wide vs. narrow gas pedal? December 28, 2008, 03:58:04 PM My cougar is still out of commission while I get the dash stitched and the heater core replaced. :( But in the meantime, I got a "wide" gas pedal from a Mark VII, the same one used on Mustangs. My Cougar's pedal is about 1" narrower and I am thinking the wider one is better for heal/toe shifting after the stick shift conversion. Thoughts? I know this is a bizarre question, but I still wanted to ask. Quote Selected
wide vs. narrow gas pedal? Reply #1 – December 28, 2008, 04:37:40 PM I've had both and have never really noticed a difference between them. However, I think your instincts are correct and would recommend the swap since it's pretty practical. Quote Selected
wide vs. narrow gas pedal? Reply #2 – December 28, 2008, 09:38:52 PM in the fox body(stang/fairmont/zepher)the wide one for automatic cars. the narrow one for stick cars!(thats how ford made room for the 3 pedal) Quote Selected
wide vs. narrow gas pedal? Reply #3 – December 28, 2008, 09:55:28 PM Quote from: rancheronut;249184in the fox body(stang/fairmont/zepher)the wide one for automatic cars. the narrow one for stick cars!(thats how ford made room for the 3 pedal)No, I have the wide one in my 1987 Mustang GT 5-spd and the narrow one in my 1988 Cougar AOD. And I have the wide one in my 1986 Lincoln Mark VII AOD parts car. There is no logic as to which car got what, from what I've seen. Quote Selected
wide vs. narrow gas pedal? Reply #4 – December 28, 2008, 09:56:04 PM Quote from: EricCoolCats;249132I've had both and have never really noticed a difference between them. However, I think your instincts are correct and would recommend the swap since it's pretty practical.Yeah, I don't see a big difference between them, but I'm gonna try out the one on the Mustang more just to see for myself. Thanks once again for the confirmation, Eric! Quote Selected
wide vs. narrow gas pedal? Reply #5 – December 28, 2008, 11:50:22 PM I have a wide gas pedal in the LSC, and a spare thin one from the Mustang I got the manual pedals out of. I don't feel like it makes any nevermind which you have, but if you want to they're easy to change. Quote Selected
wide vs. narrow gas pedal? Reply #6 – December 29, 2008, 07:17:58 PM Quote from: pro-five-oh;249188No, I have the wide one in my 1987 Mustang GT 5-spd and the narrow one in my 1988 Cougar AOD. And I have the wide one in my 1986 Lincoln Mark VII AOD parts car. There is no logic as to which car got what, from what I've seen.i would say your 87 and 88 been change been change at some time. because all my as listed below ;one owner 87stang 5-speed car is narrow.1981 zephyr 4-speed is narrow.1986 stang 5-SPEED isnarrow.1987 turbo bird 5-speed is narrow.1986 merc capri5- speed is narrow2nd owner 82cougarXR7 AUTO is wide.2nd owner 86MARKVII auto is wide1986turbo-bird auto is wide.1982 fairmont wagon auto is wide.1986 convert stang auto is wide1982 coupe stang auto is wide.1986 stang lx auto is wide but what do i know:rollin: Quote Selected
wide vs. narrow gas pedal? Reply #7 – December 29, 2008, 07:38:11 PM All automatic Cougars and Thunderbirds from 1983-88 had the skinny pedal from the factory. There was NEVER a wide one in an automatic Cougar or T-Bird and I have never found any evidence to contradict that. The 5-speed cars should have had the wider one from the factory. I know the 1987-88 Turbo Coupe does; the earlier cars should have had them also. We need some factory 5-speed owners to confirm that (all the pedals are airbrushed out in the dealership brochures).I replaced the skinny pedal in the convertible with a wide one from a Mustang (actually, a Bullitt pedal). That's how I've had experience with both. My foot didn't really seem to prefer either one, and the connection to my brain yielded no discernable difference between the two kinds. However, the Bullitt pedal looks way cooler. Quote Selected
wide vs. narrow gas pedal? Reply #8 – December 30, 2008, 01:36:33 AM Quote from: rancheronut;249329i would say your 87 and 88 been change been change at some time.Uhmmm, no. I would know, mostly because I'm the original owner of both cars......plus its unlikely the dealer switched pedals without charging myself or FoMoCo for their effort. Quote Selected
wide vs. narrow gas pedal? Reply #9 – December 30, 2008, 08:46:46 AM Quote from: rancheronut;249184in the fox body(stang/fairmont/zepher)the wide one for automatic cars. the narrow one for stick cars!(thats how ford made room for the 3 pedal)I think you might be confused. He's talking about the gas pedal and not the brake pedal.All manual Foxes (except the SVO) got the narrow brake pedal and the autos got the wider one.Is this what you're thinking of?I never paid attention to the gas pedals myself. I just swapped in an auto(wide) brake pedal into my '83(manual). Quote Selected
wide vs. narrow gas pedal? Reply #10 – January 01, 2009, 02:17:44 AM I have never seen any other gas pedal other than the narrow style on the stick / auto in a bird or coug 83-88I think ranchernut needs to post a pic of that 86 TC wide gas pedal. Quote Selected
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