A4Q Throttle Body Mod, Mileage Report

[dan_masi@MENTORG.COM (Dan Masi)]

Just thought I'd share a quick observation.  I installed
the Schaumburg throttle body some 600 miles ago.

Immediately after the install, I filled the gas tank, so
that I could measure mileage.  I then proceeded to drive
the car, but had my foot pretty heavily into the gas pedal
for a few days, as I was trying to see what kind of difference
the modification made.  After 200 miles, I decided to refill
and then drive normally again.

Mileage for my A4Q has been consistantly 23mpg, for the kind
of driving I do.  It has never been lower than 22.25, never
higher than 24.0.

For this first 200 miles of spririted driving with the modified
throttle body, I got 24.0 mpg.

Just refilled my tank yesterday, after another 350 miles of
"normal" driving.  Registered 25.0 mpg.

So, just some data.  We'll see what happens on the next tank,
but it looks like the TB may bump mileage up by a good 5%.

Dan Masi
'96 A4Q