n00b question...

where the hell is the throttle body? i figure it's buried under the TMIC.

I too use to not know where it was so no worries. Here check out the wikipedia page.

It is the part of the engine your intercooler is connected to unless you have a front mount intercooler or some other non-stock intercooler.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throttle_body

if want info of what it does read the wikipedia page.

give the man a break hes new to the subie world.

it is between the tmic and the intake manifold.