69signetv8
Well-Known Member
Today I was reading a thread on kickdown. Some of you perhaps read this thread. Anyways, I decided to check mine out because I wasn't 100% happy with my performance from a stand still or "at times" (power pass) kickdown. I think my Vac Sec is fine and not giving me any problems.
Sooo, I checked my complete kickdown linkage from the "HOLLEY" carb throttle linkage to the trans and "all" looks really good. Basiclly, when throttle is completely held open by hand my kickdown at the trans is fully foreward. (Good thing). When throttle fully closed, the kickdown is fully to the rear at the trans (Good thing).
The problem:
I used the stick method the hold the acclerator as far as possible to the floor. I went out to engine compartment and checked again my kickdown/throttle and noticed there was about .5 inch unused cable, therefore my throttle will (not fully open) and kickdown not completely forward (max) when booted!
I looked my cable over at the (2) adjustment points and found that if I pulled the cable sleve back at the hold down clamp to make up .5, the throttle would "not" go back to fully close due to cable loss. NOTE: Holley has a very long throttle movement (about 100 degrees) from completely closed to fully open.. After all this reading, I have a question, has anyone ever just "bent" their accelarator peddle upwards away from the floor to make up this .5 to achieve more cable pull???
JUST TO ADD...My peddle has a 3" cable pull from firewall to fully matted and the 100 degree holley movement is about 3.5" :sad2:
Sooo, I checked my complete kickdown linkage from the "HOLLEY" carb throttle linkage to the trans and "all" looks really good. Basiclly, when throttle is completely held open by hand my kickdown at the trans is fully foreward. (Good thing). When throttle fully closed, the kickdown is fully to the rear at the trans (Good thing).
The problem:
I used the stick method the hold the acclerator as far as possible to the floor. I went out to engine compartment and checked again my kickdown/throttle and noticed there was about .5 inch unused cable, therefore my throttle will (not fully open) and kickdown not completely forward (max) when booted!
I looked my cable over at the (2) adjustment points and found that if I pulled the cable sleve back at the hold down clamp to make up .5, the throttle would "not" go back to fully close due to cable loss. NOTE: Holley has a very long throttle movement (about 100 degrees) from completely closed to fully open.. After all this reading, I have a question, has anyone ever just "bent" their accelarator peddle upwards away from the floor to make up this .5 to achieve more cable pull???
JUST TO ADD...My peddle has a 3" cable pull from firewall to fully matted and the 100 degree holley movement is about 3.5" :sad2: