If this is in the wrong forum, sorry, please move it then.
Ok i did a search and was unsuccessful. So maybe i used the wrong wordage.
But i know someone talked about it once a while ago.
The stock Throttle cable on the 2200 is almost 6 ft long. 2 ft of it is relitively useless and rubs on my hood. Is there a way i can shorten it safely, Or is there another thottle cable from another engine that will work just fine?
i hear you i got the same problem with mine is nothing but a pain in the ass....
Tried that once, thats how i know its almost 6 feet long, The stress of it bending to go under the intake, weakened it and one day the cord on the inside just snapped. Not fun when that happens.
you might wanna see if the 2.4 cable will work on yours
or maybe a 2nd gen 2.2
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unlike domestic, import throttlebody wire can be shorrtend for quicker throttle response
i seriously doubt that sh*t works, kinda like tb spacers and and airfoils just a gimmick my buddy did it to his civic a while back what a waste of money
15.4 @ 89mph
deltron3030 wrote:Quote:
unlike domestic, import throttlebody wire can be shorrtend for quicker throttle response
i seriously doubt that sh*t works, kinda like tb spacers and and airfoils just a gimmick my buddy did it to his civic a while back what a waste of money
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Shortening the throttle body wire? It's linear.. it's a cable... that's the stupidest import vs. domestic argument I've EVER heard.
Ok, so back to the first question please. Is there a shorter cable i can use without any problems?
And be nice to dario, he is only 15 yrs old. He is too young to know anything correctly.
waste of money? oh my god haha, all you need is a tool smart ones; meaning it's free
so i don't know what yall are talking about, waste of money
and trust me, you can feel the difference, throttle body opens up quicker and stays up longer, i experienced the difference
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El Fuego ( the unstable ) wrote:And be nice to dario, he is only 15 yrs old. He is too young to know anything correctly.
Obviously...
And dario, IT'S LINEAR. Stop spreading your virus aka lies.
An example would be to take a piece of outstretched string 300 feet long. Lay it on the ground. Mark each end where it rests on the ground. Now pull it 6 inches toward you. Do the same thing with a piece of string 10 feet long. Guess what? It moved the same distance. The same thing applies to your throttle cable.
It doesn't matter if the throttle cable is 1 foot or 20 feet long, it will move the same distance when you you step on the accelerator.
Obviously yall never worked on a GSR, their throttle bodies are different. They have a tool specially designed to shortend the throttle body wire, which will make the throttle response better then stock. Buy a Honda, do it yourself, and experience it for yourself.
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Adjusting the throttle linkage and shortening the throttle cable are two totally different mods.
And BTW.. this is a J-Body forum. We don't care about your Honduh garbage. Go troll elsewhere.
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Obviously yall never worked on a GSR, their throttle bodies are different. They have a tool specially designed to shortend the throttle body wire, which will make the throttle response better then stock. Buy a Honda, do it yourself, and experience it for yourself
did you read my post my buddy did it to his civic didn't do shi t at all you need to stop beleiving everything you read in performance ads. Obviously youve never worked on your ecotec before (probably your moms anyway) if you made a post asking what spark plug wires to get, and had spark plug wires listed in your profile. anyone thats ever changed the oil or even looked under the hood of these cars knows that quit being a dma$$
15.4 @ 89mph
Believing?? I drove a GSR before and after, and there was a difference, and plus I never read this anywhere. My friend told me about it becuase he works at a Honda dealership and he has the tools to do it and he did it to his GSR. You can't do this on domestic cars, becuase we wanted to do it on my car. Yall need to get a Honda/Acura of your own or a friends and try it out, then yall will know what I'm talking about.
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naw, i'll pass. i've done too many acura 3.0 c and accord axles, and laugh at the price of your upper balljoints.
the only possibility i see and a rare one at that is the cable stretched a bit, and cutting / installing a shorter cable gave it a like new feel.
CAR GODS MADE THE 1.6 SOHC TO MAKE US 2.2 OHV GUYS FEEL BETTER.
anyways. you could always ahve a shorter one made...or just shorten it yourself...im looking to tackle this in the future
When will people stop spreading @!#$ all over the place... If you like honda so much you know what to do..... Maybe it give a new feeling, but the tb will open and close just like before, you'll just have 0.025" less play on the gas pedal (It's not any performance mod). El Fuego, if you shorten it, just make sure you let some play on the cable, cause you don't want to break the cable when accelerating. And Dario, coming from someone who bought a 72mm tb for a stock eco, you should take the time to learn stuff before trying to tell people how thing work.....
I dont know why i'm defending the guy, but say the throttle cable itself stretched, but the cable housing remained the same length. If the cable housing is fixed in place, and the cable stretched, it would take longer for the stretched cable to pull on the throttle body, but a very small amout at that.
For the string theory, you're forgetting one piece of info. The 'strings' are a different length and would pull an object the same distance, but they didn't start off the same length. So if the string originally was 9 feet, and was stretched to 10 feet, the 10 foot piece of string would have to pull an extra foot before it engaged what it was pulling. Just clearing up the 'science' aspect of it all...
But to Dario, you're a @!#$ <----------thats the 'f' word, thats all I have to say to you chump
Man, yall are lucky this is a J-Body forum, becuase if anyone knew anything about import throttle bodies, they'd know what I'm talking about. If you want proof, just get in contact with any Honda expert and ask them yourself.
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Already did:
CrazyjamesGSR101: Hello?
djtorello:Yeah i have a few questions, can i ask you something about a GSR mod?
CrazyjamesGSR101: Sure, what do you want to know.
djtorello: Some kid is spewing some crap on the jbody forums about shortening the throttle cable, for quicker throttle response, Is that true?
CrazyjamesGSR101: Its true.
djtorello: How so?
CrazyjamesGSR101: The GSR's have alot of slack in there throttle cables. What we do is loosen the adjustment nuts 3 threads, and retighten at the new position, it takes up the slack.
djtorello: Kinda like the toyota tercels and camery, right?
CrazyjamesGSR101: I dont know about the camery, but the 80's tercel had that too.
djtorello: techincly you arent making any new power, just lessen the slack do it feels quicker.
CrazyjamesGSR101: yup, you are correct.
djtorello: thank you, thats all i need to know.
CrazyjamesGSR101: Anytime.
dario wrote:Man, yall are lucky this is a J-Body forum, becuase if anyone knew anything about import throttle bodies, they'd know what I'm talking about. If you want proof, just get in contact with any Honda expert and ask them yourself.
Reducing the slack in the TB cable is great and all, but i need to shorten it, SO STAY ON THE TOPIC< OR ELSE.
1) shortening a cable will not give it quicker response... unless there was slack to begin with.
different rotor size however will, as sold by weapon R
while cables do stretch, i dont think anyone here has a TB that takes alot of stress to open or a spring to give that much resistance. basically your cable would have to bind within the sheath which conversely would prob keep the valve open aka throttle stuck open.
2) you CAN shorten your cable, however, keep in mind the new end must be the exact same, OR you must make sure no binding occurs within the sheath where it runs... tedious to do, but can be done.
or you can also go with an aftermarket cable from summit racing.com
easiest bet is to custom do a cable setup like done on hotrods.
Funky Bottoms (Event) wrote:1) shortening a cable will not give it quicker response... unless there was slack to begin with.
different rotor size however will, as sold by weapon R
while cables do stretch, i dont think anyone here has a TB that takes alot of stress to open or a spring to give that much resistance. basically your cable would have to bind within the sheath which conversely would prob keep the valve open aka throttle stuck open.
2) you CAN shorten your cable, however, keep in mind the new end must be the exact same, OR you must make sure no binding occurs within the sheath where it runs... tedious to do, but can be done.
or you can also go with an aftermarket cable from summit racing.com
easiest bet is to custom do a cable setup like done on hotrods.
Weapon R makes TB rotors for J's?
And thanks event.
