Found these little issues on my 2nd Gen 4Runner the other day, and thought they might be a common problem easily overlooked.

First, the upper clutch pedal bracket, way behind my dash, broke the other day. I know this happens from time to time, but what I didn't realize is how long this bracket must have been cracked before failing. Now that I have fixed it, the clutch feel is so much more responsive and very crisp. Look for cracks on your rig, and you may also get this improvement once repaired... not to mention saving the headache of the part eventually breaking.

Second, while I had my head stuffed way back under the dash, I noticed this rubber bushing around the throttle cable at the top end of my gas pedal had split. This caused the amount of throttle cable movement to be drastically reduced with pedal travel. I ziptied the bushing back together, and this made the pedal stiffer and of course gave me back a good deal of throttle. Every bit helps with that 3.0 for sure.

These two fixes really improved performance. Thought maybe they can help someone else out as well.

 

good tips..if your throttle cable is loose you can adjust it closer to the butterfly...which is a little less ghetto with ur ziptie


btw ur runner looks monsterous

 

Is monstrous a compliment?

I guess zip ties are pretty "ghetto", but I really am not adjusting the throttle cable with them, just trying to repair the factory bushing/ bumper. You could just remove the bumper and adjust cable per your suggestion, but then you wouldn't get that gentle gas pedal feel and your ankle might start to hurt after a while.