intresting theory..., gas pedal Options

[Griff]

ok, im not an expert...ok i am nowhere close to being one at cars...but.
i was attempting to practice heel toe shifting in my car today, while it wasnt running:
-problem, gas pedal is to far away from brake for my foot
but as i was down there checking it out i noticed when the pedal was all the way down...it hit carpet/mat...and i thought if the carpet wasnt there would i get that much more out of my throttle? or does max throttle get exceeded before hand? im curious, cause if so, im going to be doing some modifications to my drivers mat....cause thats 1/4 inch...and it may do somthing. can someone tell me if im being stupid or not?
thanks

[bloodrain]

its an interesting concept, gives ya something to think about...

[Rayme]

just have someone watcher the Throttle body as you press the gas pedal, simple

[Griff]

it seems logical that toyota would have made full throttle before it hit the matt...but i not sure and thats why i made this thread

[brianforster]

dont worry, i used to think the same thing

[celicurr]

could just be that your pedal needs adjusting...

[Griff]

well, i dunno, can someone else check theres and see if the pedal touches the floor or not.
por favor

[XS4lv1Truch0x]

mine does

lol thats why people say "floor it!"

[azian_advanced]

i used to have 1" thick double-sided rubber mats in my old car, then when i drove with them off, i couldn't believe how much power i've been missing out when floored.. stupid floormats...

[MaX]

mine hits the floor too,

never gone to the äm i losing acceleration/power theory" stage though

i'll check it out, but it shouldnt do much

as someone else mentioned, get someone to watch your throttle body as you put the pedal down and watch for any slack in the cable etc....

[devilsden97]

mine does

lol thats why people say "floor it!"

omg lol

[Griff]

right right, thats why people say floor it
...but what if flooring it isnt exactly getting all the power?
that is what i was questioning, but ya, ill get someone to watch the throttle body and most likely just cause i retarted like that, im gunna cut that part of the mat out, and sew it back to look nice...u never know.
thanks guys

[devilsden97]

im laughing at the idea...i never thought about the idea of the accelorator actually hitting the floor lol

jus tthought the idea was push it so hard that u push it past the point in which its suppose to be. thus giving uber pwoer

[thedro]

i was adjusting my throtle cable once cause i thought it was loose, since it hags out so much. but ther wasnt any adjusting to do, the pedal to the stock mats was fine. i wouldnt do anything if i were u

[XS4lv1Truch0x]

nah i dont think thats how it works... this is just a guess, im talking about something i dont know much about

ok i learned this from my motor scooter...

if the throttle is closed, than i think its gona look like a coin in the middle of a pipe, but when you floor it, the coin is gona go 90 degreez sideways, so that the air can rush in.

i think that flooring it anymore than what it is susposed to be will cause that flat edge to kinda give it +20 degreez which would put that coin in the pipe at a 120 degree angle, causing the same effect that having the throttle pushed in 3/4th of the way, not letting alll the air thru...

remember i learned that from my motor scooter lol, it would bog out like that

oooo damn rocket scientist here

This post has been edited by XS4lv1Truch0x: Jun 8, 2006 - 11:19 PM

[bloodrain]

right right, thats why people say floor it
...but what if flooring it isnt exactly getting all the power?
that is what i was questioning, but ya, ill get someone to watch the throttle body and most likely just cause i retarted like that, im gunna cut that part of the mat out, and sew it back to look nice...u never know.
thanks guys

duh! thats why people say "put the pedal to the metal!" that means the carpet makes u lose powa!!!!!

[Griff]

nah i dont think thats how it works... this is just a guess, im talking about something i dont know much about

ok i learned this from my motor scooter...

if the throttle is closed, than i think its gona look like a coin in the middle of a pipe, but when you floor it, the coin is gona go 90 degreez sideways, so that the air can rush in.

i think that flooring it anymore than what it is susposed to be will cause that flat edge to kinda give it +20 degreez which would put that coin in the pipe at a 120 degree angle, causing the same effect that having the throttle pushed in 3/4th of the way, not letting alll the air thru...

remember i learned that from my motor scooter lol, it would bog out like that

oooo damn rocket scientist here

oh man...after that i really dont wanna F' with it...

[devilsden97]

ok ok after the "floor it" and "pedal to the metal comment" this is getting a little out of hand/off topic......well kinda off topic....but not at the same time? idk im rambling. I wouldtnmess with your throttle cable for 2 reaons. 1.) if u kink it, ull have major issues 2.) if u set it wrong the car will idle high/bog out

[trdproven]

According to my friend who is a mechanic, he says the reason why the pedal is so far was because of cost reduction when manufacturing. He says there is a spacer or something similar to that to even out the gas and the brakes. Not too sure.

[Predator]

nah i dont think thats how it works... this is just a guess, im talking about something i dont know much about

ok i learned this from my motor scooter...

if the throttle is closed, than i think its gona look like a coin in the middle of a pipe, but when you floor it, the coin is gona go 90 degreez sideways, so that the air can rush in.

i think that flooring it anymore than what it is susposed to be will cause that flat edge to kinda give it +20 degreez which would put that coin in the pipe at a 120 degree angle, causing the same effect that having the throttle pushed in 3/4th of the way, not letting alll the air thru...

remember i learned that from my motor scooter lol, it would bog out like that

oooo damn rocket scientist here

well i dont think he meant that he wanted to press it beyond full throttle, he was asking if the floormats was in the way of the pedal so he couldn't give full throttle