I agree with all those opinions. I recently switched throttle bodies and the tension on the original (2.0) was harder and better matched to the feel of the brake. The 1.8 feels like it has almost no tension, in fact it sometimes sticks at a little above idle. At worst I was thinking of adding another complete turn on the clock spring on the throttle, that is if that's the only thing providing tension. Anyway, I was hoping someone had already done the thinking. Could you tell me what brand to buy? I'm probably going to buy these on the web and I really won't know the quality till I have them. By the way you recently mentioned that you could have a 16V bottom end rebuilt for +- $500. How sure are you? Where would I find a shop like that in the northeast US and did you mean American dollars? I asked 3 reputable VW mechanics how much to change a head gasket on a 16V and they were all between 450 and 500. Did you mean crankshaft only and not pistons, rods, rings etc? Sorry about all the questions. Steve
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Matthew Yip Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 7:07 AM To: A2-16v2 Subject: Re: Pedals? As much as I dislike them b/c of their "racer boy" image, I have pedal covers on my racecar pedals as well as on my old '86 GTi. While making the clutch and brake less slippery, it helps to widen the accelerator pedal which aids in heel-toe driving. I used Autolook covers b/c they were inexpensive but a myriad of covers now exist that range from functional to showy (read: not worth the money). As for adjusting tension, I didn't realize that's an option. If that were the case, I'd love to increase the tension on the '86 GTi (street car) and decrease the tension on the '87 GTi (ITA car). --- Steven Arguello <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not to worried about the brake and clutch, although they're a > little to > far apart and slippery but the gas pedal seems very thin and set > too far > back. What about adjusting the tension? It's low priority but now > that I've > thought of it, I know it's going to bother me more and more. Any > comments or > suggestions? > Steve > ===== Matthew __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
