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Old 04-16-2009, 05:05 PM
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Default UMI TB vs Nicki William TB (90mm)

Good day gentlemen,

I looking for TB with intake manifold ( FAST 90mm )

I have to choices UMI and william , from your experiance .. which one do you prefer ?

UMI


Nicki William


I'm worry anout sticking

Old 04-16-2009, 05:58 PM
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I like the look of the UMI, but the NW is very popular.
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i have the UMI the only issues I have had is that the cruise control arm on the butterfly had to be modified to work with my 2 cable 98 a4
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Yup +1 on the slight re-adjustment of the control arm for the cruise control too!
No biggie though, I am very pleased with the UMI!
Hey GM engineers use it for a reason right!
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I really like my NW. It is a great piece. I am sure the UMI piece is nice as well, but I wouldn't trade my NWTB for it.
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Nick Williams here.
It's been on the car for 4 years, 90/90 set up no problems what so ever!!

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UMI has a throttle body? I thought they only made suspension parts?
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Thanx for you for your replies but could you please explain more the adjustment of the control arm .. ???
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You can't go wrong with either one I'm sure, but I have the UMI also. No sticking and a high quality piece. The placement of the pin where the cruise control cable snaps onto tends to stretch it to it's limit possibly holding the throttle open if not corrected. Basically, you just have to remove the bracket from the TB and modify it a little so it rotates counterclockwise a few degrees. No big deal. This pic shows the cruise cable stretched before the fix.

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NWTB here on my DD for the last 3 years. ZERO issues whatsoever....
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you just take a drill and drill the whole of the cruise arm out a little to do away with the key.... then adjust it to where you need it and tighten it back... it sounds like a lot of work but its not....... I love the TB cant go wrong with a UMI....
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I love UMI, good stuff




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