Throttle body coolant hose bypass?, anyone done this? Options

[blu94gt]

So I was talking with a friend at work about cars, and we were talking about pulling my throttle body to clean it since I've had some issues lately, but he said while I have it off I should leave the coolant hoses that go to it disconnected and that will help reduce intake air temperature.

Any gains from doing this? Only thing I can find online is that it will cause problems during the winter, but even those reviews seem to be mixed.

[stephen_lee]

im going to completely remove this system from my V6 swap as i live in south tx and it doesnt get cold here lol. cut the nipples and weld the holes closed.. may even put in an electric heater and do away with the heater core and the associated lines... we'll see

that idea was replaced with the IAC valve, an electronic control the does the same function

i disconnected mine way way back when.

whats the lowest temp you get where you are (ie freezing)

the idea of it is to heat up a little wax pallet, this opens a valve and lets air into your engine so it idles cold. If your not in an overly cold climate then its not such an issue.