Fox Body Throttle Cable Adjustment

Disconnect the plug going to your idle motor which is located on the front of your throttle body.

Fox body throttle cable adjustment.

Joined dec 12 2007 1 007 posts. Getting the old mustang to wake back up with a tps adjustment. When picking an aftermarket throttle body for a fox body you have to be careful. If engine stalls turn throttle stop screw in one full turn and restart.

Reconnect the plug on the idle motor 7. That aed one does look nice but i bet the pedal is kinda stiff using 3 springs. Reconnect your battery s negative terminal. 1 of 2 go to page.

Jump to latest follow 1 20 of 39 posts. This brief video shows how to adjust the throttle cable s tension on an old car. Set tps throttle position sensor anywhere from 96 to 98. Help with fox body throttle cable swap.

It already has 1 spring on the cable then you just need a second spring to be nhra legal. Throttle response is a serious thing because racecar ya know. Biggest is not always best. Too small of a throttle body leaves power on the table.

You will need fox body throttle cable and bracket check lokar if u can t find one. 86 mustangs had sefi it was the first year. Start the engine and set the idle to the rpm you want with the stop screw on the bottom of the throttle body. Repeat as necessary until engine will idle with iac unplugged.

Set to where you are comfortable with idle speed. Too large a throttle body and the air will not flow fast enough resulting in poor throttle response. Set idle using throttle stop. Sorry about all the wind in the later part of this video.

Discussion starter 1 jun 15 2010. Instead you want to create a funnel effect throughout the intake track. 2 on the bracket and 1 on the stock cable. Turn off the engine.