help please
Tech Contributor
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 19,358
Likes: 1,127
From: Dyer, IN
Why not just swap out the throttle body? Jegs and summit have EFI fittings that adapt OEM hardline (quick disconnect) to AN
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 4,933
Likes: 30
From: San Rafael CA
You'd have to install an accelerator pedal assembly that has the Accelerator Pedal Position (APP) sensors.
You'd need to have the wiring from the APP to the TAC (Throttle Actuator Controller)
You'd need to add a TAC
You'd need to have a new PCM compatible with the TAC (and deal with whatever issues a different PCM brings to the table)
You'd need the wiring from the TAC to the Throttle Body
You'd need a drive by wire Throttle Body .... (which it sounds like you have)
Other than that ... snap your fingers and you are done baby ....
You doing this on an F-Body or a hotrod ????
Last edited by BlackZ06; Jul 30, 2008 at 03:01 PM.
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 4,933
Likes: 30
From: San Rafael CA
Your original question was
does anyone know if u can convert a throttle body from cable to drive by wire
I have no clue what you are asking ......
You are asking completely opposite questions .... Either way will be a major change to the car ...
does anyone know if u can convert a throttle body from cable to drive by wire
I have no clue what you are asking ......
You are asking completely opposite questions .... Either way will be a major change to the car ...
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 60
Likes: 0
From: sugarland tx
thats why i wanted to know if u can change over a tb that is cable op. to drive by wire. but i do thank u for trying to help out sorry it wasnt very clear
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 4,933
Likes: 30
From: San Rafael CA
The throttle body you want to convert is currently a cable driven TB.
You want to make it a "drive by wire" TB
....... Notgonnahappen.com (thank you www.autoextremist.com) ....
You'd have to add the motor that drives the throttle plate and the sensors that track the actual angle of the throttle plate .... not worth it.
Just take your existing throttle body and put it on your new intake.
The electronic (fly by wire) throttle is better than a cable driven throttle. An example .... you lift your foot from the throttle in either system ... and with a cable system if the return spring has broken .... your screwed. With the fly by wire system the engine computer (the PCM) will immediately command the fuel injectors to lower fuel delivery if there is any problem with the throttle system ....
I'd take the electronic throttle over a cable throttle any day.
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,517
Likes: 0
I think I finally understand your question ....
The throttle body you want to convert is currently a cable driven TB.
You want to make it a "drive by wire" TB
....... Notgonnahappen.com (thank you www.autoextremist.com) ....
You'd have to add the motor that drives the throttle plate and the sensors that track the actual angle of the throttle plate .... not worth it.
Just take your existing throttle body and put it on your new intake.
The electronic (fly by wire) throttle is better than a cable driven throttle. An example .... you lift your foot from the throttle in either system ... and with a cable system if the return spring has broken .... your screwed. With the fly by wire system the engine computer (the PCM) will immediately command the fuel injectors to lower fuel delivery if there is any problem with the throttle system ....
I'd take the electronic throttle over a cable throttle any day.
The throttle body you want to convert is currently a cable driven TB.
You want to make it a "drive by wire" TB
....... Notgonnahappen.com (thank you www.autoextremist.com) ....
You'd have to add the motor that drives the throttle plate and the sensors that track the actual angle of the throttle plate .... not worth it.
Just take your existing throttle body and put it on your new intake.
The electronic (fly by wire) throttle is better than a cable driven throttle. An example .... you lift your foot from the throttle in either system ... and with a cable system if the return spring has broken .... your screwed. With the fly by wire system the engine computer (the PCM) will immediately command the fuel injectors to lower fuel delivery if there is any problem with the throttle system ....
I'd take the electronic throttle over a cable throttle any day.
Chris