Merits & Demerits Of Ride By Wire: Apart from the above discussed benefit of Ride By Wire technology there are obvious merits like: Smooth Acceleration. Better Fuel Economy. Cruise Control is possible. Traction Control is possible. Variable Power Modes can be incorporated. Alongside the various benefits of the technology there are some known This is done through the use of the throttle control cable, which is also called the accelerator cable. This cable is attached to the accelerator pedal which you push down on. It connects to the throttle body. The cable is just that, a metal wire, and around this wire is an outer casing which is rubber and metal. The LS1 Corvette throttle body was the first electronic throttle body used with Chevrolet V engines. The throttle position sensor is mounted on the bank 2 side of the engine and the throttle shaft motor is mounted on the bank 1 side of the engine. The blade on this throttle body measures approximately 75 mm in diameter. What Does A Throttle Body Do On A Car. The throttle body regulates the flow of air that enters the intake manifold of the car. This component has a flap that opens and closes based on the input from the gas pedal. When the gas pedal is pressed, the air gets in, when it is depressed airflow is stopped. LS3 dead throttle (drive by wire) So yesterday I finally have everything attached and ready to go so I turn the key and the LS3 fires right up, rpm goes up for a second or two and then it settles down to a nice idle! Awesome! So I blip the throttle and nothing happens. I try again, still nothing. Full disclosure - To get the pedal harness Correct. Fly by wire throttles are driven by servo motors in conjunction with a potentiometer. In english, when you push the throttle it takes readings to see were it is, and then the servo opens the throttle to the correct place. The more readings it takes the better it is, but that takes a more powerful 'brain'. The second type of throttle uses a hall effect sensor. In a hall effect throttle there is a stationary sensor + simple circuit in one part of the throttle. In the moving part of the throttle there is a magnet. The output voltage of the throttle depends on the distance between the magnet and the sensor. Good luck debugging your issue. Better Noise – Intake noise is underappreciated in today’s crop of performance cars. Using individual throttle bodies means fewer things getting in the way, such as the intake manifold. The effect is hearing that wonderful sound of air surging in, and the mechanical actuation of the throttle bodies in action. The ECU translates the throttle pedal position into adjustments in all those controls to make it behave the way the driver would expect a traditional throttle to work. Given the complex interactions occurring in a system developed in the early 2000's, when drive by wire was still relatively new, I can only imagine the engine management in Briggs and Stratton 13.5 HP I/C GOLD newer style 2 piece carburetor linkage setup. Thanks for watching!!! 6Q6N.