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Old 03-02-10, 06:57 PM
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FD uim swap question?
When doing this swap what throttle cable do u use? Does the n/a one work or is there an after market one you can buy? Any info would be great thanks.
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Old 03-02-10, 07:11 PM
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T2 cable works fine.
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T2 cable works fine.
Really? It seems way too long for it to work. Seems like it would kink?
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Old 03-02-10, 11:12 PM
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mine works just fine without issue...it is a bit long, but it isn't hurting anything.
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Old 03-03-10, 12:17 AM
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Mine seemed to bind up quite a bit, has anyone ever tried a n/a one im just wandering if its to short?
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Old 03-03-10, 12:58 AM
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probably a bit too short, it barely works on my modified reversed T2 throttle body cam.
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Does anyone else have a good solution to this?
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use a FD cable,that is what i have and works perfect.
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There only $50 from the dealer too(FD Cable).
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i Just shortened the tII cable...
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yea my Turbo 2 Cable works just fine with no problums at all and mine is a DD
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Old 03-06-10, 01:55 PM
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just make a few little brackets or if you have a front strut bar make A little bracket off that make it look like it belongs there you know
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Thanks for all the advice i think ill roll with the fd cable and finally get this headache done n over
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