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W asked in Cars & TransportationCar MakesFord · 1 decade ago

04 ford explorer?

what do you need to do to convert from an electric throttle body to a drive by wire throttle body?

Update:

just wonderin because i bought a bbk throttle body for my 04 explorer which turns out is an electric throttle body the bbk is a drive by wire

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  • 1 decade ago
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    if you are wanting to replace the throttle body with a newer one. replace it with the proper one. don't tray and jimmy rig it.

  • 1 decade ago

    As Doug said, it is the same thing.. Ford calls it a electronic throttle body, others use the simpler drive by wire term.

  • Doug W
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    They are the same thing. You mean going back to the old way? You would have to find one from an older vehicle that uses that same engine and find a cable operated gas pedal linkage. Not an easy thig to do. Why not leave it alone? Therer are ways to make them better and faster by changing the ecm programming.

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