really want a ls7 90 mm but I don't want to get into anything that might leave me in some deep problems cause I got the wrong color blade. I know the difference is which way the blade opens but as states I'm curious as to which one you guys are running , sorry if I'm in the wrong spot, thanks I'm advanced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnboy92 Posted August 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Maybe a ls3 90mm gold would work? I just checked my stock tb and it's gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monster1213 Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 When these intake swaps first started, people were only looking for silver blades because gold blades were being difficult and giving some people 'reduced engine power' issues. From my understanding, the issue has been fixed with the correct version of X-link they now offer. Color doesn't matter, 90 mm is 90 mm. And the ls7 is the exact same throttle body as LS2 (silver blade) and LS3 (gold blade). If you're interested in saving money, buy the cheapest one of the bunch (LS3 gold blade) and use the appropriate x-link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachm89 Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 I ran the LS3 gold blade on my truck and never had any issues. It ultimately came down to which one I found cheaper when I was looking. People wanting in the $300 range for a stock silver blade LS2 throttle body are just nuts. I picked up the LS3 TB I had for $100 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopnewton Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 I ran the LS3 gold blade on my truck and never had any issues. It ultimately came down to which one I found cheaper when I was looking. People wanting in the $300 range for a stock silver blade LS2 throttle body are just nuts. I picked up the LS3 TB I had for $100 or so. Same here when I ran my pro flow intake although I'm back to stock intake and TB now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WantaSSS Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 turbo with holley hi ram with ls3 tb no issues at all. Got it on Amazon like $140. People overthink the ls2 tb and want wayyyy too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnboy92 Posted August 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Same here when I ran my pro flow intake although I'm back to stock intake and TB now. why did you go back to stock ? Thanks fellas pulled the plug on the ls3 ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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