Looks like a nice setup, and the price is reasonable. You left out
the two best reasons for switching to a cable setup--first, the
throttle doesn't get yanked around by engine movement and second,
it's much easier to set the carb for full open throttle without
relying on the carb throttle stops. You're less likely to have stuck
throttles or broken springs (assuming you use webers). If you use a
bellcrank system with webers and set the throttle to full open when
the pedal is fully depressed, any time the engine torques to the
right the throttles will be strained against the stops. You also have
a lot of throttle pedal movement for full throttle.
On Oct 24, 2006, at 3:12 PM, TONY VIGLIOTTI wrote:
> 24 OCTOBER 2006
>
> HELLO FELLOWS,
> Two things on my mind;
> 1. I have been listening to all the talk about the throttle cable
> for over a
> week now. I wanted to come forward immediately and say that RATCO
> makes a
> throttle linkage kit with a push pull cable of aircraft quality and
> all the
> bracketry and hardware required. It is designed for the TR4/TR6 engine
> compartments and works with double Webers, Strombergs or SU's and
> triples of
> the same brands. It does away with the bellcrank is infinitely
> adustable,
> reduces peddle pressure, will work with ARE's heat shields and
> saves weight
> as well. It is on the market for about 6 months and gets rave
> reviews from
> its users. Why did I not come forward sooner with this
> information?? Well I
> didn't want my association as a member to be seen as good way to
> sell your
> wares. It is not let me assure you but I feel that I have something
> to offer
> you guys and in this case I do. Other members of the FOT are
> business men who
> cater to sports cars. They all help enrich our experience and
> that's all I
> want to do. Look at the RATCO web site for more information on the
> Throttle
> Linkage Kit. www.rat-co.com
> 2. Some thing more fun than the above. A customer has asked me to
> find a
> reverse gear box for his project. He is a member of a club called
> "British Bus
> Club" and they restore and run old British buses. He has a bus now
> which uses
> a triumph engine and wants to change it to an International DT466
> with an
> Allison transmission. The British engines run clockwise and the
> transmission
> needs a counter clockwise rotation. He claims that there is a
> company that
> make reverse gearboxes for this problem Does any one of you know
> who that
> company is?? Please let me know and I will forward the information
> to this
> guy.
>
>
> Regards,
> Tony Vigliotti
> RATCO Inc.
>
>
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