£14.99 mod that gave massive performance increase!!!

Steve

Steve

Steve

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Not one of those stupid variable resistor Ebay specials ;)

Ever since I bought her the throttle has seemed stiff and has been getting worse, but I have nto got around to changing the throttle cable.

Well today I did and OMG it is feather light to the point of being dangerous, the enging now revs instant and I can get the back spinning and drifftin out with the slightest of movement from my foot. I just wnat to drift round every corner (of my local private roads ahem)

It also apears that I was only using 70% of my throttle as the last 30% was soo stiff it didnt get used very oftern.

My poor rear tyres are getting a pasting :p hopefully will have got it out of my system when I come to replace them as I have yet to have the pleasure of paying for 18/255/35 rubbers and I havent even looked for a price yet ;)

All I need now is to get my Short Shift Kit fitted and the controls are all sorted (recently sorted hyrolic clutch)

Strange how such a ceap thing can effect performance so badly
 
Steve said:
My poor rear tyres are getting a pasting :p hopefully will have got it out of my system when I come to replace them as I have yet to have the pleasure of paying for 18/255/35 rubbers and I havent even looked for a price yet ;)
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I'm in a bad mood as I'm stuck in on a Saturday night so I thought I'd upset you and find out. They cost between £150-£170 each according to mytyres :)

Always nice when you replace something on your car and it makes it so much nicer to driver. Especially when it's so cheap too! :cool:
 
Gotta think about everything else though and I wouldnt ever get any upgrade to a car other than a proper dealer!
 
You joke about the ebay resistor, but a 1k pot over a couple of wires in my engines loom makes one HELL of a difference to my leon TDI - i simply couldnt believe it! Makes it idle rough as hell but i can live with that :p
 
Jez said:
You joke about the ebay resistor, but a 1k pot over a couple of wires in my engines loom makes one HELL of a difference to my leon TDI - i simply couldnt believe it! Makes it idle rough as hell but i can live with that :p
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uh oh
 
Jez said:
You joke about the ebay resistor, but a 1k pot over a couple of wires in my engines loom makes one HELL of a difference to my leon TDI - i simply couldnt believe it! Makes it idle rough as hell but i can live with that :p
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:p :eek:
 
This happened to me once with a MK4 Astra. I couldnt believe it when I replaced the throttle cable and routed it slightly cleaner in the engine bay. It was like.....WOW an extra 20bhp! LOL :p
 
pinkaardvark said:
uh oh
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?? It really does, ive no idea what its doing (and couldnt care what its doing either) but taking it off makes it feel as though i have removed the turbo or something, difference is immense. :) Fuel economy is only slightly worse with it on too other than when its cold when it smokes rather badly.
 
Badgerpoo said:
How difficult was it fit the actual cable then Steve? I gota try that on my E36, the throttle is hella stiff at the moment.
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pop it off the the throttle linkage in the engine bay, pop the hook out the rubber gromit in the top of the pedal ( A little fiddly to get to but not so bad)

Then poping the plastic wedge gromit thing out of the bulkhead in the engine bay proved tough but as you dont need to keep it (new cable has one) the trusty hammer and uber screw driver was implemented.

Hooked it all up jobe done 10-15 mins (tehnically no tools required)
 
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