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Old 09-17-2010, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by tin-man View Post
John, is there a better option than springs that can be considered as being best design to suit the application? I may sound like a novice here and I give way to the experience of the Club Members, but looking at the pictures you provied it sure looks like a flimsy option paticularly if your life depended on it. just sayin. John, AKA tin-man

Okay, you are approaching being borderline paranoid, or possibly jerking my chain. Not sure which.

Springs work fine. They have for over 70 years that I'm aware of, so don't worry about. In my 43 years of driving (I'm 59 now) I only had one instance where the throttle hung open. In that case it was a 66 Chevelle with an L88 in it. The motor mount broke and the engine torque twisted the motor enough that it stuck. During that time, I have had a lot of performance vehicles and only one issue.

And like I said, 99% of the "Throttle Stuck" stories are because the driver phucked up.
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