Throttle cable adjustment..holy shoot

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Old Mar 27, 2021 | 01:13 PM
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Throttle cable adjustment..holy shoot

So I adjusted my throttle cable..super easy and what a damn difference!

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Old Mar 27, 2021 | 01:24 PM
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you're not really making your car faster....
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Old Mar 27, 2021 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by justnspace
you're not really making your car faster....
More responsive...it was worth doing. It def accelerates faster...so that's faster off the line. And it's not lagging.
Easy adjustment that makes your car a little more fun to drive. Guess you prefer lag?
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Old Mar 27, 2021 | 01:39 PM
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the TL is drive by wire. so there is inherently a lag by default.
all you're doing is taking out the slack at the throttle cable which has been well documented for over 20 years on various different cars. I had first learned of this "trick" on my 1999 corolla
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Old Mar 28, 2021 | 02:10 PM
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you will really love the sprint booster mod then........................
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Old Mar 29, 2021 | 09:31 PM
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I adjusted my cable too. Just took out the slack. The effect is that it takes out the "dead spot" at the top of the gas pedal. Which many BMW's need to do also.

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