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    Throttle Cable Unlocking Lost Power?

    Hey, was just watching this bloke really simply adjust the throttle cable to open fully as it had stretched on this ferrari after a few years. Anyone tried this? Imagine it would be simple enough

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    Re: Throttle Cable Unlocking Lost Power?

    Don't really think you will "recover" a lot of " lost power"on our Honda engines. But let us know if you find an extra 20 horses hidden in there .

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    Re: Throttle Cable Unlocking Lost Power?

    This is common practice for an old car, but usually it doesn't stop you from opening it to wot, the best you get out of it is throttle response, so set it to whatever your foot likes. I like to set mine tight as a fiddle string... well I would, but the idle would walk, so not too tight

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    Re: Throttle Cable Unlocking Lost Power?

    best thing to do is occasionally just adjust it so there is just a tiny bit of slack at the throttle end

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    Re: Throttle Cable Unlocking Lost Power?

    Yeh never heard of this so gonna re tension that, never know could be an extra 20 hp on my way

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    Re: Throttle Cable Unlocking Lost Power?

    Quote Originally Posted by Sandwich View Post
    Hey, was just watching this bloke really simply adjust the throttle cable to open fully as it had stretched on this ferrari after a few years. Anyone tried this? Imagine it would be simple enough

    Ferrari 456 GT - Recovering lost power from the Italian V12 | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop - YouTube
    So I still know how a carb works...sorta

    Amen brother! Check that linkage!
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