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Originally Posted by Unklecueball
Back in the 70's I remember my Dad hooking up a "cruise control" to our 1976 Chevy Suburban with a gas guzzling 454 ci engine in it. It was actually a throttle control that locked the gas pedal in place. From what I remember it was a box mounted to the underside of the dash that had a cable that attached to the underside of the gas pedal. When you reached the speed you wanted to "cruise" at you simply locked the pedal in at that position. Problem was you want faster down hill and slower uphill. From what I have read on here that would be perfect for increasing FE as real cruise control would work the throttle to keep your speed constant. Any ideas? Has anyone seen a cruise unit like this anywhere? I would be interested in one for my Aveo.
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They put a throttle lock on military HMMW-Vs (Hummers) for the high idle needed for some of the crap they put on the back of them. Its a cable with a twist lock. It doesn't cut off with brakes and you can't pull it back far enough to get much good speed out of it. Google search push-pull lock cable or some variation of throttle cable BS. Depending on how you rig it, it should work out better for you.