I've been trying to get cruise installed on my Impreza for a while now. I bought the parts from another impreza to install. When I went to do the install I found the cruise throttle cable is too short. The donor car was a 93 Impreza I believe. I know for my MY Impreza they had a cruise add-on kit with everything you need. So I don't know if something changed between then...but the cable is about an inch too short.

 

What I'm looking for is some other Impreza owners that wouldn't mind measuring the cable from the mount point to where the cable end point is on the throttle cam. Mine was about 6", and I'm pretty sure I need around 7" to make everything fit.

 

Here's some pictures I took that may help explain.

http://www.main.experiencetherave.com/subaru/images/imprezatb/

 

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

Josh

What year is your impreza? I have a whole cruise control set from a 94 FWD and I fitted it in a 93 impreza AWD with no problem.

I will take a measurement for you later tonight and post some pics as well.

Pics are in my photos

Let me know if they are helpful

My impreza is a 1997 outback sport.

 

Your cable length appears to be the same as mine, which kind of confirms my thoughts it was pulled from a 93 MY.

 

Is your impreza a 1.8 liter or 2.2 liter?

 

Would you mind taking some pictures of the throttle body area, and throttle cable mounting to the intake manifold?

 

Thanks

Josh

I've been trying to get cruise installed on my Impreza for a while now. I bought the parts from another impreza to install. When I went to do the install I found the cruise throttle cable is too short. The donor car was a 93 Impreza I believe. I know for my MY Impreza they had a cruise add-on kit with everything you need. So I don't know if something changed between then...but the cable is about an inch too short.

 

What I'm looking for is some other Impreza owners that wouldn't mind measuring the cable from the mount point to where the cable end point is on the throttle cam. Mine was about 6", and I'm pretty sure I need around 7" to make everything fit.

 

Here's some pictures I took that may help explain.

http://www.main.experiencetherave.com/subaru/images/imprezatb/

 

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

Josh

I'll try to look; I know there are two '95 Legacy's in Lynwood's PAP right now. Thanks for the heads up on the air intake; that'll save me the effort.

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I sold my impreza a while ago and I removed the criuse control before that.

My 93 impreza was 1.8 liter with original engine and auto trany.

Subaru might have changed the set up from MY 97 and on, is your outback sports stick or auto? If that make any difference?

 

 

 

My impreza is a 1997 outback sport.

 

Your cable length appears to be the same as mine, which kind of confirms my thoughts it was pulled from a 93 MY.

 

Is your impreza a 1.8 liter or 2.2 liter?

 

Would you mind taking some pictures of the throttle body area, and throttle cable mounting to the intake manifold?

 

Thanks

Josh

It's a 5spd.

 

I'm not sure that the trans type matters. I think the fact it is a 2.2 vs. 1.8 is where the difference is.

 

I think after a certain point, subaru made cruise an option and sold it as a kit. That kit is no longer available, or I would have just got the kit.

Do you think the one out of a forester would fit? I have a 98 forester and I know the local junk yard has one as well. I can take some pics of the forester if that help?

 

 

 

It's a 5spd.

 

I'm not sure that the trans type matters. I think the fact it is a 2.2 vs. 1.8 is where the difference is.

 

I think after a certain point, subaru made cruise an option and sold it as a kit. That kit is no longer available, or I would have just got the kit.

I don't know if the forestor uses the same cruise diaphragm setup, but if you could snap some pictures, that'd help.

 

Thanks!

Josh