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Old 29-09-2009, 09:28 AM
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hello ppl, i am fitting a 2.0ltr throttle body 2 my escort 1.8 gti and the throttle cable seems about a inch 2 long.. i was just wondering if ne one else had this prob and if so how did ya fix it did u get a shorter cable of another car if so what car or is there a way of making the old cable fit? cheers
Old 29-09-2009, 04:10 PM
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Tie a knot in it by the end leaving enough end to get connected properly, the knot will effectively shorten it.
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tie a knot u sure lol
Old 30-09-2009, 09:22 AM
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the prob is where the cable sits on the throttle body is a diffrent depth where the cable sits in is diffrent. ne clue ne 1?
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adapt the cable bracket from the old throttle body or fabrucate something.
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i will hav 2 hav a prop play around the wknd
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