ATX TB question...
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ATX TB question...
Ok I searched and read and am getting 2 different answers to my question....What my question was is the atx tb a direct swap no need to swap anything??? ie...sensors...primarily and then more questions arose... heres some quotes....
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So witch is it swap the cable cams or no???
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The TB is a direct swap, but you may have to swap out some sensors if you get a different year than yours. If you keep the spring from the ATX TB, you should get a better throttle response.
The TB is a direct swap, but you may have to swap out some sensors if you get a different year than yours. If you keep the spring from the ATX TB, you should get a better throttle response.
ORIGINAL: 5.0LTREATER
The sensors do not have to be changed, however you will want to change the throttle cable cams. If you don't, you will get a really jerky throttle feel. At first it won't do anything thing, so you press a little more on the pedal, and then bam its like all hell brakes loose. So then you let off quickly and the car falls on its face, so a little more pedal and the process keeps repeating itself until you get up to speed. A real pain in the butt in city traffic.
The easiest way to do this is to remove and swap the entire linkage assemblies as a unit. To do this you will have to remove the throttle plate. When you put the plate back in remember to use the ATX plate in the ATX throttle body because common sense will tell you that the MTX plate is 4mm smaller. Believe me, I have seen this happen many times. "talk about high idle". Also remember to "brad" the bottom of the throttle plate screws when you reinstall them so they will not back out. After you have them reinstalled, just take a punch and crimp the backsides.
Hope this helps. I have done six or seven of these swaps with positive results every time.
The sensors do not have to be changed, however you will want to change the throttle cable cams. If you don't, you will get a really jerky throttle feel. At first it won't do anything thing, so you press a little more on the pedal, and then bam its like all hell brakes loose. So then you let off quickly and the car falls on its face, so a little more pedal and the process keeps repeating itself until you get up to speed. A real pain in the butt in city traffic.
The easiest way to do this is to remove and swap the entire linkage assemblies as a unit. To do this you will have to remove the throttle plate. When you put the plate back in remember to use the ATX plate in the ATX throttle body because common sense will tell you that the MTX plate is 4mm smaller. Believe me, I have seen this happen many times. "talk about high idle". Also remember to "brad" the bottom of the throttle plate screws when you reinstall them so they will not back out. After you have them reinstalled, just take a punch and crimp the backsides.
Hope this helps. I have done six or seven of these swaps with positive results every time.
ORIGINAL: das2123
Ah, good times!!!
ORIGINAL: 5.0LTREATER
When you put the plate back in remember to use the ATX plate in the ATX throttle body because common sense will tell you that the MTX plate is 4mm smaller. Believe me, I have seen this happen many times. "talk about high idle".
When you put the plate back in remember to use the ATX plate in the ATX throttle body because common sense will tell you that the MTX plate is 4mm smaller. Believe me, I have seen this happen many times. "talk about high idle".
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RE: ATX TB question...
You really only need to swap the throttle cable cams/throttle shaft if you got the TB from a car without cruise control and your car has Cruise, thats all I had to swap. Other than that its a direct swap. If you keep the throttle return spring from the auto TB then it will feel likeyou got much more throttle response but its purely "feel" due to the spring being much softer.