yeah it still moves freely. I forgot to mention earlier that i hear it when i'm upshifting at WOT. its only for a split second tho. i decided to mess around with the bracket and loosened all three screws and lined up the cable perfectly straight. It still does it but not as much. does it have anything to do with the throttle position sensor? i unplugged it and plugged it back in, attempting to see if it resets itself or whatnot but didnt work. The sad thing is that i bet the problem/solution are very simple and obvious. Maybe if i take a pic of the TB bracket and the cables it might help you guys out. Im beginning to think my cruise control cable might have something to do with it cuz its pretty loose. I've been a mechanic for a little over 2 years so this is just pissing me off. i mean, the stupid sound is louder than my engine. I just dont know that much about the 2.5.