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Old 29th September 2019, 15:08   #47
COLVERT
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Originally Posted by wraymond View Post
Incidentally, most sensations of speed are affected by subconscious needs for excessive right-foot over-use. Check your throttle cable slack at the swivel end. If it has brewer's droop you are losing travel in taking up the slack with your foot. That means you have to drive with increased foot pressure! Adjustment couldn't be simpler and the effect is a magical response.
The Magical Effect is due to muscular memory retention.

Your foot goes to its normal cruise position but in fact, with the slack out of the cable, you are actually giving the car MORE throttle.

A cheap tune up for an increase in your subjective assessment of your vehicle.-----





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