Throttle linkage adjustment on 3.2 made a huge difference

[b4zgermans]

Thanks to helpful previous posters from years back, we successfully adjusted the throttle linkage on my Red '82 911SC with a 3.2 930/20 ROW motor (231 HP when new). The difference for me was nothing short of amazing. The car sounds different and is downright quick. I also often drive the wife's Tesla and I just sold an F80 M3 (to make room for the 911) so I know quick cars and she's quick now. Much quicker than before.

This is my first 911 and I've had it for 6 about months. In that time I've put about 3000 miles on it and thoroughly enjoyed every mile. I've always wanted one and I love it! My 911 wasn't all that quick but I thoroughly enjoyed it nonetheless. hell.. it's fun just to look at it. But I admit wanting more power, until today.

Yes friends, this is the kind of result we all dream about. When you think about making some small, low or zero-cost adjustment to your car, hoping to unleash the BEAST: bringing you significantly more power and the smile provoking performance that comes with it.

As for where I started, prior to adjustment, I had nearly an inch to go before the throttle hit the full throttle stop on the throttle body with the gas pedal on the floor. Now, there's "just a business card gap" to the full throttle stop, which is where Steve Wong says it should be (in the post I linked above).

To make up the distance I had to do 2 things: 1) Pop off the ball joint near the transmission on the driver's side of the car and shorten it to the max. 2) Adjust the pedal and reattach the rod into the proper circular hole as it seemed to initially be in one of the diamond-shaped holes which cover the back of the pedal.

There was no change in idle as a result of these adjustments (I've seen others worry about this), just a major change in the way the car performs and feels.

After the adjustment I took a 30 minute test drive in varied conditions. Full throttle is now a much different experience. The revs climb more quickly and the car sounds quite a lot different in higher 5000+ RPM range. Again the car is genuinely quick now. I'd say it's slightly quicker than my well-maintained 2001 Boxster S and just about perfect for what I was hoping for. Plenty quick to be fun in almost any condition.

Side note, my neighbor also has an '82 SC. His is all stock so it's a 3.0 but his throttle is also a fair distance away from the stop. This has me wondering how many people are running around out there with this problem? I'm amazed at what a difference this made with such an easy fix!

Shout out to my dad, who while driving the car on the way to Rennsport Reunion turns to me and says "I don't think this thing is getting full throttle..." how he figured that out with very little seat time is beyond me. Dad magic.

Good luck out there and may all of your throttles run wide open!