20v throttle cable...help!! - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

etxxz · 05-17-2005, 05:54 PM

sry for the many 20v q's for my just finishing ae86 project, but i like to do it all as well as possible = well researched

I need to make/adapt/buy a throttle cable from my sr5 to the 20v. Today i got the idea of cutting the cable, and doing an extension so i get to use the original bracket that holts the cable

i have enough cable (full stock and ~ 1.5ft of the 20v's) and i'd need 2 brackets (WHICH, HOW??) to do the extending and then i'll have a good setup...Question is, is there a specific car whose throttle cable is long enough and will bolt to the things in my firewall (by pedal)

or simply phrased, which throttle cable to use

Thanks TN...
as payback for all your help i'll do a huge wiretup from A-Z, parts needed, wiring to be dune, Things to adapt and all the usual which i now know by memory.

DerekDorifto · 05-17-2005, 11:09 PM

I'm using the stock Corolla GTS cable, the SR5 cable will work as long as you find one that's not cruise control.

etxxz · 05-18-2005, 03:33 PM

my stock sr5 cable is too short and that's my problem. You're saying the stock gts cable is long enough?

long enough from pedal/firewall to go around the 20v's throttle cable bracket and onto where it hooks on the butterfly opener??

will cutting and extending work? i have enough extra cable from the 20v

Kwanza · 05-18-2005, 03:52 PM

Don't try to cut and extend. Not worth the trouble. The non-cruise control GTS ones will work just fine. You can also get a Toyota Tercel one from the early 90's. Those are long enough to modify and fit. You will need to remove a small piece so you have enough slack at the end, but those will work. I believe the non-cruise control 22RE truck/celica ones will work also.

etxxz · 05-18-2005, 08:50 PM

great info!! even though the cutting is not trouble, i can actually weld the cables together with a maap-oxy torch i have

Keep the info coming...i'm just worried about the little plastic piece by the firewall above the pedal that bolts the cable to the firewall (two screws u know...)

kapone5684 · 05-20-2005, 02:42 AM

I have 2 20 valve swaps and both time i bought the thrttle cable out of a toyota tacoma 93 - 97

Rob
Trj,inc

kapone5684 · 05-20-2005, 02:43 AM

oh and it has the two hole for the screws you are talking about too

Rob
Trj,Inc

etxxz · 05-22-2005, 07:52 PM

thanks for the info!!

i can't find a wrecked tacoma anywhere...wondering cutting and extending the cable by welding a piece from another cable would work...would it?

toyotaspeed90 · 05-22-2005, 07:58 PM

just go to a junkyard and get a 4th gen celica cable.... they're LONG and i think i paid like $2

kapone5684 · 05-22-2005, 10:30 PM

personally i would not extened it now thats just ghetto.lol
do it the right way the first time and you will be ok did you check e-bay for throttel cables?

Rob
Trj,Inc

etxxz · 05-23-2005, 09:53 PM

yeah i looked for throttle cables on ebay and i dont find a suitable one...wondering if the throttle cable has another name

my car's almost wired up and ready to start so i'll need this asap omg!! and i'll also need a downpipe from the ae86 gts so i dont run exhaust straight out of the headers and onto my slave cyl....HELP!!!

haha...any other cars i should consider taking this cable from?

kapone5684 · 05-23-2005, 11:51 PM

anything with a v6 or a v8 should be long enough.

Rob

etxxz · 05-24-2005, 01:36 PM

most likely, but it wont bolt to the firewall nor the hook fit on the throttle body thing...

keep the info coming guys

kapone5684 · 05-24-2005, 07:04 PM

ok I will find you a source and then you can buy it I know what you are looking for and I will post the link later

Rob

etxxz · 05-25-2005, 04:41 PM

o man thanks so much!!

i'm planning on going to a u-pull-it junkyard tomorow after a macroeconomics test... hopefully i'll find something that works from there...as well as a twin cam '86 to take the downpipe, gearbox, driveshaft and rear end off off

Keep in touch mr.godfather