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Old May 18, 2005 | 08:42 AM
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Here's a very good thread...

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=26560
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Old May 18, 2005 | 10:45 AM
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got mine from www.mnrelectronics.com rostra unit.. i got the rf unit.. ex but great for putting the control on the wheel
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Old May 18, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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nah, it fit fine there, no issues at all.
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Old May 18, 2005 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by gunzo
got mine from www.mnrelectronics.com rostra unit.. i got the rf unit.. ex but great for putting the control on the wheel
gunzo, you got any pics of your install? and steering wheel?

thanks!
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Old May 20, 2005 | 04:56 PM
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Install a check valve in the line so that the cruise actuator only sees vacuum. AND also add a vacuum resovoir on the "only vacuum" side. This will give you a vacuum reserve so when your in cruise and climbing a hill you'll still have vacuum to move the actuator more. this will allow you to actually go into boost while using cruise.
Works great in my Dodge.
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you could try using a turbo inlet vacuum source. I don't know what kind of vacuum you'd get, especially with a free flowing turbo intake.

Some cars come with vacuum resovoirs. Those early Ford Exploders had one, just look around a junkyard. Mine is a 1 QT Nalgene vacuum bottle.
UPDATE: I did exactly what you said and it worked great! The car builds plenty of boost now. I'm having to mess with the gain settings because on steep hills it starts surging. Thanks!
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Old May 21, 2005 | 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by wheming
gunzo, you got any pics of your install? and steering wheel?

thanks!
same place in the esrlier pict for the cable unit.. didn't mount the rf unit .. just click it when u need it
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Old May 21, 2005 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by nabit
A friend of mine bought an 05 white MR and loves it to death, but on long trips to gigs w/ the band he has to drive sometimes 3-4 hours straight..He was wondering if there were any good companies out there that makes an electrically operated cruise contorl unit... This is the only complaint he has about the car b/c his leg falls asleep when driving that far b/c he can't move his foot...

And yes I tried to search and all I got was ever thread w/ the word cruise in it, so I did find alot of cruise hang outs in other states but nothing about cuise control...



Thanks!!
Ask your friend to trade his to mine!
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Old May 21, 2005 | 11:10 AM
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Ask your friend to trade his to mine!
I don't think that will happen..
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Old May 21, 2005 | 12:56 PM
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UPDATE: I did exactly what you said and it worked great! The car builds plenty of boost now. I'm having to mess with the gain settings because on steep hills it starts surging. Thanks!
Great! Glad to hear you're in business...
Certainly better than always having to feather the throttle for hills while using cruise, isn't it..

What gain settings? what boost control do you have?
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Old May 21, 2005 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by gunzo
same place in the esrlier pict for the cable unit.. didn't mount the rf unit .. just click it when u need it
ok, yeah I figured the cable unit would be in the same spot, more conerned with how the switches looked on the wheel.

that's a no-wire unit, right? And you don't have it attached?
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Old May 21, 2005 | 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by wheming
ok, yeah I figured the cable unit would be in the same spot, more conerned with how the switches looked on the wheel.

that's a no-wire unit, right? And you don't have it attached?
Didn't have it attached .. did placed it below the steering once ... using stickon (didn't last long) .. but looked quite stock
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Old May 22, 2005 | 12:41 AM
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Pep Boys website. $163 for electric universal kit.
Audiovox - Universal Electronic Cruise Control
Styles: 2501316 <--Click this

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Old May 22, 2005 | 12:46 AM
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^ That is the kit people are using. I will be getting it soon and doing a "HowTo" write up.
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 09:18 AM
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Doing research and was wondering if you did a how-to yet on the aftermarket cruise control?
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 02:26 PM
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I gotta cruise unit in the box in my garage. I was going to put it on the Evo but I couldn't figure out how to attach the cable to the throttle arm. So, I put the unit aside for another day and never got back to it. Now, seeing this thread, I realize I still want cruise. So, can anyone explain how the pull cable is connected to the throttle arm?????
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