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Old May 23, 2008 | 11:08 AM
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How do i adjust The Gas Pedal? I have some play before the Gas Actually Engages i want to it be where the moment i press the gas the car will move. its not the case right now i actually have to push the gas some about and inch and a half before the car revs up.. how do i fix it to where the moment i press the gas the car will move? Is it the Throttle cable? Oh the motor is a swapped D16Z6
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Old May 23, 2008 | 11:42 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bdubnyc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How do i adjust The Gas Pedal? I have some play before the Gas Actually Engages i want to it be where the moment i press the gas the car will move. its not the case right now i actually have to push the gas some about and inch and a half before the car revs up.. how do i fix it to where the moment i press the gas the car will move? Is it the Throttle cable? Oh the motor is a swapped D16Z6 </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes its the throttle cable u need to adjust.
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Old May 23, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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my car is like this too, I always thought its supposed to be like this
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Old May 23, 2008 | 12:15 PM
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Where should i adjust it at? i know there are some screws on the cable but which one should i loosen or tighten?
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Old May 23, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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loosen the adjuster nuts on both side of the bracket where the cable goes through, its attached to the intake manifold.

now loosen and tighten them as needed to put more tension on the cable between the tb and the cable.
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Old May 23, 2008 | 01:13 PM
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so i have to keep loosening and tightening those 2 bolts according to how the gas pedal feels?
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