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Old 11-29-2007, 12:11 AM
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OK, just received my order from SDPC, & everything looks great. It even arrived here a couple days before I expected it. (Great job Matt!)

The only problem is that my L76 intake appears to have a "drive-by-wire" throttle body on it, which I wasn't expecting. (I'll accept it as my bad, since I should have thought everything through before ordering - SDPC sent me exactly what I asked for.) How much extra cost/effort will be involved with using the "drive-by-wire" setup??

I already know that I'll need the Vette (or similar) gas pedal setup, I'm just curious if that's the only thing I'll need, & how much extra this is going to cost me.

Also - I've planned on using the F-body ECM, since I can use the PWM signal to retain VATS functionality. It's still possible to use that PWM signal with a Y-body ECM program, correct??

Sorry if these are excessively "n00b" questions, I guess I'm still at the steep part of the learning curve...

Thanks guys.
Old 11-29-2007, 10:34 AM
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The drive by wire setup basicly requires you just have the corvette pedal assembly and a dbw throttle body. However there are options out there if you would like to sell the dbw throttle body and get a cable one that fits the L76 intake.
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like mentioned above, sell the DBW TB and get a cable one. However, you also need a bracket to hold the throttle cable. There are some up for sale or you could fab one up.
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Thanks guys, that's probably what I'll do. I think I'll see if there's any way to exchange it first though, that seems like the "cleanest" way to handle it.
In my defense however, I looked again, & the description* for this package (PN 12590123) doesn't say anything about what type of throttle body comes with it - and in my mind, "fly-by-wire" is still something that happens at Mach 2 & 30,000 feet...

* (From gmpartsdirect.com, SDPC didn't return any results for me for that PN...)

So - anyone wanna buy a 90mm DBW throttle body??

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You may be able to sell the DBW to folks over on corvetteforums.com they have a huge for sale section and most of the c6 guys use DBW.

Oh and I have and oil pan and acc. if your still looking.
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the C5 guy want them for upgrading with the 90mm intakes. C6's should have a 90mm already. (as go ls2 gto's)

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Since SDPC is a sponsor here, I would PM one of the guys from SDPC and ask if they would take the DBW TB in exchange for the cable one. I have dealt with them before and they were very helpful. Im sure they will be willing to do the same for you.
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I don't believe there is a stock cable throttle body application for the L76 intake so expect to pay a bit more than the cost you can recoup from the sale or return of the dbw throttle body when purchasing the cable one. Just in case you were not aware.
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Let me know how that turns out Rumble
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OK, 'pist0lpete' hit it right on the head - short answer, it's going to cost me another $350 (+shipping/misc.) to get the cable-driven TB (if I return it to SDPC).

I guess I'll take a look around the Vette forums, just to get an idea what I might be able to sell this one for...



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