If they dropped TC in 97, my 99 must be special...factory TC..
I know the TC is different on the 99's, no cable stretcher, the throttle isn't modulated, it works like the speed limiter...feels like major hesitation when it engages. According to OM, below 25MPH is brakes and Engine power, above 25, engine power only, so the stand on the power method won't work above 25 as the brakes aren't in play. Plus the power drop-off is big and noticeable. Probably be the slowest curve you ever take with that method.
