I don't know why it doesn't come like this from the factory Took a total of 1 minute to do.

 

dude i tried to do it this past weekend and my idle went really high. the car was reving itself staying at 3000 rpms. I don't know what I was doing wrong. Any pointers?

 

whoops double post.

 

i tried doing that but the gas pedal felt too weird

 

the reason its out like that so the cable inside does not get bent or stuck in any way. having a sticking throttle is not fun.

 

Huh that's weird. I've driven nearly 200 miles like this and haven't had any problems whatsoever (knock on wood)

 

ive driven close to 1200 with my throttle cable the same way... i havent had any problems so i doubt ill have any at all..

/edit - the small bolt on the front of the valve cover fell out... not sure if thats a bad thing

 

The reason they dont do it is because you want the least amount of friction within the sleeve of the throttle cable. Doing so can lead to the throttle sticking or rough pedal feel. I personally don't care unless I were to do a full wire tuck

 

The reason they dont do it is because you want the least amount of friction within the sleeve of the throttle cable. Doing so can lead to the throttle sticking or rough pedal feel. I personally don't care unless I were to do a full wire tuck

 

ahh that makes sense.

 

I did the same thing in my lancer and I found it actually solved my idle and sticking throttle problem.

 

So any special way to do it?

 

I just did this 2 days ago and havent had any problem. Actually saw it on an Evo that had it done since he bought the car 2 years ago. Kinda funny cause 2 of my friends said that was the best thing i have done under the hood???

 

There is no issue with the bend radious of a tucked throttle. The bend will make the throttle a little less smooth then it comes from the factory though but IMHO, it can only be noticed if you go back and forth between two cars. You will only wind up with a high idle and sticking throttle if you managed to put a kink in the cable when it was rerouted. Basically, you need to make sure that there is no stress on it when it is repositioned.

 

You have to tuck it in a way that keeps the cable as smooth possible. You have to keep the bends soft, and smooth. If you try to tuck it out of visibility completely, you will have issues with it. I've had mine tucked for about a thousand miles now, no issues at all. Car feels just the same. You just have to think about it when you do it. Make sure you don't tuck it too much...