[Shotimes] Stiff go pedal - CHEAP FIX

[Chris "Zap"]

My '95 seems to be just fine in the gas pedal travel, as well..... however
the '94 is EXTREMELY different.  It is very stiff and takes a lot more to
push down.

~Chris
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "'James White'" <greensho@crown.net>; "'shotimes'"
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 9:27 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Stiff go pedal - CHEAP FIX


> I haven't looked at how many springs my '95 has on it, but the gas pedal
> travel seems fine (with the old and new throttle cables). Maybe the cable
> and TB mechanism need to be cleaned up a bit?
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of James White
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 12:46 AM
> To: 'shotimes'
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Stiff go pedal - CHEAP FIX
>
>
> Wonder what could happen if I just removed one of the 3 springs on the
> '95MTX?
>
> Would the throttle stick open?
>
> I think that I would like the lighter operation.
>
> regards, Jim White - greensho@crown.net
> Valparaiso, Indiana
> '93  5 SPEED   278k few mods
> '95  5 SPEED   245k lots of mods
> "double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO
> waiting for another new wheel bearing...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kurt Metros" <kurt@elkhart.net>
> To: "'shotimes'" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 9:15 PM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Stiff go pedal - CHEAP FIX
>
>
> > Leigh,
> >
> > Hats off to you!  I've had the same problem with my 94 since I bought
> > it.  I just naturally figured it was the cable sticking....actually, I
> > nearly bought one from Al Fitz last week.  Upon reading your post I went
> > to my parts bin and dug out the TB from my old 89 and sure enough the
> > spring was smaller.  Swapped out the whole TB in about 10 minutes and
> > was amazed at the difference.  Now I've just got to get used to giving
> > it less pressure to make it go!
> >
> > Kurt
> > www.kurtmetros.com
> >
> >
> > >It turned out to be the throttle springs on the throttle body.
> > >There are
> > >three of them wrapped together, but they were like 30% in diameter
> > >THICKER than my 89. (And torsional stiffness increase by the fourth
> > >power of diameter). I believe the number were 1.3 mm and
> > >1.6mm. (1.6/1.3)^4 = 2.5 TIMES AS STIFF!! Took me 10 min to
> > >change it once I got one for $10 from Tim Dahm. The
> > >car was much easier to drive and it just "naturally" revved about 1000
> > >rpm when I drove it. :-)
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