The BBK 80mm Throttle Body you see here today will be for any '04 to '10 5.4L F-150 owner
who might be looking to pick up a better throttle response, a better engine sound under the
hood, more aggressive sounding, as well as some horsepower and torque upgrades at the
wheels.
So, in this video, of course, I'll be going over the functionality and benefits of adding
an 80 mm throttle body to your previously modded 5.4L F-150.
Now, on top of that, we'll talk about the materials and construction as well as the
installation which I'll let you know upfront, will require you to move some parts over from
your factory throttle body to the BBK option but overall, it'll still keep a one out of
three wrenches on our difficulty meter.
Now, contrary to popular belief, a throttle body is honestly not the best first mod, so
you want to spend some time investing on the basic bolt-ons before you move up to this.
However, if you actually already have some bolt-on mods on your motor and you're looking
to reap the benefits of an added airflow or a bigger airflow to your manifold, then this
is honestly gonna be a pretty good upgrade.
Now the reason I say that is because if you don't already have those power adders on your
motor then upgrading to a bigger throttle body will just pull more air in when it isn't
necessary and cause your engine to bog down.
Now, I'll go over that a little bit more in this video but just to leave you up front
here to let you know that, if you are looking to pick up a better airflow you wanna have
some other bolt-on mods in place to really maximize the potential.
Now, we all know the engine's power is primarily based off of the air induction and the throttle
body plays a massive part in that role.
Now, the stock is 70 mm up to the 75 mm options do a decent job bringing in power, which is
what you get for stock numbers on the 5 4 trunnion.
Now adding bigger airflow to that without increasing the power or the bolt-on mods that
bring in more power, you're honestly just gonna do your engine a little bit of harm
in the sense that it's gonna decrease the engine's capability because there's too much
air and not enough power output.
That's a huge factor in the role that the bolt-on mods can actually do because once
you have bolt-on mods that are adding a little bit of power, you can start to increase the
airflow from the say, the 75 mm to the 80 mm we have here fro BBK.
So, once you have all the modifications necessary to actually reap the benefits of an 80 mm
throttle body, what you can expect is a pretty good gain in throttle response at the pedal
and, of course, off the line.
In that sense, you also get a better engine sound, something a bit more attractive under
the hood with a little bit of a growl maybe even a whistle and then, as far as horsepower
and torque, you don't wanna expect the world of difference.
Expect some single-digit gains at best even with the tune which in this case is not required.
Just a quick note I wanna add on top of that, if you're running any kind of forced-induction
set-up a supercharger or a turbo, then you know you are essentially just shoveling air
into your manifold in which case opening up a bigger passageway to the manifold with a
bigger throttle body like the 80 mm would be a perfect solution to give you some more
power at the wheels.
Now, because of that massive gain in airflow, you're pushing in with the turbo or supercharger,
opening of the passageway is very beneficial in that case.
Nothing too crazy or insane to talk about as far as materials and construction goes,
but just for your information you're looking at a high-quality 356 aluminum.
Something that is actually just OEM quality material.
So, you can expect this from the factory.
So, you know, the durability of the factory option can be the same expected from the BBK.
Now, I did mention earlier, you will be required to move some materials from your stock throttle
body over to the BBK option that includes the motor, TPS sensor, things of that nature.
I'll touch on that when we get to the installation.
Overall, not too hard of a job.
Again, we'll talk about that later.
Now, on top of that, it does include OEM dye stamp linkages, throttle response cables things,
everything that you need to get the job done is included in this.
So, it is a pretty high quality material just as your OEM option would be as well.
As far as the pricing goes, if you are interested in the 80 mm option from BBK, you're looking
at spending about 300 bucks.
It's a bit of a steep price tag for a throttle body which is why again I wanna stress if
you don't have those bolt-on mods in place this is not going to be a worthwhile mod for
you just yet.
Make sure you take care of the simple cold air intake, intake manifold, exhaust, maybe
long tube, something along those lines, and then you can start tackling throttle body.
Again, as I mentioned before, the installation is extremely straightforward.
You'll be moving over your TPS sensor, the motor, things of that nature from the stock
option over to the 80 mm.
Now, that's honestly not too hard at all.
It's a pretty much direct bolt-on and then, as far as the cables, it's just a matter of
unplug and plug it in and just swapping the cables over.
Very simple stuff.
As far as the install job with hand tools go, you'll want to have a wrench and a simple
socket set on deck as well as a Phillips head screwdriver, and I'd say about an hours worth
of time at the absolute maximum which is why I give it a one out of three wrenches on the
difficulty meter.
Now, to physically get the job done, some people might find it easier just to unbolt
and remove the entire cold air intake or stock airbox from the stock throttle body.
In my personal opinion, I think you'll save yourself some time just unclamping it from
the throttle body and kinda, just pushing it down out of the way.
Just to save you some time you don't have to unbolt every single piece.
From there it's a matter of just unplugging and using your hand tools to dismantle the
TPS sensor module from the side of the stock throttle body that will simply move over to
the 80 mm the exact same way you took it off from the factory option.
Getting the OEM option off of the manifold is just a matter of four bolts as you'll see
in each corner.
Removing those extremely, extremely simple and then, of course, just swapping the 80
mm once this TPS sensor and the motor housing is attached to it.
Now from there, just a matter reconnecting all the cables, clamping up again your cold
air intake or stock air box and of course you're good to go.
Overall again, an hour at the absolute most and a one out of three wrenches on our difficulty
meter.
Just to wrap this one up, if you're the owner of an '04 to '10 5.4L Triton F-150, you might
be looking to increase throttle response, of course, get a better airflow in the manifold
to accompany your bolt-on mods or also getting a better engine sound and of course gaining
some single-digit horsepower and torque ratings at the wheels.
If that sounds like something you're interested in, check out the BBK 80 mm Throttle Body
which of course, can be found right here at americanmuscle.com