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Old 10-03-2006, 12:21 PM
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Question Anyone see this on their Throttle Body?
Hi all, I have a question about this strange black box on my throttle body. A few think it may be a sensor, but i really don't think so. There are no wires or inputs for anything. I think it is just a type of attachment to hold the cable, while still being able to pivot on the ball on the side of the TB. But i could be totally wrong. staringback05 posted that he had never seen it before, and i rarely see an f-body roll into our shop, so I can't really say for certain that I have seen one. I did a search on here but came up w/ nothing (prolly something here, i just can't find it.) Anyone have any input?

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Old 10-03-2006, 01:08 PM
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It is the adjuster for the cable...
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no thats definitely your cruise control cable, have you not ever felt it while going down the road, when you turn on the cruise control do you not feel the gas pedal stick?? thats why it holds the cable in that certain place!!!
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see heres the problem fellas...that has to be specific to a 98 because my cruise control has its own box and my tb only has one cable going to it.....
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Old 10-03-2006, 04:29 PM
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On the 3rd gens it used a TV cable for the 700R4 trans that looked just like that. A little confused on why it would be on a 98 though.
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Old 10-03-2006, 04:41 PM
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mine has the same thing its a 99!!
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Old 10-03-2006, 04:50 PM
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mine didnt.....
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I just brought up the TB view for cable replacement and it is only on models without traction control and with cruise control.
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good job.....guess there arent many v8s out there without tcs....
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Old 10-03-2006, 05:21 PM
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That cable goes to the cruise control box. The box takes up the slack in the cable. That is the quick release fitting on the throttle cam.
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My 98 used to have cruise but still only had one cable.
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I have it too, and my car does not have traction control. Fine with me since i wouldnt be using tcs anyway
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of you have TCS you will not have a seperate cruise control cable no matter what damn year 98-02...i think

no TCS = 2 cables
TCS = 1 cable
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^^^ bingo......thread done
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Here is what mine looks like...
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No TCS, two cables.
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Man, screw it, mine is bigger.


(spy2520 finished the thread imho)
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i have it with out tcs but have cruise control.
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two cables here 98 CC and no TCS
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since 20 other ppl said it, i'll throw in my two cents


99 HERE, TWO CABLES, NO TCS HAHAHAHA
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