I've noticed it takes a bit of pressure to push down the gas pedal...has anyone else noticed this? Is this something that comes along with age/milage? if so it sucks...i hate having a heavy gas pedal... is it the pedal itself or the performance of the engine? I hope its the pedal...what do you guys think?
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Gas pedal pressure... what is it normal ?
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I'm not very familiar with the NSX (don't have one), but the one I drove briefly did have a semi-stiff gas pedal.
It is common for older 1st-gen MR2s to have stiff throttle pedals. One of mine had this. I lubricated every part of the throttle linkage I could find, from the pedal all the way back to the throttle body. It helped somewhat, but not as much as I had hoped. My current MR2, however, has a silky smooth, very light throttle even at 142k miles. Not sure why this is, but I'll take it.
The older MR2 uses the old-fashioned throttle cable. I think 95+ NSXs have throttle-by-wire?
It is common for older 1st-gen MR2s to have stiff throttle pedals. One of mine had this. I lubricated every part of the throttle linkage I could find, from the pedal all the way back to the throttle body. It helped somewhat, but not as much as I had hoped. My current MR2, however, has a silky smooth, very light throttle even at 142k miles. Not sure why this is, but I'll take it.
The older MR2 uses the old-fashioned throttle cable. I think 95+ NSXs have throttle-by-wire?
This is not normal.
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No this would not be related. The rubber gromet is just a stop so when the pedel return to the idle position it has something to rest on. It could be someone put a stronger spring somewhere on the throttle linkage to stop this problem?? It sound like that or he needs to lube the cable.
