True or false....?

[BlackBaltSS]

Originally Posted by Red07SSNA

I just drove a 600 mile round trip in Florida....didn't see a single Cobalt SS/SC, Hemi equipped MOPAR, or GTO. Same thing back then -- most people in the 60s and 70s bought family cars and station wagons so you didn't see fire breathing muscle cars everywhere everyday....only in the movies...lol!

I'm sure you saw lots of HEMI Mopars...they were just all trucks lol.

[ridertd]

ask dr. phil lol

[GTO 1]

False... WOT is WOT.

GTO 1

[true_fiction]

hahaha wow.

[TL]

This is absolutely true. In fact, it is well known that some manufacturers sold cars with the throttle that would not open all the way. This was done to lower the HP of the car in testing to gain a more favorable rating (thus lowering initial and insurance costs).

It is an 'old racers trick'. Have someone sit in the drivers seat and hold the pedal down to the floor, while a 2nd guy looked down the carb barrels to make sure of WOT.

On the cobalt with drive-by-wire throttle, the on-board computer tells the throttle how far to open. Since the computer can adjust the throttle anytime it wants, the only way we could check that (in the method described above) is running down the road . The position of the pedal is only a 'suggestion' to the computer of what the driver wants to do.

Want proof? Try to go past redline, the computer will take control of the throttle and do what it wants.

[xyankees214x]

my father still swears he is telling the truth.

[Red07SSNA]

I think the gist of this thread is that it could have happened -- due to the fact that a lot of 60's cars had adjustable throttle linkages. It could have been that bending the linkage made it clear carpet interference or any number of things.