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Old 29-12-2006, 04:39 PM   #1
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My daily driver is a ED XR6. On a recent trip to Forester I had a go in my dad's BA XT. The first thing I noticed was that the gas pedal felt like it was made of wood. Seriously the feel was so much firmer it felt like the brakes on my ED XR6. Now I had driven the BA before but not for a couple of months and I had never reckoned the gas pedal to be particularly firm before but the difference really shocked me this time (for the first couple of minutes I had trouble keeping the car up to the speed limit).

I was just wondering if anybody else had noticed such a difference in pedal feel between an eseries car and a BA? Maybe its just the XR6? How would I about adjusting pedal feel for either car (assuming there is a problem).

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Old 29-12-2006, 04:47 PM   #2
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sounds like the accelerater cable is stuffed
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Old 29-12-2006, 05:04 PM   #3
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dito! get a new one! orsmeb aka steve, claims he has more power!!! since he replaced his one.
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Old 29-12-2006, 05:12 PM   #4
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i got more power by replacing mine. it wasn't opening the throttle all the way.
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Old 29-12-2006, 06:01 PM   #5
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yeah same thing in my old mans fairlane, they brake just above the motor usually and dont open the throttle all the way
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Old 29-12-2006, 06:17 PM   #6
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Same with mine. My original throttle cable was streched like mad. I'd put the foot down and nothing would happen. The improvents after replacing it were immediately noticable. I just touched the throttle and accidentally nearly hit the redline!
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Old 30-12-2006, 01:16 AM   #7
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Hey..

I have noticed alot of the newer cars i drive have firm accelerator pedals.. Personally i prefer my ED's spongy cable.. LOL.. i am going to put some spacers in the line shortly thought to lift the pedal a bit higher off the floor..

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Old 30-12-2006, 02:03 AM   #8
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Dont forget that the BA doesn't have an accelerator cable its just a spring in a box that you are feeling. As with the E series the only spring that the have fitted is actually part of the cable on the throttle body end and yeah they are weak but I kind of like it that way. Like every one else has said just make sure you are getting full throttle and that'll do.
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Old 30-12-2006, 02:24 PM   #9
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I have found the BA a bit too stiff for my liking!. I still prefer the old cable system in the e-series, they have more feel!
But with any sort of car, you will get use to it!!
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