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Title: Push throttle
Post by: FEDNV on December 28, 2014, 06:02:50 AM

I have space issues around my throttle pedal and have had a hokey bell crank setup with the normal pull action on the cable.  I looked in the rule book but did not find anything specifying the throttle had to be a pull action.  Only thing I found for sure is you do have to have a throttle return spring.  You have to run a push/pull morse style cable anyways so I was going to run it from the front and push the throttle.  Did I miss something in the rules?  Anyone ever do this for drag racing?  Found some pics of this done on boats.

Title: Re: Push throttle
Post by: masracingtd1167 on December 28, 2014, 06:22:11 AM

It's a push pull cable so why not ?

Title: Re: Push throttle
Post by: H.G. Wells on December 28, 2014, 11:21:09 AM

I do not have pics, but both of my cars have been push set ups.

Title: Re: Push throttle
Post by: FEDNV on December 28, 2014, 12:30:23 PM

I ended up fabbing up this today.  Should work fine.

(http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp15/burnout1969420/Dragster/20141228_121011_zpsgiu4oxxi.jpg)

(http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp15/burnout1969420/Dragster/20141228_121019_zpsoxvjeixj.jpg)

Title: Re: Push throttle
Post by: ricci32 on December 28, 2014, 01:02:47 PM

I never liked a push cable seems to push a little hard then cam over and get easier I looped my morse cable behind the rearend housing  and came up behind the peddle made a tab off the pedal and made it a pull.

Title: Re: Push throttle
Post by: dreracecar on December 28, 2014, 01:32:50 PM

Turn the carb around so that the linkage is on the right hand side.

Title: Re: Push throttle
Post by: fuel749 on December 29, 2014, 06:24:49 AM

Quote from: dreracecar on December 28, 2014, 01:32:50 PM

Turn the carb around so that the linkage is on the right hand side.

This is what I do. If your throttle pedal is mounted up off the floor a bit, a lever off the bottom portion of the pedal makes a nice clean pull throttle. If not, do what Ricci32 suggested and loop the cable around the housing and mount it to the top of the pedal.

Title: Re: Push throttle
Post by: Scott Krieger on December 30, 2014, 08:24:04 AM

That's how we run ours, like you have mocked up. But you'll need a brace under the cable mount' down to the head or manifold to stop from flexing down when you hit the throttle.

Title: Re: Push throttle
Post by: fuel749 on December 30, 2014, 09:47:49 AM

A throttle stop under the pedal is an excellent idea as well.

Title: Re: Push throttle
Post by: FEDNV on December 30, 2014, 03:16:09 PM

Thanks for all the reply's, going to stick with my setup I have but maybe redo my bracket with a thicker piece of aluminum so it doesn't flex like mentioned.  I will definitely be doing a new and improved throttle stop for the pedal itself.  I never realized how hard I was pushing on the throttle pedal with the transbrake engaged at the start until I broke my current throttle stop setup.  Adrenaline is awesome!!!