Are these swap out units a direct replacement? I believe you get your new one, then send the core in right? (to later be modified and resold as a Fastman) My main concern is this, are there any modifying or other issues. like bracket bending, or cable refiguring? You know like when swapping carbs,you always have to"reconfigure" something!

 

I haven't done one, but for the most part you pulls yours off, pull the sensors off, transplant them, and bolt your new TB back down and connect that bracket to the side for the throttle. Not hard at all imho. I pulled my throttle body off last summer to give her a good clean up. My answer... no, but lets wait for someone who has a fastman.

 

It's not difficult to do at all. It is a direct fit and he verifies with you which bracket yours has by emailing you a picture of 3 different types for you to look at. You tell him which one your truck has and that's it. As for the install, it is very simple. If you search this forum I'm sure someone has written more details on what's involved. If you have any questions at all, Dan, aka "Fastman" is very informative and responsive to emails, or you can call him. Very pleasant guy to work with. The throttle body is one of the easiest mods you can do for your truck. You'll like the results.

 

pull the old one off... put the new one on.

 

if it wasnt for the time I spentcleaning the IAC when I did mine... about 15 minutes...

Take great care to keep anything from falling down the intake.. ( dirt, grime, gunk, ..) and its also a good time to inspect down there for a leaking plenum.. looking for oil pooled in the intake.. other than that.. very easy mod...

 

I know this sounds this sounds stupid but how do you swap the cables over?

 

I took the whole bracket off..let it lay on the intake... switched the TB bolted the bracket back on.. the cables are "snapped" on the recievers on the linkage.... its very simple when you see it done out there... the plastic retainer that connects to the linkage is "pulled" onto the TB linkage.. so to remove it.. hold the linkage steady.. grab the cable.. push it and the retainer will slide.. or "snap" off the little linkage lug.. ( I hate using the word snap..but thats what it feels like..)

Another way it is put.. the cable ends are plastic "C" clips.. if you were putting them on.. the clip would be placed over the linkage stud....then you would slide the plastic cable end until it snaps or pops onto the linkage stud.. so to remove.. just do the opposite.. hold the linkage and grab the cable and push.. it will pop off the linkage stud..

 

It took me about an hour to do, only because I double checked everything and deliberately took a slow pace. I had read in my Haynes manual about taking off the cables and yada yada, so I was a little wary. However, Dan sent instructions with the unit and I learned, as mentioned before, you can just pull the bracket off instead of removing the cables. Very easy to do and I noticed a difference right away after "resetting" the computer, and still noticed it after driving for several miles. Still love it.

Haven't tested my MPGs with it yet, as I haven't gone through one tank since its install, but I'm sure it'll be worse simply because I am having problems with a lead foot.