Better response after tightening the pedal? WTF?!

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04-12-2010, 02:29 PM

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Better response after tightening the pedal? WTF?!

The other day while I was cleaning the car and was only poking around when for the first time ever, I saw that there was a bolt and nut going though the middle of the gas pedal assembly.

I checked to see if it was loose and indeed it was kind of loose. So I took a 10mm socket and tightened it up a couple notches. I then proceeded to do a pedal position relearn and the pedal response became so much better, I can't explain it.

I doubt that this is a real adjustment for the pedal. Maybe I'm having a placebo effect.

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04-12-2010, 03:48 PM

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PLACEBO.

04-13-2010, 02:52 PM

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But I swear!

04-13-2010, 02:58 PM

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If you had a 5th gen which has drive by cable, maybe. But the 5.5 gen has drive by wire.

04-13-2010, 03:56 PM

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^^ Please explain? I thought a cable was essentially a bundle of wires. Or of the sort.

04-13-2010, 04:17 PM

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^^ Please explain? I thought a cable was essentially a bundle of wires. Or of the sort.

the DE-k's are the last of the cable operated TB's. the VQ's in the 5.5 have drive by wire. no more throttle cable.

04-13-2010, 04:41 PM

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I love good old throttle cable!

04-13-2010, 05:33 PM

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I love my new placebo effect.

04-13-2010, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by sascuderi

I love good old throttle cable!

This. Toyota could have prevented their whole problem had they just stuck to cable-driven throttles.

Drive-by-wire is a PITA. I'd much prefer a cable-driven throttle body over our pathetic electronic TBs.

04-13-2010, 06:27 PM

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^ x2. But one upside to DBW is no more IACV to short out the ECU.

04-13-2010, 08:08 PM

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As for throttle cable, I know someone who just had the Toyota DBW problem happen to them and they have a 2000 Corolla. I thought the problem was only extensive to the DBW cars but I guess not. Even their throttle cables are failing now.

As for my excitement above, I think the tightening of the bolt didn't do anything to the actual response but I think the pedal is just harder now to push but somehow it feels I need to press on it less in order to get to the respective accleration.

04-13-2010, 09:20 PM

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you probably raised the pedal or angled it better so your foot hits it and pushes it lower slightly giving u more power...

sorta like when u adjust your seat all the way to the steering wheel and u cant help but floor it everytime. lolll