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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ What do you do for the throttle cable on a suby swap?

Posted by: tazz9924 Aug 19 2016, 02:55 PM

as the title says how do u connect a throttle cable to the suby engine?

Posted by: Mike Bellis Aug 19 2016, 06:23 PM

Connect it to the throttle body...

Not sure about a Subie but I had to make a custom cable for all of my conversions except the latest one. There is no throttle cable on my Audi conversion...

Posted by: A&P Mech Aug 19 2016, 07:30 PM

I used the stock 914 throttle cable and fabricated a couple of brackets. Here are a few pictures. It is a bit dark in the garage right now so I took the pictures using a flashlight.

Posted by: partwerks Aug 19 2016, 07:51 PM

I think mine had a barrel nut holding the end, if that is what you are referring to?

Posted by: 76-914 Aug 20 2016, 11:03 AM

I like A&P's, God damned show off. Terry Cable (800-854-4691) will make you one. Ask for Able. It's a longer 914 cable. The cable is about 3-4" longer while the sheath remains stock, IIRC. Do this; place your stock cable as it will be in use then measure how short it is. They will ship it with a barrel nut. Order it a little on the long side. You can trim off the extra.
I saw another approach (maybe ChrisH's) where the stock Suby cable was used on the TB side then attached to the stock cable via a swedgelock fitting.

Posted by: A&P Mech Aug 21 2016, 03:39 PM

QUOTE(76-914 @ Aug 20 2016, 11:03 AM)

I like A&P's, God damned show off.

Terry Cable (800-854-4691) will make you one. Ask for Able. It's a longer 914 cable. The cable is about 3-4" longer while the sheath remains stock, IIRC. Do this; place your stock cable as it will be in use then measure how short it is. They will ship it with a barrel nut. Order it a little on the long side. You can trim off the extra.
I saw another approach (maybe ChrisH's) where the stock Suby cable was used on the TB side then attached to the stock cable via a swedgelock fitting.

Kent, someone one here has heat and AC in his conversion. I think he might be my hero and a bigger show off!

So why aren't you and Chris H coming to the RRC? We sure could use a few more outlaws.