With a few modest mods, I ran my cable in from the rear to the lever. I anchored the end of the cable to a stud I screwed into the kick down pivot and used the adjuster nuts on the cable housing to move the lever.

That way, I was able to route it away from the major heat sources. And for extra insurance, I used a heat resistant sleeve on it too. I got the sleeve off some GM (I know ) car in the pick and pull yard.