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Old 12-17-2016, 07:59 PM
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i just installed my ballade throttle body and I had to adjust the throttle cable to the point to where it has no more adjustment left. The cable has no slack in it which I like but what do I do in the future if the cable stretches and I need to tension it more

i can post a picture if u are confused on what I mean
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I had to do the same thing
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I thought the ballade throttle body was just a bored out stock one? How many miles on your stock cable maybe it is streched. Maybe replace it now. Btw hows the throttle body notice a difference? Plan on getting a tune or no...
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Originally Posted by dsthez
I thought the ballade throttle body was just a bored out stock one? How many miles on your stock cable maybe it is streched.
No the Ballade is not bored out OEM TB, just look at a picture they don't even look the same. My cable was well within the adjustment limits when using the OEM TB.
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Originally Posted by afzan
No the Ballade is not bored out OEM TB, just look at a picture they don't even look the same. My cable was well within the adjustment limits when using the OEM TB.

same here I feel like I need a cable that's like 1 inch shorter
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Originally Posted by dsthez
I thought the ballade throttle body was just a bored out stock one? How many miles on your stock cable maybe it is streched. Maybe replace it now. Btw hows the throttle body notice a difference? Plan on getting a tune or no...
i feel like the car has more power in vtec
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The throttle cable has to have a tiny amount of slack in it.
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Originally Posted by Slowcrash_101
The throttle cable has to have a tiny amount of slack in it.

even an then the adjuster is so near the end
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The cam wheel is smaller on the Ballade unit, I just unbolted the bracket for the throttle cable, drilled the holes out a little larger and moved it down and back a bit to create a larger gap. I was not impressed that they didn't make any mention of this.
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