Re: Air ram on a 87 4kcs Quattro

[Wolff <quattro200@earthlink.net>]

> 
> if cold starts are a non issue (keeping in mind that every 80's car i've
> seen has basically been missing the inlet plate and hose to this thing
> anyway) remove the three screws, pull it, gut it, replace cover.
> 
> I elected (why?) to put on a new manifold air plate thingie and fresh
> tubing.  But it goes below freezing here a couple weeks a year, pretty
> consistently.
> 

Doesn't that also help with warmup time? The motor is less efficient
when it is cold. The sooner it warms up the better your fuel economy.
This is particularly true if you make lots of smaller trips. You also
get more wear on the motor when it is cold. Seems to me like it is a
good idea to have that warm air sytem working in general or am I wrong?
Wolff