Thread: Hike it throttle contrl

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Or this one?

These throttle response controllers are marketed a something that is a highly sophisticated. It has absolutely nothing in common with an say ecu remap. That WILL deliver better throttle response, reduced turbo lag, better fuel consumption etc.

These throttle response controllers just compress the the electronic signal from the accelerator.
So instead of have having acceleration all the way til flat to the floor, it compresses that into say the first 2/3rds of the accelerator range. You get nothing more from 2/3rds to flat to the floor. All you are doing is moving you foot less to deliver the same amount of fuel. That is as sophisticated as it gets.

They talk about reduce throttle lag but this isnÂ’t turbo lag although IÂ’m sure they would like you to think so. It canÂ’t reduce turbo lag by somehow spooling the turbo up faster.

IÂ’m not sure how it reduces fuel consumption when itÂ’s taking a smaller movement of the accelerator to deliver the same amount of fuel. You actually have less control over fuel delivery.

ItÂ’s $250 or press the accelerator a bit harder. YouÂ’ll have to change the settings when you go off-road. How do I know this? I thought of getting one but after a bit of research discovered that it wasnÂ’t worth it.

If you want something that will really make a difference. Get an ecu-remap. ThatÂ’s what I ended up doing and it was worth the money.

With these throttle response you are not getting the advantages of a re-map at a much lower price.

Sorry for being a killjoy.

Just has a google.

The speed of electricity in a 12-gauge copper wire is 299,792,458 meters per second x 0.951 or 285,102,627 meters per second. This is about 280,000,000 meters per second
So no need to “speed”the signal up.

Originally Posted by SeanC

These throttle response controllers are marketed a something that is a highly sophisticated. It has absolutely nothing in common with an say ecu remap. That WILL deliver better throttle response, reduced turbo lag, better fuel consumption etc.

These throttle response controllers just compress the the electronic signal from the accelerator.
So instead of have having acceleration all the way til flat to the floor, it compresses that into say the first 2/3rds of the accelerator range. You get nothing more from 2/3rds to flat to the floor. All you are doing is moving you foot less to deliver the same amount of fuel. That is as sophisticated as it gets.

They talk about reduce throttle lag but this isnÂ’t turbo lag although IÂ’m sure they would like you to think so. It canÂ’t reduce turbo lag by somehow spooling the turbo up faster.

IÂ’m not sure how it reduces fuel consumption when itÂ’s taking a smaller movement of the accelerator to deliver the same amount of fuel. You actually have less control over fuel delivery.

ItÂ’s $250 or press the accelerator a bit harder. YouÂ’ll have to change the settings when you go off-road. How do I know this? I thought of getting one but after a bit of research discovered that it wasnÂ’t worth it.

If you want something that will really make a difference. Get an ecu-remap. ThatÂ’s what I ended up doing and it was worth the money.

With these throttle response you are not getting the advantages of a re-map at a much lower price.

Sorry for being a killjoy.

Just has a google.

The speed of electricity in a 12-gauge copper wire is 299,792,458 meters per second x 0.951 or 285,102,627 meters per second. This is about 280,000,000 meters per second
So no need to “speed”the signal up.

x 2 on the remap. BIG difference & a lot more enjoyable to drive.