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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 04:16 AM
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Ineed to know how long of a throttle cable you used? I am planning on using a LOKAR cable and want try and have it in hand when I start the swap next week!
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 05:06 AM
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i'm not sure of this , but i remeber that someone posted that you can use the mustang cable with slight modification to make it fit.
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i will measure mine today but i used a stock 5.0 cable.
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from the firewall to the holddown bracket is 27 inches on my car(sleeve length). from the firewall to the actual end where it attaches to the throttle is 33. i hope this helps.
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from the firewall to the holddown bracket is 27 inches on my car(sleeve length). from the firewall to the actual end where it attaches to the throttle is 33. i hope this helps.
What exactly did you do to make the stock one work, i have not yet got to that stage, I am just trying to prepare for it now!
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yeah what he said , i'm getting pretty close to need this info soon!
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my car was originally a 2.3 Auto so it had a tv lever on the trans which is almost identical to the stock ls1 throttle body lever except it has the ball & socket stud to use with ford linkages.(sorry if this is confusing ). so i just took off the ls1 lever with a die grinder and welded on the ford part. even the hole in the center matched up with a few hits of the file. another way i was going to do it if i didnt have the lever was to take off the GM style stud and put on one of these [pic below] from here http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...0313&langId=-1 is this even remotely clear?
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oh yeah, the stock 5.0 cable fits perfectly, you just use a small screw to hole the cable bracket to the factory holder.
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