Throttle cable ? for 69 nova

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Throttle cable ? for 69 nova

#1 Post by 434 nova » Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:51 pm

I am looking to swap the original cable i have from the six cylinder to a lokar for my v8 do i need the 24 inch long cable or the 36. I am looking at the universal ones from lokar. thanks

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#2 Post by sc racing » Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:43 pm

24 is usually long enough, we use the 36 if the cable comes up from the floor ( mainly on street rods)

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#3 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:10 am

On another site I visit, there was a discussion about this and a lot of people prefer using a solid rod vs the cable.

Have you ever thought about that?

I got all my stuff from McMaster-Carr, 1/4" solid rod and some swivel joints.

No real rocket science just a little elbow grease and it was done.

But then again if you have the fatory setup, if it's anything like the Camaro's, you'd need a new throttle bracket for a V-8.


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#4 Post by John_Heard » Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:40 pm

I wouldn't recommend the solid rod throttle on a car without front J Bars. They flex a LOT more than what you'd think.

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#5 Post by Speedster » Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:20 am

stick with the Lokar ones! I bought a aed one and it is a POS.

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