Steve,
You may have uncovered the rarest of all Tiger options........
**UNLAT 91 = Throttle Stop Adjusting Phillips Machine Screw 3" 10/32
round head
horsepower increase varies(5-10BHP) with leverage on the pedal from the
higher position.
**UNLAT 91 can also be used as a "govenor" by reversing the adjustment
procedure. Thus, your teenager can drive the Tiger and you can stop
worriying about those speeding tickets.
The original molds for these screws have long been destroyed. However, I
believe most hardware stores have the reproductions. May want to add it to
the "Factory" fastener list on the website?
Nuts & Bolts Jordan
> In my continuing quest to figure out more about my Tiger than is healthy
> for me to know, I did figure out an easy way of making the gas pedal
> "stop" an adjustable part, without having to unscrew it and drill new
> holes to reposition it after you adjust pedal height.
>
> I bought a 10/32 3" long round head, phillips machine screw at the
> hardware store, unscrewed the pedal stop (the screw and rubber
> "bumper"), pulled the old screw out, put the new 3" screw through the
> rubber bumper, and secured the new 3" screw on the rubber bumper with a
> washer and nut. Then I just screwed the "new" stop assembly in to the
> desired height. I checked this by pushing down the pedal all the way and
> holding it there with my stock Rootes jack (wedged it between the floor,
> or the seat, and the pedal), then checking the carb to make sure it is
> fully "open". About 10 minutes of adjusting and I got it just right.
> Full pedal, pressed against my newly adjusted floor stop, opens the carb
> all the way, but I left it with about 1/8th of an inch additional carb
> throttle lever free movement just to make sure there's no extra strain
> on the throttle cable when I stand on the gas.
>
> I temporarily just have used some tape to keep my new pedal stop
> adjustment from scrwing in or out on its own, but I'm going to semi-lock
> it in place tonight with a washer and a nut or two.
>
> Adjusting the pedal height considerably higher than it was seems to make
> the car go a lot better. I think it's because there's just more leverage
> on the pedal from the higher position.
>
> Steve Sage
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