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Subject:Re: Nice WBX....
From:Kenneth Lewis
Date:Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:41:54 -0400

He says its a direct replacement. He also explains why our throttle bodies
are so worn out: the butterfly is used to control axial movement. He uses
sealed ball bearings.
I always wished I had learned more metal machining skills.
Ken

On Tue, July 22, 2008 3:11 pm, neil N wrote:
> This doesn't answer your question per se, but here's a post of his
> pics/info:
>
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=292773&highlight=throttle+body
>
> I have no affiliation with him. Just happened to remember seeing the post.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil.
>
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net>
> wrote:
>> Very good observations. I'll ask him if he emails me back.
>>
>> Did anyone notice the billet throttle body? I wonder how that works in
>> conjunction with the OEM ECU?
>>
>> Ken
>>
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