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Old Feb 25, 2015 | 08:19 PM
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I have a DBW harness that I'll be using for my swap, however I and going to use a cable drive throttle body. Will the DBW harness work and/or how will I have to modify it?
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Old Feb 25, 2015 | 08:49 PM
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Right off the top of my head your dbw harness won't have a IAC connector. Other than that I don't have a clue.
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Old Feb 26, 2015 | 12:24 AM
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Depends on what you're doing with it. I never use stock configuration harnesses bc they are all crusty and ugly. If you strip it down you will need to repin the connector and add some pigtails. Pretty easy
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Old Feb 26, 2015 | 03:23 AM
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You didnt say what year the engine/harness is. If it's a genIV, then it will be a lot harder. An older genIII is pretty a simple matter of adding the IAC and TPS connectors in place of the DBW plug. Also know that some PCMs dont have IAC drivers in them , so you will need to make sure yours does.
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Good to know..
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Which PCM are you going to run? It may be easier to just pick up a new harness/pcm already set up for cable TB. Only some of the newer green/blue PCM`s can run a cable TB and although you can convert a harness from a green/blue to a red/blue PCM its not really worth the time.
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 06:13 AM
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Read this. I used it to convert my 05 harness to dbc.

http://www.lt1swap.com/cable_conversion.htm
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