Re: TB Port and Garrett(long)

["S. Joseph Mann" <joem@pswtech.com>]

Somebody enlighten me,...what's a TB


Jim Bazzano wrote:

> Although I doubt you will gain any HP from using a ported TB, one thing is
> for sure , you will notice a big difference.
> My girlfriend drove the car, and I quote "Holy Shi*"!  The throttle
> response is lightning quick. It plants you right in your seat.
>
> The Mod:
> The TB is very simple to remove and install, we have taken step by step
> pictures. The newer TB's (all OBDII ???) do not have to be epoxied, because
> they are a solid casting. The older ones should be as a precaution in case
> one would grind to deeply.  To actually do the porting one would use a die
> grinder or Dremel tool (worked surprisingly well), with a rounded high
> speed cutter, small drum sander, polisher, a medium (4" ?) bench vise, and
> a steady hand!
>
> The OBDII Chip:
> Is the chip ready yet? No. Garrett is very close, however there is one
> error code that is being very stubborn.  Help is on the way, Garret should
> soon be recieving some new software tools that will give us much more
> detailed information (closer to the vag1551 tool).  Because we tried about
> 6 different chips to eliminate this problem, I dont have the best mappings
> right now (there are some occational flat spots...). Once the error code
> situation is solved, he will get back to perfecting the performance - that
> is the easy part:)  I am guess-tamating 3-4 weeks from now.
>
> Cautions:
> -Its' easy to f' up your TB if you aren't realy carefull.
> -If you do a core exchange, chances are you will have to take your car to
> be reset by a VAG1551 because your ECU is     calibrated to your TB.
>
> jim