I was just texting a dude on here tonight about somethin similar
I remember this was years ago so its fuzzy
someone used to make a" kit" for gassers to put a throttle cable back on....
it was for either mk3s or 4s,i cant remember,and i thought it used a throttle position sensor now
,or somethin.......they said" better throttle response" ...well yea drive by wire is lazy...
i cant remember who tho,but it was an ad in european car,i think.
i know therres alotta i thinks in there but isnt your b5 got some mk4 odds and ends?