ZE Install problems

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wytbishop
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Re: ZE Install problems

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IT's kind of custom. The K8 bell crank has two grooves for throttle cables. I assume in some application it works with a push/pull arrangement. I used my dremel to cut one of them off. The problem then is that in the stock orientation the cable comes off the bell crank at a bad angle which makes in operate roughly. I again used my dremel to reorient the slotted hole in the bell crank to turn the linkage about 30º or so. This allows the cable to come of the bottom of the bell crank in a nice smooth straight action. I then modified the throttle hold down bracket that is attached to the K8 throttle cable to line up with the straight neck IM.

It took a few hours of fiddling to get it to work right but it wasn't really hard. When I get the car home I'll post some pictures of the interesting things I did.
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