[V8Vairs] Throttle Assembly

Brown, Douglas T CIV NAVAIR DEPT douglas.t.brown at navy.mil
Tue Feb 5 12:31:58 EST 2008


Jim,

Another option, which I am installing in my V-8 car, is a hydraulic push
throttle assy.  It comes with ends and brackets.  I had to modify the
post on my throttle pedal to a ball-end configuration, but it looks like
it will work well.
See:
http://www.cncbrakes.com/ht.asp?grp=ht&subgrp=wop&series=290&subseries= 

Toby Brown

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From: "Jim Acker" <jim.acker at comcast.net>
Subject: [V8Vairs] Throttle Assembly
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I'm close to getting my car on the road and am now working on the
throttle assembly.  More specifically, I am working on the linkage from
the stock pedal assembly to the Edelbrock carb.  The stock pedal is a
pusher type and the cable has a long way to go.  Do most you guys run a
high quality cable, like a Morse style, in a pusher configuration from
the pedal to the carb?
Or, do you shorten the stock accelerator rod in the tunnel and use the
stock bell-crank to create a pull style?
 
I'm just trying to get a read on whether a push configuration really
works well over such a long distance. I'm planning to run it under the
motor and back up behind to the cable bracket I have between the driver
side valve cover and the distributor, much like Rick Norris did on his
white car.  This is nearly 10 ft of cable I'd be pushing!
 
Jim Acker


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