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I have been very disappointed with the throttle response since I first drove this car... so I upgraded the pedal and wire to the new JEGS... the pedal is titanium and the wire is actually a stiffer graphite coated, but looks like carbon fiber... very light weight and super fast. I love the new feel and responsiveness. At least a 15% horse power gain!
How did you gain hp with a new pedal and quicker throttle response? There was a vendor on here who used to claim the same thing, it wasn't true as it is actually impossible, it may feel like a hp increase, but its not.
How did you gain hp with a new pedal and quicker throttle response? There was a vendor on here who used to claim the same thing, it wasn't true as it is actually impossible, it may feel like a hp increase, but its not.
Not sure maybe the new wire had more to do with it than the actual pedal?
The vendor I was referring to would increase the thottle input so if you had the pedal down 1/4 way car would think 1/2 way, pedal down 1/2 way car wold think 3/4 way and so on till 100% down and hp output didn't increase from previous 100% pedal input. Just be wary of vendors claiming hp increase with a cable/pedal change. Pedal and arm look nice, here's to many years of good gain modifications
[QUOTE=dadaroo;1589318804]I know , we engineers are at the root of all problems.
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The vendor I was referring to would increase the thottle input so if you had the pedal down 1/4 way car would think 1/2 way, pedal down 1/2 way car wold think 3/4 way and so on till 100% down and hp output didn't increase from previous 100% pedal input. Just be wary of vendors claiming hp increase with a cable/pedal change. Pedal and arm look nice, here's to many years of good gain modifications
But such a mod can make a car feel more responsive.
The C5 is by no means the worst car I've driven in terms of nonlinear throttle response: that honor goes to the Porsche Boxster, where spirited driving required using only the last 30%-50% of the pedal travel. What made it worse was that my previous car (Acura 3.2CL) was biased exactly opposite. The combination of front-loaded throttle response and smooth power delivery made that car feel a lot stouter than its 230HP would suggest.
In any case, it's more a question of getting used to the built-in response curve, assuming you're not constantly jumping between cars with radically different setups.
The vendor I was referring to would increase the thottle input so if you had the pedal down 1/4 way car would think 1/2 way, pedal down 1/2 way car wold think 3/4 way and so on till 100% down and hp output didn't increase from previous 100% pedal input. Just be wary of vendors claiming hp increase with a cable/pedal change. Pedal and arm look nice, here's to many years of good gain modifications
With this new wire drive if you put the pedal down 1/4 way the car will think it is 1 1/2X's down...pedal 1/2 way down car thinks it's 4X's so on until you blow your motor...the wire uses some kind of fiber optic...which makes it super fast and corrosion resistant!
I know , we engineers are at the root of all problems.
YES! Ya'll and lawyers...
Real Engineers...
Real Engineers consider themselves well dressed if their socks match
Real Engineers buy their spouses a set of matched screw- drivers for their birthday.
Real Engineers wear moustaches or beards for "efficiency". Not because they're lazy.
Real engineers have a non-technical vocabulary of 800 words.
Real Engineers think a "biting wit" is their fox terrier.
Real Engineers know the second law of thermodynamics - but not their own shirt size.
Real Engineers repair their own cameras, telephones, televisions, watches, and automatic transmissions
Real Engineers say "It's 70 degrees Fahrenheit, 25 degrees Celcius, and 298 degrees Kelvin" and all you say is "Isn't it a nice day"
Real Engineers don't find the above at all funny.
Engineers are NOT boring people. WE just find boring things interesting.
Throttle response sucks...
But such a mod can make a car feel more responsive.
