wow...sounds like an awesome idea. you should make a "kit" and sell it on here...sure you'd make quite a bit of money and help out alot of fellow owners

 

As slow as I work I'd have to charge too much.

By the way, I was dating a lady 400 miles down the interstate (we are now married). So, if I wanted a date on Friday night it was 400 down and 400 back, all the way with my foot on the throttle. The stupid thing about this is, at that time I had all the cruise parts in a box in my shop. It wasn't till the other day that someone else posted to this forum saying that they had cruise. That provided the push necessary to get me started.

Well, back to the shop to pick up the scattered tools.

Barney

 

Well, all I did was call an installer and say, "Put all the parts I need in a box." I don't like the job that most installers do. I am not being critical, they have to make a living. You do need an electronic unit as vacuum isn't always available on a turbo car. I installed a vacuum unit on my turbo DSM and it worked great up to 80 mph - the point where boost started. So, eighty-mph was as fast as the DSM would go with the cruise engaged. However, most of the aftermarket units now available are electronic.

As for the control that goes inside the car, the manufacturers usually provide a selection to choose from.

The problem with fitting cruise to an Evo is how to attach the pull cable to the throttle. The throttle bellcrank is made of some thermo plastic and there is no room to put a loop around the cable termination like I did on my DSM. The bellcrank is also pressed onto the throttle shaft - in other words, no nut on the end where you could mount another arm. Some people have rigged the actuator under the dash to pull the accelerator. That makes for a messy installation. So, what I was able to find was a little clamp, which I used to clamp the two cables together.

Once you find a place for the actuator and figure out how to attach the pull cable to the throttle, the rest is wiring.

Barney

 

In all seriousness...You aren't a large purple dinosaur by any chance are you?

 

thread really is worthless without pictures. get on with it sir!

 

Cool!!!

 

WarmPepsi has a nice setup in his car. PM him for more info.

 

 

Do you mind posting some install step pictures and maybe a better explanation for those of us who are mechanically challenged. Your earlier instructions were more cliff notes McGuyver sounding to me.

 

Cruise Control is overrated

 

Ive seen some aftermarket cruise systems but their really ugly looking! the buttons and stuff i mean.... we need pics!

 

Okay, pictures. Give me a day or two, I'm not much of a photographer.

 

LOL...turning the Evo into a non-interactive cruiser. What's next? Big gumball SUV tires on 15" rims?

Either way...Props to you

 

Not if you put 25K miles on the car a year....

 

+1 million on the pictures