I am fed up with my current set-up...which appears to be a stock throttle cable, a BME throttle bracket, and an unknown kickdown cable (the linkage wasn't there when I purchased the truck). It's a very convoluted set-up that's difficult to work with.

btw, this is a 79 Lil' red truck.

I've got it now where it works okay...but throttle pressure, feel, smoothness is no where near what I'd expect/desire...plus, it's simply a pain to get the kick-down properly adjusted.

The lockar set up looks pretty clean by comparison...anyone have good/bad luck with em?

tia,
chris

If you really want something that is easy to install, appropriate for your engine/transmission, and is super easy to adjust, go with the Bouchillon Performance kit. I got mine today, took an hour to install, and am still in the process of adjusting it, but it's super easy to do.

-Pat

I am running the Lokar kickdown and a similar (meaning cheap knockoff eBay
) throttle cable on my 72 Challenger. I am using a throttle bracket like this eBy Again

I really like the setup. It looks and works great. Sorry, but I don't have any pics.

dont piss around with the lokar stuff just get the Bouchillon Performance kit and be done with it...dont ask me how i know or why

I have had the Lokar for years, no problems. 318 with 340 intake, 1 inch spacer and Demon carb.

I have used the Lokar stuff on a number of cars including Mopars and Fords never had a problem with any of them.

He can also run Lokar or XV Motorsports setup. I just went with the Bouchillon setup because I heard great things and besides Mancini Racing sells the same setup. I'll admit it took many tries to get it right for myself but, once I had it I was happy with it. Anyways just my

I bought a '82 D150 that had a Lokar throttle cable on it. It had several 'return to idle' problems that were caused by the Lokar cable hanging up, the outer sleeve had been worn out by the cable. While the Lokar throttle cable may be fine when new, they aren't durable. I replaced it with a OEM cable of proper length, it's now good for another 100K or more miles.

The Lokar kickdown cable may last longer since it doesn't have as much load as the throttle cable has, but the mounting brackets are flimsy.
I went with the Bouchillon KD cable for my '68 Valiant. It is a solid and durable set up.
Another plus the Bouchillon lever ratios are correct for a Mopar while the Lokar will be dependant on where the throttle cable is placed on the carb's throttle arm.

I've had my Lokar setup now for several years. Works just fine today as it did when I first installed it. Many problems come from not installing is correctly. Shifts are right where I like them. Lokar is a nice clean look too.

Lokar!

I had installed a Lokar on my SLant 6. The problem is they give you a fiddly piece of sheet metal to act as a mount. I had to custom make my own bracketry and return spring. It wasn't difficult, never had done one before. I had set it up for hard shift points where the slant would rev up and chirp tires going into second.

I wanted to go with an easier setup this time around. I have a Duad Quad setup going on my 440, I bought the Bouchillion kit, complete with the throttle bracket and it all mounts together. its a nice clean setup that makes the engine bay look a little modern, but the average person won't know on mine because the whole setup is covered by a six-pack air-cleaner....

Lokars instructions were pretty vague, again with thin gauge sheet metal brackets. The BPE kit comes with instructions on how to install it with Holleys and Carters.

I'll let you know better when I install it

Ive never got my Lokar adjusted correctly. Wish I never changed

I use the Lokar throttle cable but no kickdown as I run a manual valve body. But the cable has worked perfect for the four years it has been on my 63. Ron

I have both kits in my shop, but have not tried either one of them as yet...so the following comments are drawn from observation only.

The Bouchillon kit is a better design in terms of geometry, and the kit comes with a ton of stuff for adapting it to a variety of different applications. This is one of the reasons it's cost so much more than some of the others.

The Lokar kit is a nice clean setup for sure, but the attachment point at the transmission (at least per manufactures instruction) lends itself to some rather poor geometry which could lead to issues in my opinion. I would not hesistate to use the Lokar kit, but I will probably make a new bracket to change the geometry down at the trans and add a return spring as well.