Fox Body Throttle Cable Adjustment

Start the engine and set the idle to the rpm you want with the stop screw on the bottom of the throttle body.

Fox body throttle cable adjustment.

Too small of a throttle body leaves power on the table. Sorry about all the wind in the later part of this video. It already has 1 spring on the cable then you just need a second spring to be nhra legal. Set idle using throttle stop.

Idle speed will vary depending upon modifications made to the engine. Discussion starter 1 jun 15 2010. Jump to latest follow 1 20 of 39 posts. Joined dec 12 2007 1 007 posts.

Getting the old mustang to wake back up with a tps adjustment. Repeat as necessary until engine will idle with iac unplugged. 1 of 2 go to page. You will need fox body throttle cable and bracket check lokar if u can t find one.

Instead you want to create a funnel effect throughout the intake track. When picking an aftermarket throttle body for a fox body you have to be careful. Too large a throttle body and the air will not flow fast enough resulting in poor throttle response. Turn off the engine.

Disconnect the plug going to your idle motor which is located on the front of your throttle body. This brief video shows how to adjust the throttle cable s tension on an old car. Throttle response is a serious thing because racecar ya know. Help with fox body throttle cable swap.

86 mustangs had sefi it was the first year. Set to where you are comfortable with idle speed. If engine stalls turn throttle stop screw in one full turn and restart. Set tps throttle position sensor anywhere from 96 to 98.

Reconnect the plug on the idle motor 7. The previous years had carbs and throttle body injection. That aed one does look nice but i bet the pedal is kinda stiff using 3 springs. Reconnect your battery s negative terminal.