Sorry if this has been covered before...but I couldnt find anything on this...how do i get the gas pedal to give me more resistance? make it stiffer? in first and second gear if i go over any bumps it moves my foot slightly and makes the car lurch...kind of annoying...i just want to make it less sensitive...you know? any ideas?

 

never heard of this brought up before. maybe more right-foot-control? but i don't remember ever seeing anyone that had stiffened up the pedal.

 

wow, i was just thinking of this..especially if u have to take a speed bump at a angle

 

yeah...i'm workin on the control...its still my second day with the cobalt...but it just seems like there is nothing under my foot...then again...my last car was a '92...

 

u cant tighen the peddle since its electric throttle body I rest my leg against the center console, seems to help alot, and I have some shitty roads ehrtr i live

 

uh roll over the bumps?
if you need to shift over a speed bump your goin a weee big to fast lol

 

not really over speed bumps...but when you're letting out the clutch, accelerating moderately, and hit some bad spots on the road. it starts a lurch which then makes my whole body kinda lurch which makes my foot move slightly...i guess its just gonna take some time to go from a '92 Prelude automatic to a '07 cobalt stage 2...but you know what i'm getting at? under hard acceleration its fine...i just dont want to be beating the snot out of her all the time...

 

possibly could put a return spring under the pedal.

 

yeah...thats what i was thinkin...is there already a spring on the pedal somewhere? just upgrade that one? i'll have to take a look down there tomorrow...

 

i know what you mean, it's happened to me when i first got the car, but only in 1st gear. it doesn't do it anymore, guess i just got used to it.

 

im in traffic at my brothers school so u always hit the bumps at different speeds

 

thats about all i can think of too, or rust that bitch out haha.
If it were throttle body by wire like the older cars it'd be easy to adjust, and they're pretty resistant as is, no electric throttle body in them...no lag..no need for a grounding kit *sigh*

 

thanks for all the quick replies! its crazy how you dont realize how much more you have to "drive" a standard car vs. automatic...

 

lol I used to get that when I first got my car. The pedal is so damn sensitive that when you're letting out the cluctc and giving her gas, any bumps makes your foot jerk the gas pedal, which jerks the car, and amplifies your foot movement even more. I found once I started shaking it it would snowball until I just let off the gas.. it made me look like an idiot when I was taking off on a slow start from a light lol. I've gotten used to it now, and the poster above is right: the center console can be your friend.. haha