Need help setting TV cable
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Spring Texas
St. Jude Donor '05
Need help setting TV cable
I just finished installing a MRII, Billet TB and a NOS plate - the TPiS cruise control and TV cable bracket wont adjust far enough to set the TV cable properly due to the thicker TB and the plate - the cruise cable is not even long enough to connect to the TB! 
I need to figure out what the stock TPI throttle valve (TV) cable length (TB cable mount to linkage - see pic below) is so I can fabricate a new plate to move the linkage forward. As it is right now, at WOT it pulls the cable all the way out and then some...
Any help would be appreciated
I need to figure out what the stock TPI throttle valve (TV) cable length (TB cable mount to linkage - see pic below) is so I can fabricate a new plate to move the linkage forward. As it is right now, at WOT it pulls the cable all the way out and then some...
Any help would be appreciated
Le Mans Master
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Sam
On my '87 stock setup, the distance from the front of the bracket ( lower hole ) where the TV cable mounts to the stud centerline is 3 11/16.
Little performance upgrade on the way?
On my '87 stock setup, the distance from the front of the bracket ( lower hole ) where the TV cable mounts to the stud centerline is 3 11/16.
Little performance upgrade on the way?
Last edited by rodj; Apr 1, 2007 at 01:57 AM.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Spring Texas
St. Jude Donor '05
I set it up at the suggested 3 11/16 distance, but it will not pull the TV cable out any... it shift 1-2 fine, but 2-3 is sloppy...
rodj - you said
Is this measured from the mounting hole of the TPI linkage bracket or the actual length as my pic shows?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't I be able to connect the TV cable and then go WOT and the cable pull out (making clicking sound as its being pulled) to proper (or near) adjustment?
The trans is fresh and I don't want to burn it trying to figure this out
rodj - you said
"distance from the front of the bracket ( lower hole ) where the TV cable mounts to the stud centerline is 3 11/16."
Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't I be able to connect the TV cable and then go WOT and the cable pull out (making clicking sound as its being pulled) to proper (or near) adjustment?
The trans is fresh and I don't want to burn it trying to figure this out
Drifting
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From: Mass Mass
This is a good read "TV System 101"
http://www.tvmadeez.com/article/index.php
The safest way (maybe not the easiest) is to use a pressure gauge to set it.
http://www.tvmadeez.com/article/index.php
The safest way (maybe not the easiest) is to use a pressure gauge to set it.
Drifting
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From: Woodbridge NJ
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