Author Topic: 84 w/350 - Throttle cable too long? Changed carbs from qjet to holley 4160  (Read 4677 times)

Offline chevy80c10

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Hey all, need some help. I just did a manifold and carb swap on my 350. I put a holley 4160 with the overdrive bracket on it and the throttle cable is way to long where i have to hook it up on the bracket. I would use the stock bracket but it sits too low and the tv cable and throttle cable would be at bad angles.

What i want to know is, is there any way i can adjust the throttle cable in any way to take the slack out and mount it? Can I slide the cable mount piece back, to extend the actual cable, cut to shorten the cable and put a new connector on it? I tried but i dont want to force anything.

Thanks for any insight

Offline Irish_Alley

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i remeber working on mine, had to bend the bracket to make it work
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Offline chevy80c10

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I cant really bend the bracket :/ any other suggestions? would i have to get a new cable? i really dont want to but i drove it tonight and the throttle was stiff of course... ridiculously stiff. (arndt says thats what she said)

Offline Fairlane514

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You may be able to shorten it at the other end where it attaches to the gas pedal. 

Offline Irish_Alley

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put a crescent wrench on it and bend her. take it off if you think you might break something and put her in a vice
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