Hand Throttle for a Carrera

[hoss4659]

There are times when it would be convenient to be able to increase the idle speed without sitting in the cabin with a foot on the accelerator pedal or using one hand on the throttle linkage. Simple enough to implement with a long Bowden cable. Where is the best place to attach such a cable to the throttle linkage?

[Chuck.H]

In my rockcrawling Jeep, I have a hand throttle using an old-style bicycle shift lever attached to the Jeeps shifter lever. Not sure I see the need in the 911, but in the Jeep it's super handy when winching or jump starting somebody or even as a crude cruise control. Also good when your feet are busy with the clutch and brake but you need to bump over something.

Chuck.H
'89 TurboLookTarga, 430k miles

[turbobrat930]

Originally Posted by Chuck.H

In my rockcrawling Jeep, I have a hand throttle using an old-style bicycle shift lever attached to the Jeeps shifter lever. Not sure I see the need in the 911, but in the Jeep it's super handy when winching or jump starting somebody or even as a crude cruise control. Also good when your feet are busy with the clutch and brake but you need to bump over something.

Chuck.H
'89 TurboLookTarga, 430k miles

Bingo^^^^ Thats exactly what I did in my rock crawler Jeep as well.

[stlrj]

Why not the Flintstone solution, keep a brick handy?

[trond]

easy enough, I used a 924 heater valve plumbed into the large diameter air tubing/hoses on the engine, and a bowden cable. Has worked well for several years

[82 SC]

Here is what i had in my pinzgauer, you could pull it out and turn to lock the throttle where you want it. Looks like the cable attached to the gas pedal.
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[82 SC]

Here is a photo from the link i just posted. pretty good price too.

[87maniac]

How about fitting the same hand throttle as standard on the
1974 911. Worked well as a cruise control too

[Jack Stands]

Could you rig it up that the passenger side heat lever operated both heater flaps (as on the pictured cat) and simply use the driver's side lever as a hand throttle?

On the 914-6, the hand throttle simply activated a rod that pressed on a tab on the accelerator cable up by the pedals. May be another possibility?