Greg's2kGLE

Do you guys think that for us automagic owners, if we shave off a little of that plastic stopper behind the gas pedal it would make the engine redline without manually shifting? Wouldn't it open up the throttle body a little more (I've heard the TB doesn't open up 100% under WOT) causing it to redline? If too much was shaved off, the engine could go past redline probably right?

punkdork

Doubt it... I'm sure the throttle and shift points are electronicly controlled. I doubt they'd leave a little block under the gas pedal as a governor.

Telus.net

A bastard said that he would write an article of how to open up the TB, but no word on it......

2001SE

yep.


Logically if you think about it, it should work, but I don't think car manufactures are thatttt dumb. But maybe Greg's2kGLE you could try it for us, and tell us if it did help

dmbmaxima2k2

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i did it on my 95 and nothing much happened. prolly stretched the throttle cable out too much. i wouldn't recomend doing it.

Y2KevSE

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I believe you can get the plate 100% horizontal unless you shave off some of the metal on the TB.

You won't be able to go to redline unless the TCM is designed to do so (or if you have so much power that the TCM can't think fast enough).

wdave

Get a friend to floor the throttle (engine off) while you check the throttle linkage at the throttle body. If it's on the stop you're wide open. If not, adjust the cable. The stop on the floor is to keep you from breaking the cable.

TPI Monte SS

True enough. Most (if not all) new cars today have electronically controlled transmissions. Meaning, even if you manually put your car in first, and wound it all the way out, it should still shift into second gear even if you don't move the shifter. My Impala SS was like that. Also, my best times at the track were when I left it in D and had the car's brain do the shifting.

Just my input.

73tiiguy

As someone already mentioned, if you shave/remove that stopper you might stretch of even snap the throttle cable.

There is both an idle stop and a wot stop on the TB casting. Besides all that, I have never seen any car that was stock that allows for the throttle plate to be cranked to a completely horizontal plane. It may or may not ipmrove breathing at that point.

dmbmaxima2k2

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also don't do this on a 2k2. a birdie told me it makes you go into limp mode

Amazing2

Greg's2kGLE

Now that I think about it, the throttle cable will probably get stretched. Oh well, looks like I won't be doing this one.

K Pazzo 6

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00Semaxi

oops..... I removed that 5 months ago.