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Oct 24, 2008 | 11:40 AM

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Throttle body related problem?

Maybe not necessarily a problem but here it is. The kid who had the car before me put an 80mm throttle body on the car. The gas pedal feels kind of heavy, takes more force to push in, and is harder to feather when starting from a dead stop. I was told that the throttle body contributes to this with the tension on the cable. Is this true?

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Oct 24, 2008 | 05:12 PM

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the pedal may feel harder possibly from a heavier spring on the throttle plate?

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Oct 25, 2008 | 03:35 AM

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clean the throttle body blade there might be a obstruction or something causing it to stick

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Oct 25, 2008 | 08:58 AM

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i was told it's the throttle body itself having a tighter spring. does that sound right

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Oct 25, 2008 | 12:58 PM

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if you disconnect the cable can you move it freely?

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Oct 25, 2008 | 03:21 PM

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Lube up the spring with some lithium grease or something similar.

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