My gas pedal gets "heavier" when driving in rain.
05-16-2011, 10:50 PM
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My gas pedal gets "heavier" when driving in rain. Anyone else experience this? It's strange. When driving in the rain, my accelerator requires more pressure to be depressed. Does it have to do with my Raptor hood? Just seeing if anyone else has noticed the same thing.
05-17-2011, 07:39 AM
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TCS (Firebird) or ASR (Camaro) when active will push the pedal back as the car is experiencing spinning. IF its too much spin you will get a "kick back" and the Low Trac light will turn on.
All cars with that feature allows for you to turn it off, but when the car is shut off, it will automatically come back on next time you start the engine. There is a mod out there that will leave it off all the time. NOT recommended if other people could possibly drive your vehicle. As much as I find it annoying I wont install it but its def. useful.
All cars with that feature allows for you to turn it off, but when the car is shut off, it will automatically come back on next time you start the engine. There is a mod out there that will leave it off all the time. NOT recommended if other people could possibly drive your vehicle. As much as I find it annoying I wont install it but its def. useful.
05-17-2011, 09:56 AM
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TCS (Firebird) or ASR (Camaro) when active will push the pedal back as the car is experiencing spinning. IF its too much spin you will get a "kick back" and the Low Trac light will turn on.
All cars with that feature allows for you to turn it off, but when the car is shut off, it will automatically come back on next time you start the engine.
All cars with that feature allows for you to turn it off, but when the car is shut off, it will automatically come back on next time you start the engine.
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05-17-2011, 07:40 PM
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i've noticed the same thing. when driving in heavy rain fall it feels like I'm pressing harder on the gas pedal to go the same speed. I chalk it up to the extra resistence of driving through the water.
05-17-2011, 07:51 PM
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could be a psychological symptom too... how was your childhood?
no offense, just trying to help you figure out whats going on...
05-18-2011, 11:42 AM
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Mine does the same thing on a swap car, I chalk it to humidity causing excess friction on the pedal pivot point (steel on steel) and the throttle cable.
Feels somewhat dragging, but a spray of wd40 in the throttle cable, on the throttle body shaft, and the pedal pivot clears it right up.
Feels somewhat dragging, but a spray of wd40 in the throttle cable, on the throttle body shaft, and the pedal pivot clears it right up.
05-19-2011, 12:23 PM
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Mine does the same thing on a swap car, I chalk it to humidity causing excess friction on the pedal pivot point (steel on steel) and the throttle cable.
Feels somewhat dragging, but a spray of wd40 in the throttle cable, on the throttle body shaft, and the pedal pivot clears it right up.
Feels somewhat dragging, but a spray of wd40 in the throttle cable, on the throttle body shaft, and the pedal pivot clears it right up.
