throttle body help!!!

[mugenrsx]

so i put my sr20 in and when i put the throttle body cable on the throttle body is still a little bit open and its the farthest it will go is the throttle body suppose to be closed or is it suppose to be a little bit open??

[Kalypso]

it should stay closed but unlatch the throttle cable, and you'll see the default spot.

the cable winds around your engine bay, it may not have enough clearance getting to the throttle body. find another way to attach it... and then secure it firmly to its no connection.

[supreamS14]

I had to go under the dash and bend the gas pedal stop closer to the fire wall. That allowed the throttle cable the slack to close the throttle plate.

[Hijacker]

Add a spacer to the throttle cable. I usually take a piece of flat steel that's 1" wide, cut it to match the length of the cable bracket, and drill a few holes in it. Then mount the cable bracket to your spacer, bolt the spacer to the manifold and you're golden.

[Neil]

I did exactly what Hijacker did. I have a bunch of scrap sheetmetal so I cut a piece to size and bent myself up a little auxiliary bracket to effectively move the SR bracket much closer to the throttle body.

I never thought of bending the gas pedal, but that sounds even more difficult to do. and also somewhat.. rudimentary.

[mugenrsx]

sorry i just dont get exactly how do to that, you just get sheet metal and make a spacer?? sorry just not getting it can a i get a little more detail?

[supreamS14]

Its easy! Takes a hole 5 seconds. First: slide under your dash so you can reach your gas pedal with your hand. Second: Push this a half inch toward the firewall! DONE! Another pic:

SEE!!!

[vocationalzero]

Its easy! Takes a hole 5 seconds. First: slide under your dash so you can reach your gas pedal with your hand. Second: Push this a half inch toward the firewall! DONE! Another pic:

SEE!!!

I am gonna do that cause I am having the same issue and that looks a lot easier cause it's free! for free stuff!

[Neil]

Ohhh bending THAT thing. I see. Doesn't that effectively raise the gas pedal slightly, though?

[vocationalzero]

Ohhh bending THAT thing. I see. Doesn't that effectively raise the gas pedal slightly, though?

*edit* It raises it a little bit but not noticable.

I just went and did that pedal bendy thing, and it works like a charm.+1 for bendy power!!!
Modified by vocationalzero at 1:00 PM 8/15/2008

[nzmoman]

i ought to do this just to drop my pedal height