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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 03:35 PM
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i just bought a 68m skunk 2 throttle body for my 2001 gsr, i need help putting the tps on it, it says use a volt me to calibrate it but im not sure what to set it at, any help would be appreciated

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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 04:10 PM
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do a search on honda-tech for TPS voltage. you should find something.
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lookin at around .5 to .6 volts sitting at idle and around 4.5 volts to 4.6 volts at wide open throttle...

i would still check on honda tech though
Old Dec 3, 2005 | 07:56 AM
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well its funny cuase thats what i thought but its backwards when it as idel it reads 4.x and when it is open it read .5. is it something im doing wrong?
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What are you measuring in reference to, power or ground? This will flip the readings around..
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im not sure, which one is which? this is very confusing
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Default Re: tps question

TPS sensors usually have a power and a ground and signal. If you are using a multimeter, it measures the difference in voltage between the two probes. So if you're measuring a voltage, it matters where each probe is. FOr example, if you had a 1 volt output signal measured between the signal and ground, and you instead measured that 1 volt signal between the signal and (for example, 5 volt power) power, the multimeter would read 4V. Now it's measuring the difference between 5 volts and 1 volt, instead of 0 volts (ground) and 1 volt.

This is why your readings may be the opposite of what you may expect. I don't remember where the TPS signal is measured (signal to ground or signal to power) but I'm just explaining why you may be seeing what you are seeing.
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o ok i understand now, i wnet and mesure a frends tps on a stock throttle body and his read .86 closed, and 4.86 open is this correct?
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