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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 05:52 PM
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Got a fast intake n throttle body. peddle to metal and tb wont open all the way. only half way. any solutions?
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Is the tb cam hitting anything?
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Is the tb cam hitting anything?
nope. its hittin nothin. i was thinkin maybe the throttle cable is too long or the spindle thing is too big. i was jus wanted to know if anybody had same problem and wut did they do to fix it, like if they modified it or bought something to make it work properly...
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I had the same problem. One of the worm clamps for the bellows was obstructing then movement of the tb cam.
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Originally Posted by jdiddyws6
I had the same problem. One of the worm clamps for the bellows was obstructing then movement of the tb cam.
nothin in da way on mine.
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Does it open all the way if you take it off the car and try it??
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Does it open all the way if you take it off the car and try it??
it open just only a little bit more. still not all the way.
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Techincially they only open half way lol. But joking aside, when I had my BBK TB on mt LT1, if I put the cable in the wrong slot (it had 2), it would do the same. Does your Fast have 2 spots where you can connect the Throttle Cable?
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it open just only a little bit more. still not all the way.
Its not put together correctly, someone took it apart and didnt set the return spring right.. Ive seen this before a long time ago.
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