Re: Lokar cable ???
[Re: 70rrclone]
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12/21/10 03:07 PM
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is anyone using the lokar throttle and or kickdown cables. are they worth it? any idea what lenght is needed for a 70 B body w/440?
thanks Shane
I had bought the Lokar kickdown for my Slant 6 / 904...The parts they give you are rinky dink in my opinion. I had to make my own brackets so they wouldn't go anywhere. Install was easy but I figured for the money I spent it could have been designed better
on my 69 Charger, 440/727...I have the Bouchillon Kit...I love, it was a cinch to install, just study the diagram, cut where it says and load it up. Gives you a multitude of setups. I was sketchy on it because it said that it was for 2bbl/4bbl applications. Holley, Carter, Edelbrock, Demon etc....But I had to figure out where it was going and what pressure since I have Dual Quads. It looks great in the engine bay, looks like a stock piece.
More will chime in with Bouchillon's kit...give it a few
Family owned 1969 Charger R/T DualQuad 440/727/GVO/3.55s
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Re: Lokar cable ???
[Re: Pyper70]
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12/21/10 04:12 PM
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is anyone using the lokar throttle and or kickdown cables. are they worth it? any idea what lenght is needed for a 70 B body w/440?
thanks Shane
I had bought the Lokar kickdown for my Slant 6 / 904...The parts they give you are rinky dink in my opinion. I had to make my own brackets so they wouldn't go anywhere. Install was easy but I figured for the money I spent it could have been designed better
on my 69 Charger, 440/727...I have the Bouchillon Kit...I love, it was a cinch to install, just study the diagram, cut where it says and load it up. Gives you a multitude of setups. I was sketchy on it because it said that it was for 2bbl/4bbl applications. Holley, Carter, Edelbrock, Demon etc....But I had to figure out where it was going and what pressure since I have Dual Quads. It looks great in the engine bay, looks like a stock piece.
More will chime in with Bouchillon's kit...give it a few
I haven't used either but more people ask questions about the lokar , which is basically a GENERIC kit for everything , the Bouchillon kit is a MOPAR specific kit .
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Re: Lokar cable ???
[Re: 70rrclone]
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12/21/10 05:11 PM
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36PLYM
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Using the Lokar bracket, throttle and kickdown. Easy to install and adjust. Set it up once and never had a problem.
36 Plymouth Coupe 318 w/360 heads 518 trans 8 3/4 rear Ga. Tech BCE'78
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Re: Lokar cable ???
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12/21/10 08:23 PM
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People who use the Lokar and claim to have no problems are either lucky or they have a problem and don't know it.
The INTERNET, the MISinformation superhighway
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Re: Lokar cable ???
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12/22/10 12:00 AM
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I would not hesitate to install a Lokar throttle cable and/or kick-down cable. Quote:
People who use the Lokar and claim to have no problems are either lucky or they have a problem and don't know it.
I must be one of the lucky ones. I have used Lokar cables on my last 5 builds as well as on several friends cars, and now keep a spare one in my tool box to help out others at the track that are having problems.
When Eric Paul's brother was having cable issues at a race in Indy, I installed a Lokar cable on it on the spot in less than 15 minutes to get him up and running again.
The Lokar trans kick down is so smooth I had a guy ask if I disconnected the back two barrels on his carb, because he could no longer feel the pedal get stiff for the secondaries (when actually he had been feeling a bind in the stock kick-down all along, not the carb).
Yes, they are fairly generic, but I work on race cars not show cars, and am used to a little fabrication.
Scott
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Re: Lokar cable ???
[Re: 383man]
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12/22/10 08:01 PM
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challengermike
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I used both the throttle cable and trans cable on my 69 coronet and they worked great,the gas pedal needed alittle fab work to attach the cable to it but it wasnt hard to do.
Last edited by challengermike; 12/22/10 08:02 PM.
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Re: Lokar cable ???
[Re: 383man]
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12/22/10 08:13 PM
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I had this Lokar cable on my 63 since I put it on the road in 2006 with zero trouble. Works great for me. Ron
Same for me. It bolted right up to my eddy carb
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Re: Lokar cable ???
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01/16/19 01:26 AM
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Anyone got a pic of how they attached cable to gas pedal?
Thanks Ken
Last edited by convertcuda; 01/16/19 01:26 AM.
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Re: Lokar cable ???
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01/16/19 04:26 PM
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ken, i'm not a fan of the lokar setup for many reasons. with that said, i don't have a 727 kit here, but i have a pic of a 904 kit. it was used for a mockup, then removed. maybe you can see from the pics ? the bracket bolts to the rear carb bolt, then the attaching stud bolts to the carb bracket. if the carb doesn't have the correct bracket, it is a MUST you obtain one. hope this helps.
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Re: Lokar cable ???
[Re: 70rrclone]
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01/16/19 08:45 PM
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Mr.Yuck
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is anyone using the lokar throttle and or kickdown cables. are they worth it? any idea what lenght is needed for a 70 B body w/440?
thanks Shane
they suck,,, factory unit even if you have to modify it is much better.
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