Throttle Cable install

72type3wrx Seriously Crusin Dubber

152 posts · joined Aug 2006 · 18 May 2007, 4:06 pm

#592118

Hey Guys

Just wondering if you could post pics of your throttle cable installs, my old motor had a cable coming from the passenger side to the firewall then to a little pulley on the left side that routed to the right side of the motor directly in front of the throttle butterfly. see pics at: http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/davidbosa/?action=view&current=9375.jpg (its the black tube, the orange thing is the pulley)

my question is now its turbo I haventt got that much room, can I simply run the cable straight into the throttle butterfly? as long as its secured I cant seem to find any issue, just need your thoughts

1972 Type 3 Fast back, RS Turbo 2ltr, VF34/P20,
3" Exhaust, WAIC, Wolf 3D, Sard 540cc's, Swirl pot and VL Fuel pump, Apexi CAI, Custom VW 4spd with straight cut albins 3.87 R&P, stock brakes

ratbug aka toddy101

439 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 18 May 2007, 6:49 pm

#592144

Yeah i got it going straight up to the butterfly, The throttle cable is actually a boot realease cable off a KE TX3, the round pin section fits the subaru butterfly perfectly, and the cable is slightly thicker but more flexible than the VW one, works a treat.

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4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 18 May 2007, 9:14 pm

#592174

I went to a bicycle shop to get a cable for my Manx Buggy. You can buy the outer sheeth by the metre and it is teflon lined. And I got a 3m brake cable to run inside it. You can wrap it in a loop and it still works smoothly and only cost me $12 all up. :thumb

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72type3wrx Seriously Crusin Dubber

152 posts · joined Aug 2006 · 21 May 2007, 9:31 am

#592524

Nice, thanks guys

1972 Type 3 Fast back, RS Turbo 2ltr, VF34/P20,
3" Exhaust, WAIC, Wolf 3D, Sard 540cc's, Swirl pot and VL Fuel pump, Apexi CAI, Custom VW 4spd with straight cut albins 3.87 R&P, stock brakes