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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 10:39 PM
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Holy **** thats genius... throttle body cutout with the cable hooked up to the real throttle body cable... As soon as you get on it DAMN... somone better jump on this pronto LOL
doesnt the new zo6 have something like this?
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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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C6's have a small butterfly valve, same idea. IIRC, old school vettes had the same thing.j

I really hope the state inspector doesn't yank on it, instant emissions fail haha
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 12:20 AM
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holly **** thats ingenious
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 12:21 AM
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the spring on the throtle body will eventually stop working because of the heat though
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 12:26 AM
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It didn't turn out as easy as I had expected. Using the throttle pedal or remote cable would have been quicker and cheaper but I like the e-brake lever. Now, brake fully down is open and fully up is quieter. It needs a little adjustment after it heat cycles so closed will fully close.

Next round will be cleaner but I can't argue with an actuated cutout under $50.


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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 01:05 AM
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how is this thing holding up? can we get a video
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 01:16 AM
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It actually held up pretty good. The exhaust flow caused some nasty rattling, fixed with a strong throttle return spring.

The car got torn apart for my build before videos, sorry fellas. It is for sale now though
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 04:19 AM
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You have got to be ******* kidding. Are you seriously using this thing? Does it leak when the exhaust heats up?
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i laughed at first but looks very similar to ones they sell for near 200....\


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No joke guys, the only times it leaked were initial heat cycling of the whole assembly and stretching of the cable I used. After a few drives I used a throttle return spring from O'Reilly to hook into a frame slot and the TB pulley (see it in the close up pic).

Again, if you want your exhaust to be pretty with shiny name brand parts you should look elsewhere. If you are a fan of budget redneck engineering, welcome haha
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