Noob with question

[BLK01GTS]

To start off i'm new on here and drive a 6spd black 2001 GT-S and i love it. It has an AEM cold air intake, Magnaflow axleback exhaust and its dropped. I also threw some red pin stripes on when i got bored one day. Ok so for the question. This has happened twice so far. I was driving down the road going about 55 and i was coming up on the place i was headed so i took my foot off the gas....the car kept accelerating.... I pressed the clutch in and my RPM's shot up and tapped rev limiter at 8.5k. I immediately hit the gas and they dropped back down. I checked to see if my floor mat had worked its way up but it was still in its proper position. I know Toyota has that huge recall going on right now but i didnt see our car in the list of affected cars. Should I take it in anyways?? Is it just a throttle cable getting stuck somewhere??

[Curt705]

hmm..possibly the maf or iacv?

[BLK01GTS]

iacv??

[00toyogts]

stuck throttle. that has happened to some members here. and i don't think toyota would recall a 10 year old car. gl

[Curt705]

Idle Adjustment Control Valve... search for it...might be related to what is going on but idk

[Curt705]

yeah something to do with the throttle sticking somehow makes more sense

[BLK01GTS]

I'll look it up when i get back from work. Thanks guys :)

[Zero]

Your pinstriping reminds me of the Adam West Batmobile.
:chuckles:

[Skooter]

stuck throttle. that has happened to some members here. and i don't think toyota would recall a 10 year old car. gl

Especially when they're not even manufactured anymore...

There's speculation that the accidents involving the Toyota's sudden acceleration is not due to a floor mat problem but an electronic problem, something to do with the computer systems used I can't remember what it was exactly...

Edit: nevermind you have a 2001, the "faulty" electronics is said to be for Toyota's 2002+

[GSBoek]

Drive-by-wire throttles started somewhere in 2003 on the Celicas so you don't have them. Most likely a fray in the cable somewhere.

[BLK01GTS]

Your pinstriping reminds me of the Adam West Batmobile.
:chuckles:

Good or bad???

[BLK01GTS]

Ok cool thanks guys. Another question, where can i find a second gear synchro besides the dealership?? I cant downshift into second going above 25 and it sucks sometimes. Also have a bad drivers side mount, do they make poly urethane ones?

[GSBoek]

Good or bad??? You decide. :chuckles:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/1960s_Batmobile_%28FMC%29.jpg/800px-1960s_Batmobile_%28FMC%29.jpg

[BLK01GTS]

.....uh..... lol. Our body lines are sexier :)

[Ervino]

nothing compares to the batmobile :nono:
:chuckles:

[edg3h_91]

The pin stripes i think look better for SHARPER cars.. now so much the slopey celica front.. but hey your car