Throttle to gas pedal cable September 14, 2016, 06:11:43 AM Anyone know if this is the same for all foxbody cars?Mine's stretching out pretty good. Rigged it with a couple of zip ties to make it tight about 10 years ago. It's gotten worse and I'd rather change it out than add another 2 zip ties at this point. It still will give full range motion on the throttle body, but who knows for how long.... Quote Selected
Throttle to gas pedal cable Reply #1 – September 14, 2016, 08:16:59 AM Fox Cougars and T-Birds have the same 5.0 setup, gas pedal, and firewall as a Fox Mustang...it *should* be the same throttle cable. Quote Selected
Throttle to gas pedal cable Reply #2 – September 15, 2016, 02:53:12 PM DO NOT get the aftermarket ones. The manufacturer is Pioneer and thought it functions correctly it will only open the TB about 75% due to a flaw in the design. Late Model Restoration (5.0 Resto) has them on their site but does not stock them anymore for this reason. I ordered one from another vendor and sure enough it only opened the TB on my Coupe 75%. I looked at modifying it but it was just about near impossible. Finding and OEM used cable that is in good or better shape is getting about impossible and if you can locate one people know it and want a mint. If you have access to a salvage yard I would try a couple to see if you can get lucky.One solution that most of the 86-93 Fox Mustang guys are doing is using the Lokor cable (P/N TC-1000HT). Some make it work with the stock throttle cable bracket and other buy Lokar's bracket (P/N TCB-40EFI). This is from a tech at Lokar:[COLOR="#0000FF"]The TC-1000HT will fit the 1986 - 1993 EFI's. This cable will snap onto the ball you have now. The u-shaped clevis with the roll pin will actually remove from the cable. Replace it with the stock plastic retainer from your original cable.[/COLOR]Hope that helps. Quote Selected
Throttle to gas pedal cable Reply #3 – September 15, 2016, 07:37:20 PM Good to know. Anyone know the stick part # for the 87-up? Quote Selected
Throttle to gas pedal cable Reply #4 – September 16, 2016, 12:23:27 PM Do you mean the part number for the throttle cable for a manual shift 87-up 5.0 Mustang? Quote Selected
Throttle to gas pedal cable Reply #6 – September 18, 2016, 02:08:11 AM Found the info I was looking for: http://forums.tccoa.com/8-engine-5-0l-5-8l/140234-will-mustang-accelerator-cable-fit-1988-tbird.html#post1440510QuoteThe following vehicles use the same Throttle Accelerator cable:1986-1993 5.0 Mustang1986-1988 5.0 Thunderbird/Cougar1986-1992 Lincoln Mark VII Ford part number: E6SZ-9A758-A Of course it's an obsolete part. My hunt begins....The thread on TCCOA states that the Pioneer part # is incorrect (PIONEER CA9033).... Advance Auto carries it and lists it at 30.5" as does Rockauto and just about every Amazon/Ebay link I could find. A local Advance has it in stock. Might have to take a drive and look at it. Quote Selected
Throttle to gas pedal cable Reply #7 – September 19, 2016, 06:14:48 PM Quote from: Aerocoupe;457154DO NOT get the aftermarket ones. The manufacturer is Pioneer and thought it functions correctly it will only open the TB about 75% due to a flaw in the design. Late Model Restoration (5.0 Resto) has them on their site but does not stock them anymore for this reason. I ordered one from another vendor and sure enough it only opened the TB on my Coupe 75%. I looked at modifying it but it was just about near impossible. Finding and OEM used cable that is in good or better shape is getting about impossible and if you can locate one people know it and want a mint. If you have access to a salvage yard I would try a couple to see if you can get lucky.One solution that most of the 86-93 Fox Mustang guys are doing is using the Lokor cable (P/N TC-1000HT). Some make it work with the stock throttle cable bracket and other buy Lokar's bracket (P/N TCB-40EFI). This is from a tech at Lokar:[COLOR="#0000FF"]The TC-1000HT will fit the 1986 - 1993 EFI's. This cable will snap onto the ball you have now. The u-shaped clevis with the roll pin will actually remove from the cable. Replace it with the stock plastic retainer from your original cable.[/COLOR]Hope that helps.Quote from: V8Demon;457163Found the info I was looking for: http://forums.tccoa.com/8-engine-5-0l-5-8l/140234-will-mustang-accelerator-cable-fit-1988-tbird.html#post1440510Of course it's an obsolete part. My hunt begins....The thread on TCCOA states that the Pioneer part # is incorrect (PIONEER CA9033).... Advance Auto carries it and lists it at 30.5" as does Rockauto and just about every Amazon/Ebay link I could find. A local Advance has it in stock. Might have to take a drive and look at it.Fun little FYI:About 8 years ago I bought a NOS throttle cable for a 89 Lincoln Mark VII (because it's the same as our cars). It had a date code on the bag for 2002. It was that Pioneer cable that won't open the throttle all the way. If you're hunting for a NOS piece make sure it's a really old NOS piece (i.e. made in the 90's or before). Quote Selected
Throttle to gas pedal cable Reply #8 – September 20, 2016, 04:30:36 PM That CA-9003 is the same part number I got a couple months back and it is the exact same length as the one on my Coupe but would only open the throttle body 75%. You can buy it from OReillys as seen here:http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/PIO0/CA9033.oap?year=1993&make=Ford&model=Mustang&vi=1134111&ck=Search_ca-9033_1134111_2075&keyword=ca-9033And I dug up this old thread which has the correct part numbers which are identical to a Mustang auto/manual part numbers.http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?16386-Where-do-I-get-a-new-throttle-cable/page2 Quote Selected
Throttle to gas pedal cable Reply #9 – September 20, 2016, 05:33:59 PM The one I bought was a Pioneer cable in a sealed "Ford Service Parts" bag. Go figure. Quote Selected
Throttle to gas pedal cable Reply #10 – September 21, 2016, 01:00:20 AM Sounds like they took over the contract for cables at the end of the run.There's also another brand I see. ACP or some such. ** Found it ATP part # Y-1303. Says their cable is 36", about 5 longer than stock. Quote Selected
Throttle to gas pedal cable Reply #11 – September 21, 2016, 03:53:13 PM 5" longer might be an issue. There might be too much slack.Your best bet is probably a Lokar cable or a used one from a junk yard. I think I have two spare junk yard cables in my stash of parts. I'll check tonight if you want. Quote Selected
Throttle to gas pedal cable Reply #12 – September 22, 2016, 01:26:10 AM That'd be great! Thanks �� Quote Selected
Throttle to gas pedal cable Reply #13 – September 22, 2016, 11:46:24 PM Turns out I just have that Ford packaged Pioneer cable I bought several years ago unfortunately. Quote Selected
Re: Throttle to gas pedal cable Reply #14 – May 30, 2019, 11:18:11 AM Reply #8 – September 20, 2016, 04:30:36 PM That CA-9003 is the same part number I got a couple months back and it is the exact same length as the one on my Coupe but would only open the throttle body 75%. You can buy it from OReillys as seen here:http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/PIO0/CA9033.oap?year=1993&make=Ford&model=Mustang&vi=1134111&ck=Search_ca-9033_1134111_2075&keyword=ca-9033And I dug up this old thread which has the correct part numbers which are identical to a Mustang auto/manual part numbers.http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?16386-Where-do-I-get-a-new-throttle-cable/page2 This link is dead, what are the correct part numbers for a 5.0 Auto throttle cable? Quote Selected
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