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Lokar cable ??? #885053 12/21/10 02:06 PM 12/21/10 02:06 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,323 La Grange, Ky 70rrclone OP pro stock
70rrclone OP pro stock Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,323 La Grange, Ky	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

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: 70rrclone] #885054 12/21/10 02:46 PM 12/21/10 02:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,883 Northern OH R rapom top fuel
rapom top fuel R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,883 Northern OH	I used the kickdown cable with a Carter Carb and had to modifiy the carb to hook to the cable. If you have the Holley no mods are needed. I also bought the bracket that holds the cable. It would have been cheaper for me to make it. Cable works great though and is easy to adjust. I'm using the factory throttle cable. Car is a 68 Charger with a small block and edelbrock performer intake.

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: 70rrclone] #885055 12/21/10 03:07 PM 12/21/10 03:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,890 Athens, Greece Pyper70 master
Pyper70 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,890 Athens, Greece	Quote: 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

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: Pyper70] #885056 12/21/10 04:12 PM 12/21/10 04:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 74,942 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 74,942 U.S.S.A.	Quote: Quote: 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 .

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: 70rrclone] #885057 12/21/10 05:11 PM 12/21/10 05:11 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 251 Lithonia, Ga 3 36PLYM enthusiast
36PLYM enthusiast 3 Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 251 Lithonia, Ga	Using the Lokar bracket, throttle and kickdown. Easy to install and adjust. Set it up once and never had a problem. 6370291-IMG_3846.JPG (1098 downloads) 36 Plymouth Coupe 318 w/360 heads 518 trans 8 3/4 rear Ga. Tech BCE'78

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: 70rrclone] #885058 12/21/10 08:09 PM 12/21/10 08:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,786 P Pauls69 super gas
Pauls69 super gas P Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,786	i have the lokar as well, but folks seem to really like the Bouchillon's kit. iirc, the Bouchillon version allows you to adjust the throttle position lever a bit better, but can't remember the details.

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: 36PLYM] #885059 12/21/10 08:23 PM 12/21/10 08:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,726 Rio Linda, CA John_Kunkel Too Many Posts
John_Kunkel Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,726 Rio Linda, CA	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

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: John_Kunkel] #885060 12/21/10 08:45 PM 12/21/10 08:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,890 Athens, Greece Pyper70 master
Pyper70 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,890 Athens, Greece	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. Family owned 1969 Charger R/T DualQuad 440/727/GVO/3.55s

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: John_Kunkel] #885061 12/21/10 08:50 PM 12/21/10 08:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,616 Kissimmee Fl. D dusturbd340W5 master
dusturbd340W5 master D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,616 Kissimmee Fl.	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. well I have used many of them on Mopars and fords and have had 0 problems out of any of them but I have been in the trans business over 20 years and know a thing or two about set up. 70 duster full chassis super pro 416 CNC Indybrock heads 727 w/brake best so far 1.212 60 6.219 in 1/8 at 110.88 9.768 at 137.81 1/4

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: dusturbd340W5] #885062 12/21/10 11:30 PM 12/21/10 11:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,186 Wherever I am. J Junky master
Junky master J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,186 Wherever I am.	I've had no problems with the Lokar trans and throttle cables. I guess the ones that have no problems know what they're doing. 2010 Black Challenger SE <> 3.5 V6 Custom Shift Knobs www.flameball.com Check It Out

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: John_Kunkel] #885063 12/22/10 12:00 AM 12/22/10 12:00 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,586 Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana ProStDodge master
ProStDodge master Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,586 Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana	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

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: ProStDodge] #885064 12/22/10 04:18 AM 12/22/10 04:18 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 571 Beaverton, OR, USA Alikazam super gas
Alikazam super gas Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 571 Beaverton, OR, USA	I've used the Lokar stuff and some custom fabbing to get my van's throttle and kickdown just right (mostly for the throttle side actually). Worked great out of the box on the kickdown. I've also heard a lot of really good things about the Bouchillon kit and wouldn't hesitate to use either myself.

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: ProStDodge] #885065 12/22/10 03:02 PM 12/22/10 03:02 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,377 Ohio Todd pro stock
Todd pro stock Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,377 Ohio	Mine were easy to install and adjust. 6371847-DSC00795(Large).JPG (501 downloads)

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: Todd] #885066 12/22/10 03:12 PM 12/22/10 03:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	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

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: 383man] #885067 12/22/10 08:01 PM 12/22/10 08:01 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,062 Amherst,NY challengermike super stock
challengermike super stock Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,062 Amherst,NY	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. 6372313-HPIM1549small.jpg (440 downloads) Last edited by challengermike; 12/22/10 08:02 PM.

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: 383man] #885068 12/22/10 08:13 PM 12/22/10 08:13 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,954 Blairsden, CA T Triggerfish top fuel
Triggerfish top fuel T Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,954 Blairsden, CA	Quote: 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

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: Triggerfish] #2607304 01/16/19 01:26 AM 01/16/19 01:26 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 601 Wausau Wi C Convertcuda mopar
Convertcuda mopar C Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 601 Wausau Wi	Anyone got a pic of how they attached cable to gas pedal? Thanks Ken Last edited by convertcuda; 01/16/19 01:26 AM.

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: Convertcuda] #2607589 01/16/19 04:26 PM 01/16/19 04:26 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,307 north of coder moparx "Butt Crack Bob"
moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,307 north of coder	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.

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: 70rrclone] #2607713 01/16/19 08:45 PM 01/16/19 08:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet
Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md	Originally Posted By 70rrclone 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. [IMG]http://i66.tinypic.com/pui5j.jpg[/IMG] Coming soon!!!!

Re: Lokar cable ??? [Re: 70rrclone] #2607871 01/17/19 01:22 AM 01/17/19 01:22 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	My Lokar throttle cable has been on my car for over 12 years and still working perfect. So simple to install and hook up and easy adjustment. And I like the throttle bracket on the carb so it works fine no matter how tall or short your intake is. Worked way better then my original cable. But I only use the throttle cable as I don't use any kickdown cable with a manual valve body. Ron Last edited by 383man; 01/17/19 01:25 AM.

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