OP-26 Control Cables shows that for the RV-8 the Throttle and Mixture Cable should be 60 " - which is what I ordered.
However, the mixture cable is most certainly too long. I understand that the FWF kit offers 55" but after cheking on the VAF Forum it looked like 52" would be optimal. Vans supply a 52.5" but not in catalog (but on website!). The 52" worked out great using a custom made cable.
If you need a custom cable Vans do this (CT Q-CUSTOM) with about a three week turn around. When you see the label on the cable a code will look like "184VTT2-60". This is a Cablecraft code and the cable is made by Tuthill in the States and the code means:
184 - Low Friction push pull cable all Stainless Steel fittings V - Very light duty (80 lbs push & 120 lbs pull force) TT - Threaded at each end and bulkhead fitting at each end 2 - 2 inches travel 60 - 60 inch total length
The cable has a green coating and this is for use in temperature range -65F to 310F as the area this cable is being used is near exhausts I have been advised to use heat reflective sleeve and fitted this from Thermal Velocity no problem at 200 hrs.
Thanks to Andy Hill I have found that you can get a same spec cable made in the UK for about the same price (when you take into account $/£ and taxes) and they have a 24-48 hour turn around.
The company is Cable-Tec and the contact there is Andrew on 0151 355 0004. Until recently the company was an authorised Cablecraft assembler but Cablecraft are pulling out of the UK. However they are an authorised Felsted assembler (series 3 - click image) and they now use the same Cablecraft codes and have comparable plastic coatings. So if you wish to order a cable from them quote the following :
"184VTTSS2-XX" where XX is required total length and SS = SAE fittings (not metric) an
