drive by wire conversion

**2000dreambird** · 03-31-2010, 04:59 PM

does anyone know whats involved in a drive by wire conversion.such as parts needed,tune and will cruise control still work?

**tatertot91** · 03-31-2010, 06:00 PM

any particular reason you want to do this?

**lsgunner28** · 04-01-2010, 05:13 AM

I wouldnt do it, a lot of work for nothing. we have a truck thats fly by wire and it is the biggest PITA ever, more problems than any of our other vehicles combined.

**2000dreambird** · 04-01-2010, 08:05 AM

Only reason I want to do it is because my throttle gas gottin stuck like 3/4 open on me more then once.

**Hi-Po** · 04-01-2010, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by 2000dreambird

Only reason I want to do it is because my throttle gas gottin stuck like 3/4 open on me more then once.

Have you figured out why? Have you thoroughly cleaned the throttle body/blade? What throttle body do you have? I noticed on my 92mm PTM, the hose clip on the cable side would touch ever so slightly at WOT. All that needed to be done was rotate the clip a tad.

This conversion would be alot of work for nothing. Finding and fixing your problem would be so much less work.

**tatertot91** · 04-01-2010, 02:35 PM

Yep, if i were you i would take the TB apart and clean it fully inside and out.

**2000dreambird** · 04-01-2010, 07:08 PM

When I full throttle if I take my foot off to fast it causes slack in the cable and the it over laps the passenger sid of the TB. The TB works fine and moves fine it's something with the pully system in my TCS that dosent move as fast as the spring on the TB wants it to

**tatertot91** · 04-01-2010, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by 2000dreambird

When I full throttle if I take my foot off to fast it causes slack in the cable and the it over laps the passenger sid of the TB. The TB works fine and moves fine it's something with the pully system in my TCS that dosent move as fast as the spring on the TB wants it to

what do you mean when you say it overlaps? Sounds almost like your TCS box is bad.

**Smittro** · 04-02-2010, 02:28 AM

Mine's fly by wire and I love it.. However it came that way..

Mine has an 85mm ID. inlet stock.

**2000dreambird** · 04-02-2010, 05:33 AM

Originally Posted by tatertot91

what do you mean when you say it overlaps? Sounds almost like your TCS box is bad.

Right where the cable meets the TB it will slack if I take my foot off to fast (after full throttle) then it will over lap the left side (passenger side of car) of the cable mounting plate I don't know what it's called. If you look at where the cable connects to the TB the groove that it sits in the right side is smooth and a straight line but the left side has a angle on it it's just the way it was made. That's where my cable gets hung up if I can I will post a pic of it hung up I just need to make a photobucket acct first.

**tatertot91** · 04-02-2010, 08:58 AM

You sure the spring is on the TB right? Sounds like the TC box is moving too fast for the TB.

**2000dreambird** · 04-03-2010, 06:06 AM

Originally Posted by tatertot91

You sure the spring is on the TB right? Sounds like the TC box is moving too fast for the TB.

I'm pretty sure there is a coil return spring on the TB. I could be wrong but I haven't looked again for detail

**tatertot91** · 04-03-2010, 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by 2000dreambird

I'm pretty sure there is a coil return spring on the TB. I could be wrong but I haven't looked again for detail

Well my guess is the spring isn't on correctly. If you turn the TB by hand does it force itself closed quickly? Another thing could be that there is too much slack in your cable. Have you tried adjusting it? That wouldn't cause throttle sticking but the slack in the cable could be a result of that.