Non cruise throttle cable

[awzer2]

Do i really have to buy a Cable for 50 bucks??? heres the one i have from the throttle tower.

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Can't i just rig it myself to the throttle body??? if not..why not??

 

[1995gsx20g]

it cant hurt to try but there is a reason why everybody buys one..

 

[ramsack]

i made my own on my 1g. it doesn't loop around like the oem ones. it goes right from the firewall to the intake manifold. haven't had any problems yet.

 

[ziggo0]

^^^yup, there is a guide somewhere on how to do it...works quite well actually.

 

[awzer2]

so my goal is to get the foot pedal to function thru the cable to the throttle body? well cant i just buy some bike brake cable to weld if i need more slack and use that???

 

[knochgoon24]

I made mine from the existing cruise control cable one. It also doesn't loop around. Pretty much straight to the throttle body.

 

[awzer2]

I made mine from the existing cruise control cable one. It also doesn't loop around. Pretty much straight to the throttle body.

sHOOT,WHAT DID U DO?

 

[knochgoon24]

**I'm not guilty if you mess this up, do it crappy, or somehow otherwise manage to create something unsafe that kills/injures you or your car**

That said:
1. Take all the cruise control stuff off.
2. Take the bracket off the old throttle cable from the throttle body end. It has 2 spot welds or something like that. I uses a Dremel to get them off.
3. Measure where you need to attach the bracket to the new part of the cable.
4. Bend the metal part of the cable in a way so that you can
5. Attach the bracket to the cable. I was able to just bend the hooks around the cable and it held great.
6. Test it's operation with the car off. Make sure it moves freely.

That's about it.

 

[awzer2]

**I'm not guilty if you mess this up, do it crappy, or somehow otherwise manage to create something unsafe that kills/injures you or your car**

That said:
1. Take all the cruise control stuff off.
2. Take the bracket off the old throttle cable from the throttle body end. It has 2 spot welds or something like that. I uses a Dremel to get them off.
3. Measure where you need to attach the bracket to the new part of the cable.
4. Bend the metal part of the cable in a way so that you can
5. Attach the bracket to the cable. I was able to just bend the hooks around the cable and it held great.
6. Test it's operation with the car off. Make sure it moves freely.

That's about it.

ok ill give it a shot in the morning ill pm you if anything thanks man.

 

[ramsack]

i went to a hobby shop and looked around for a piece that would act like the little piece they solder on the cable. i found one that actually had a set screw go into the flat side and was perfectly sized for the cable and hole in the throttle arm.

 

[AndrewD5418]

i went to a hobby shop and looked around for a piece that would act like the little piece they solder on the cable. i found one that actually had a set screw go into the flat side and was perfectly sized for the cable and hole in the throttle arm.

Any pictures of what it looks like?

 

[awzer2]

haha yo...i just got done installing my STOCK throttle cable...Im gonna get better reinforcement tomorrow but i jimmy rigged this SOB like in 10 minutes! check it.

1.i Bent the copper piping by hand

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2.Fed it under the intake manifold hose,behind the manifold

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3.placed zip ties to keep the cable from moving around.

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and 4. Wrapped the "shoe around both slots and secured it with a zip tie also..

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....The foot pedal feel is unexplainable,its so perfect,im gonna use better reinforcements to make sure the throttle cable doesn't move around....screw paying 50 bucks for a cable...

 

[ramsack]

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXD925&P=0

these are what i used and i just cut the nub off that sticks out. usually from age the cable is permanently bent from being wrapped around a pulley its whole life so i left plenty of slack. you will find the sweet spot of slack and when it pulls the throttle immediately. although there is slack the pedal still pulls it full WOT. i guess the cable is so stiff that you don't feel the slack.

 

[woomer]

i did this mod my self pretty much as it was explained ----- just make sure your not over extending the throttle plate at full throttle i had to put a stop beneath my gas pedal - but here again my cars stripped down to the essentials - no carpet etc.........

 

[motozachl]

Here's the how to: http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/articles-parts-fabrication/298198-how-make-short-direct-link-throttle-cable.html

Mine:

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[ramsack]

there is a stop on the tb for WOT. i personally don't apply enough force to the gas pedal to break a cable.

 

[awzer2]

Here's the how to: http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/articles-parts-fabrication/298198-how-make-short-direct-link-throttle-cable.html

Mine:

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mines just like this minus the reinforcements you used.

 

[greathuskie]

ill trade a factory non cruise control cable for someone with a 2g cruise control and box...

 

[1fast97gsx]

Are you freaking serious? It's $50 ... go buy the damn cable or leave your car alone.

 

[endeffect0]

1fast97gsx

Are you freaking serious? It's $50 ... go buy the damn cable or leave your car alone.

friend you are welcome to spend all the money in the world on you gto, vette, busa or eclipse... thats your business. some people like tinkering with things and working on projects more than spending money. clearly, you like spending your money and are very proud of that fact. truth is no one cares. not a single person on this site gives a rats behind what you spend your money on, does not effect any one.
so if this guy wants to come up with a creative fix for his car rather than spend his money it should not offend you. do you really care? you must if you have taken the time to point out his error.

point is either make you post worth while by offering helpful suggestions, or sod off. Especially in the fabrication forum.

________________________________________________________sorry for the rant.



awzer2
How much improvement would you say there is in petal feel. is this more of a clean up mod or did it make enough difference.


Greathuskie: Ill take that offer! pm me.

 

[knochgoon24]

The pedal doesn't take a much force to move it. It's also "snappier". There was a lot of cable being moved with the stock cruise control and throttle setup.

 

[awzer2]

1fast97gsx

friend you are welcome to spend all the money in the world on you gto, vette, busa or eclipse... thats your business. some people like tinkering with things and working on projects more than spending money. clearly, you like spending your money and are very proud of that fact. truth is no one cares. not a single person on this site gives a rats behind what you spend your money on, does not effect any one.
so if this guy wants to come up with a creative fix for his car rather than spend his money it should not offend you. do you really care? you must if you have taken the time to point out his error.

point is either make you post worth while by offering helpful suggestions, or sod off. Especially in the fabrication forum.

________________________________________________________sorry for the rant.



awzer2
How much improvement would you say there is in petal feel. is this more of a clean up mod or did it make enough difference.


Greathuskie: Ill take that offer! pm me.

Hee hee precisely
but yeah like goon mentioned snappier,it feels like there isnt any slack just exactly what you need for "go and "stop" heh heh throttle response is WAY better than before. sorry for the late reply

 

[dikdiamond]

Wish I would have found this thread before I bought my new cable for my Colt...but,I only paid 27.55 for a new OEM cable from Advance Auto Mirage Turbo/Colt GT • View topic - Non-cruise oem throttle cable for 27.55?? Advance Auto??

 

[CarlosFley]

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Got inspired with this post and McGyver’d the hell out of it , cost me like $10 cuz I had to buy grease!

 

[Celicast184]

Fir my 98 eagle talon, i removed the cruise control and used a honda cable bracket. Bolts to the bolt behind the manifold. Works great. Cant remember off the top of my head, but has to be a civic or integra.

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