Should this be done? I crawled under the dash this weekend and "manually" topped-out the accelerator pedal to see how much "slack" their was in the throttle cable. I found that I had about 1/2" of "access". Would it be a good idea to some how take up some of this slack? I heard that the Mustang guys were doing this. Would it make any difference? Would the modified pedal not contact the floor when you, "floored it"? Sounds like this could be another "cool" mod. What do you think? Who wants to go first? I guess we first need to know if that slack really is a waste of valuable cable that could get us, truely, "wide open."

-AR

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- 2001 F-150 XLT 4X4 Off-Road, S/C, FS, Black
- 4.6L Triton V8 (20 H.P. Increase)
- 5 Speed / 3:55 Reg. Axle
- Keyless
- Premium Audio CD
- Mods.
- K&N Cold Air mod.
- Flowmaster 40 (Stock Setup with 3 1/2" Gibson Tip)
- Bugshield
- Bedliner
- Ventshades

 

Jackal,

I did this on my Bronco. It doesn't make WFO any more than it is now because the butterfly in the throttle body will only open so far. I did it because when depressing the pedal, if I slid my foot off the pedal and it snapped back up real fast, the cable wanted to jump off the pedal assembly. All I did was put two zip ties on the cable between the pedal assembly and the steel ball on the cable end. Took up all that extra slack, problem solved.

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Boss™

Ordered June 29th: 2001 F-150 Lariat, Oxford White/Silver 4x4, SC, SB, SS, 99L 5.4L, 44E tran, 7700# payload, Class III Tow, 3.73LS, Skids, Leather Captains, 4W disc ABS, shift-on-fly, keyless, HD everything
Planned Mods:
"Protected by the Owner and his 2 friends, Smith & Wesson" sticker, Westin Chromed Stainless Nerf Bars, ARE LS II bed cover, Bedrug™, Gibson Swept Side Cat Back, K&N filter w/airbox mods, headers, Superchip, 3" body lift with at least 33's, alarm/pager/auto start system, stereo system



[This message has been edited by Boss96Hog (edited 09-04-2000).]

 

DOAH!!! Cool, thanks man. Hehehe...WFO!!!

-AR

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- 2001 F-150 XLT 4X4 Off-Road, S/C, FS, Black
- 4.6L Triton V8 (20 H.P. Increase)
- 5 Speed / 3:55 Reg. Axle
- Keyless
- Premium Audio CD
- Mods.
- K&N Cold Air mod.
- Flowmaster 40 (Stock Setup with 3 1/2" Gibson Tip)
- Bugshield
- Bedliner
- Ventshades

 

Mine had some slack (about 1/4"). With the pedal floored the throttle was about 1/4" from opening fully also. There are many ways to space the cable. I cut a slit down 2)small brass nuts and crimped them over the cable at the pedal. It has just enough slack and opens the throttle fully.

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2000 F-150 XL,RC,LB,5.4,4R70W,3.55LS,
Class III tow/Payload #3/Convenience pkgs.,
4-wheel disc/ABS,Chestnut/Parchment 40/60,
Ford bedliner & gas/wheel/spare locks,
3" cold air box modification, Superchip,
Dynomax ultra-flow welded 3" cat-back,
3" exit Y-pipe, Hellwig rear anti-sway bar.

 

I took the slack out about 6 months ago.
I tood a bolt, nut, and a couple of washers and put them around the cable. Now no slack. When I touch the pedal I get instant response. Actually took a few starts to get used to the change.

I never did check to see if the throttle was opening up all the way before the change but I just did not like that lag in the pedal response.


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97 F-150, 2WD, Reg Cab,Flareside,Dk Toreador Red, Windsor 4.6, Magnecor 8.5mm wires, Bosch Plat +4s, 3.55 LS, EGR Bug Deflector, ******* Bed Cover, Bed Liner, XL Full Length Running Boards, Air Aid Kit, Gibson Single Out Cat Back, Superchips, TransGo Shift Kit, Hellwig Rear Sway Bar, Hellwig 2500# Overload Springs,Energy Suspension Polyurethane Front Sway Bar Bushings, 265 70 16 tires, Rancho RS9000 shocks

 

Is there any way too adjust the downshift
on a 98 150 ? Mine downshifts and screams like it's at WOT. This happens
just over 1/2 throttle and it's a little embarrassing in traffic. It makes me sound like a pedal heavy goober,when all
I intended was a little more go. It seems
to happen without warning. I've owned 25
vehicles in the last 12 or so years and every one had to have the pedal all the way to the floor to downshift. where's the
adjustment? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,98

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98 F-150 4.6 Litre XLT2wd Ext. cab
prarie tan/tan int.
K/N gen.II fipk
custom dual exh/gibson rectangle tips
color matched snuglid
B&M Shiftplus
Westin nerfsblk powdercoat
Cobra 75WXST cb w/weather alert
Kenwood cd w/RS speakers,don't laugh it sounds pretty good
On the way/wheels,tires,air dam,
doin the monochromatic boogie
on the front end.etc.etc....etc......

 

Sounds like you need a Superchip.

-AR