I have the stock motor on a nissan altima that I am looking for a part for....its behind the distributor and valve cover on the throttle bearing.

Its this little 5 inch or so "I" that has 2 little balls at the end that you have to put on 2 little bearings (1 on top, on the the bottom) that control the throttle, and the gas pedal won't work and the car won't accelerate if this peice isin't on the car.

what is that peice called? is it a linkage?

Yes it is linkage. Probably called link. It connects the throttle body to the accelerator cable bellcrank. Only available from a Nissan dealer or from an auto recycler.

Yes it is linkage. Probably called link. It connects the throttle body to the accelerator cable bellcrank. Only available from a Nissan dealer or from an auto recycler.

thanks man, it was actually called the throttle connector rod and I had to haggle with Nissan and make them show me a diagram of the throttle so I could point to it and they could order it for me, but it was only like $11.00 so I'm happy :)