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Thread: Install a 1995-99 A32 Maxima throttle cable in a B13 with a Lowport, or Highport.

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2011-09-17 02:13:12
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Install a 1995-99 A32 Maxima throttle cable in a B13 with a Lowport, or Highport.
The reason I chose this cable is because it's short (Like we all want), and usually readily available in the junk yard. In my area there's plenty of them. You cant use a cable from a J30 1989-94 Maxima, as they are longer than our B13 cables.
This is an intermediate modification at most, few tools, and skills required. Here's a small list of tools, and parts.

Tools:
1. 2 14mm wrenches
2. 2 pair of pliers (Channel locks, and Lineman's pliers)
3. 1 1/4" ratchet with a 6" extension
4. 1 1/4" 10mm socket
5. Knife, or box cutter
6. Dremel with a carbide cutting burr
7. Drill with a 7/32nd-1/4" drill bit

Parts:
1. 1 A32 Max throttle cable
2. 1 B13 throttle cable
3. 1 Gasket from the B13 cable that sandwiches to the firewall
4. 1 3" piece of 3/4" split wire loom
5. 2 longer bolts to replace the ones you took out of the throttle cable bracket under the dash. I used 2 1.5" bolts from an old IACV unit.
6. 2 washers about 5/8" wide. I used some from my old highport valve cover grommets.

Here's a size comparison of the 2 cables:



Lets get started removing the old cable:
After you've gathered your parts and tools the throttle cable needs to be removed. Really simple task here.




All you need to do now is to pull the cable out of the engine bay through the hole in the firewall. Taking the old cable out literally takes less than 5 minutes. This is the same process, and time frame if you're getting a used Maxima cable from the junk yard.

Prepping the new cable, and old bracket for installation:

B13 cable

Cut the cable like this with your lineman's pliers, or tin snips. Then set the bracket aside. Don't use regular wire cutters, as you will screw up the edges. This cable is pretty tough.


You need to save this gasket from the B13 cable as well. It just pulls right off. You can throw the rest in the trash now.



Done with the B13 for now. On to the A32 cable. You just need to lightly pry the bracket off. No breaking stuff here.

Now you're left with this.

You need to break these nipples off like so.

Then put them back into the A32 cable bushing for the structural support they were originally there for.



This is the A32 cable next to the B13 bracket. The cable is not quite going to fit through that tiny hole.

So, hold the brackets together, and make your mark.

Now I'm sure you'll figure it out, but I reamed out the hole like this with a drill, and finished with a dremel. It doesn't need to be perfect, but only big enough to fit the cable through.




You need to trim the edges of the A32 bushing with a knife to get it to seat into the B13 bracket properly.

When you're done with that thread the cable through the bracket like so. Now it fits neatly into the recess of the bracket.

Now thread that gasket, that you saved earlier, over the long side of the cable, so that it's on the back of the bracket. It's a stretch, but it will make it over the lock nuts without having to cut it.


Installation of the new cable:
Now you're ready to install your A32-B13 hybrid cable. It's just a reverse of what you did, under the dash, to remove the old one. You'll need a little longer bolts like these. They were a little too long, but still worked. They only need to be about 3/8" longer than the old ones.


Re-routing the new cable. Get it started in this general direction in between the fire wall and mani.

For my lowport I pulled it through this hole in between intake runners 3, and 4. It's that little hole above the injector harness. You can see the end of the cable poking through, but I had to keep fishing it a little to get it through.

If you have cruise, then you can rout that cable through the same spot as well, like I did.

For added heat, and abrasion resistance, I slid a short piece of 3/4" wire loom over the cables, and into the hole.

Now almost finished. You can see here how the cable bracket on my mani is slotted. I had to do this, previously, when I installed my Thermoblok spacers, which included a throttle body spacer. My bracket needed to move up about 5/16" with just that, then this cable is just a tad shorter than the B13, so it needed to move up another 5/16", and with the lock nuts adjusted all the way out. Without the Thermoblok throttle body spacer, you may not have to slot your cable bracket, as you may have enough adjustment. Be prepared to just in case, and if you do it's really not too hard.


For a Highport you just need to move your throttle cable bracket, on the mani, forward one bolt hole. You will only have one bolt holding it, but this is what my buddy did on his, and it worked out fine with the adjustment on the cable.

Well, that about wraps this install up, enjoy!
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Last edited by tswii on 2011-09-17 at 02-24-12.
2011-09-17 03:19:41
#2
nice.. but seems like way to much work when you can just run the b13 one behind the motor
2011-09-17 05:01:09
#3
Not at all man. I know my how to is long, but I was just being thorough in my explanation of how to do this. If you have everything you need, and you are somewhat mechanically inclined this is a 20-30 min job. That includes everything from removal to install of finished product. The hardest part of this mod is modding the firewall, and mani brackets, and even that is simple, and quick with only a drill, and small bit if that's all you have. Why would you use the B13 one? Its like 6 feet long, and I can't understand why Nissan even used something that length? If you put it behind the mani, then where does the other 4 feet go? I thought I read that the GA cable was shorter than the SR in another thread or two about this subject, but I can't tell from looking. Maybe a few inches at best. The A32 cable is half the length, and works perfectly with little effort. If you read my directions, and kind of put together a simple visual in your mind you'll see how simple it really is. I may have made it seem daunting by the extreme detail I went into.
2011-12-18 21:21:12
#4
So the B15 cable will work best when trying hide it behind the mainfold?
2012-01-15 02:25:09
#5
Originally Posted by Redline
So the B15 cable will work best when trying hide it behind the mainfold?


Never tried one. This how to was for the A32 Maxima (95-99) cable. It worked perfectly on my lowport NX, and my buddy's highport NX. It's right behind the mani, and inbetween runners 3-4.
2012-01-15 08:38:00
#6
Nice write up . I know the j30 wont work but will the 95-99 I30 they should have the same cable set up ? . I need to change mine as people keep giving me crap about it lol.
2012-01-15 13:24:17
#7
Well, the 89-94 maxima's chassis code is J30, but the infiniti J30 is a whole different car. I still wonder why they gave it that name? Anyway, the I30 is an A32. It's basically a max with a face lift gone wrong. So, yes, the cable from one of those would be the same. I wouldn't say the infiniti J30 wouldn't work. It may, but I haven't tried it though. I'd just go with the max and be done with it.
2012-11-16 08:14:53
#8
Nice Nice¡¡¡ you will have the A32 cable size around???
2012-12-14 02:38:52
#9
I never measured it, but it's close to 30" long.
2015-09-20 14:47:18
#10
I can't see the pics
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