[Shotimes] Looking to rejoin the ranks: Q on first gear power

Ian Fisher dataflash@yahoo.com
Wed, 6 Jul 2005 12:07:41 -0700 (PDT)


Speaking of which-does anyone have an 89 Throttle body
or spring they'd be willing to part with? Email me
offlist please.

thanks
Ian

--- Mark Nunnally <marknunnally@joimail.com> wrote:

> >I believe that the 89 has a lighter throttle body
> >spring than the 91. That's probably why you feel
> the
> >difference.
> 
> They do.  And a lot of the cars have a TPS voltage
> at idle that's well under 1 volt, which is why you
> have to crank on the throttle a bit more before the
> EEC see's 1+ V.
> 
> I've got an 89 spring on my 92, when I swapped
> everything I put the TPS at .99 volt.  Was about .73
> volt IIRC.  Doesn't make any more power (like don
> mentioned dynoing the 2 cars) but it helps with
> driveabilty and "feels" snappier buzzing around
> down.
> 
> mark
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