Frank,
Thanks for the response,
Since you've been working with aftermarket vendors, two questions:
(1) Can you supply us with a list of vendors that support your TB and who
approve its usage with their products?
(2) Since the DML buy requires long wait times, can we buy your TB through
the aftermarket vendors and receive them a little bit faster?
Thanks,
Bernd
At 11:16 AM 08/04/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>associated with the throttle shafts. Initially we started out with 303
>Stainless for the shafts, the 303 is free machining but it tends to move
>around. We have since switched to 17-4 PH Stainless (more stable and a lot
>less prone to bending). A heck of a lot of testing and dyno work on these.
>We needed to put together the tooling to machine the parts so that the price
>could be low and the work repeatable. We needed to test the TB's with
>associated aftermarket products that are currently available (part of the
>CARB approval process). We needed to do the flow bench work, literally
>hundreds of hours to accomplish all of this. I can tell you that it has been
>an interesting venture for me (a big strain on my family), but I have met
>some of the most interesting people in the aftermarket parts business, no
>regrets. We have done all of this without copying anyone else's work or with
>the goal of just making a fast buck (heck you can't even take your truck
>into a dealership and get your TB cleaned for $90.00). We have sent a lot of
>these to individuals for testing to get their feedback and the feedback has
>been implemented in the current generation of TB's. I hope this helps in
>understanding some of the delays in getting these out.......
>
> Frank
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