Re: A4 tires and throttle body

[Nivi@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-06-07 07:53:49 EDT, "Jonathan Linkov"
<ValiumNJ@msn.com> writes:

>Thanks to everyone who gave me some suggestions on tires for my A4Q.  I'm 
>definately going to the 225/50/16s, but haven't chosen the brand.
>I spoke to Schaumberg Audi today and talked to Craig, THE most helpful and 
>pleasant service guy I have EVER spoken to.  He told me that the throttle
>body 
>won't void the warranty, as I had feared it would.  My question is:
>Now that I have the info and am going to purchase it, does anyone have 
>information on installation?  Did you do it yourself?  Or did a dealer do
it?
>
>How long did the dealer take and did anyone in the Northern NJ area or 
>Princeton area have a dealer do it?  Craig sai it is a slight process with
>the 
>A4, since the engine bay is tighter than the 80/90.  The K&N is easy to do, 
>however.  Any help is, as always, greatly appreciated.
>Thanks again.

Hi Jon,

I was talking to my mechanic at a dealer (who will remain nameless for now),
and he said that the throttle body doesn't really do much in terms of power,
and that it tends to confuse all the other sensors in the area, possibly
causing weird performance problems...

Just wanted to warn you before you throw a couple hundred $$ for it!

Dorab (Nivi@aol.com)
1993 S4
1990 CoupeQ
1986 Chevy Caprice