normal?
maybe you followed the wrong cable.
i found mine with the same gap after my cam install. i always wondered how much of a difference it made on the dyno...since i only got 382rwhp and was expecteding 390s.
i also found the cable adjustment had slipped over the years (since the cam install discovery)...so i readjusted it, and ziptied the retainer clip on...to help maintain the adjustment.
definatly do the "bump stop mod" to get that blade perpendicular to air flow.
the adjustment connector is there for a reason.
i'm sure the issue isn't because your gas pedal got bent...so why would bending the other way solve it?
don't band-aid the problem...FIX it


