Throttle controllers
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From: Ossining New York
St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'12-'13-'14
Plug in throttle controllers are junk.
The CoW BOOSTER! is the original.... not the cheap imitator.
There is nothing more powerful and more safe than 1,000% adjustable and 1,000% SAFE programmed in throttle booster.
Compare side by side as so many have done before.... CoW BOOSTER! is the clear winner.
Call any time for details.
Chuck CoW
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Gosh,
PLUG IN THROTTLE CONTROLLERS ARE JUNK. AND, they have been COMING SOON for over a year.
The CoW BOOSTER! is the original.... not the cheap imitator.
There is nothing more powerful and more safe than 1,000% adjustable and 1,000% SAFE programmed in throttle booster.
Compare side by side as so many have done before.... CoW BOOSTER! is the clear winner.
Call any time for details.
Chuck CoW
The CoW BOOSTER! is the original.... not the cheap imitator.
There is nothing more powerful and more safe than 1,000% adjustable and 1,000% SAFE programmed in throttle booster.
Compare side by side as so many have done before.... CoW BOOSTER! is the clear winner.
Call any time for details.
Chuck CoW
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From: Ossining New York
St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'12-'13-'14
Very interesting..... Nice read.
In more than one place it explains why the "plug in" throttle boosters are not what people think they are.
It should make the end user feel even better to know that the components inside cost a mere $5.
and it makes futher sense that the China made "booster products" available on AliBaba.com can be had RETAIL READY
with your company name printed on them for a mere $1. if you buy 50 or more.....
Here is one of the MANY disturbing reasons why YOU DO NOT WANT A PLUG IN THROTTLE CONTROLLER IN YOUR CAR.
Right from the manufacturer..... The throttle is 100% wide open when the throttle is ONLY depressed 3/4. Not what I want in my car.
PLLLLEASE don't get me started....Thank you very much for posting the .pdf Hopefully more people will read it so they know what they are buying.
Thank you.
Chuck CoW
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PLUG IN THROTTLE CONTROLLERS ARE JUNK. AND, they have been COMING SOON for over a year.
The CoW BOOSTER! is the original.... not the cheap imitator.
There is nothing more powerful and more safe than 1,000% adjustable and 1,000% SAFE programmed in throttle booster.
Compare side by side as so many have done before.... CoW BOOSTER! is the clear winner.
Call any time for details.
Chuck CoW
The CoW BOOSTER! is the original.... not the cheap imitator.
There is nothing more powerful and more safe than 1,000% adjustable and 1,000% SAFE programmed in throttle booster.
Compare side by side as so many have done before.... CoW BOOSTER! is the clear winner.
Call any time for details.
Chuck CoW
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From: Peoria/Phoenix AZ
C6 of Year Finalist (performance mods) 2019
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From: Ossining New York
St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'12-'13-'14
That's right..... Convince yourself you're smart.....
Especially coming from the Career CoW Heckler himself. SO, you're above SLAMMING vendors on CF... Ya don't say....
Please define "SUPERIOR" in terms of performance and safety from a product that could be had from China for $1.
I'm going to leave ALL THIS space for you to fill in with your engineering TECH on how a plug in throttle booster
(of any manufacturer or brand) could be superior to the engineering that went into GM's electronic throttle system.
Please be specific in how the other available products are SUPERIOR to the very system that GM spent millions
designing for these cars.....
Impress us with your evaluation..... Please.
Chuck CoW
Last edited by Chuck CoW; Jul 6, 2017 at 03:49 PM.
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From: Peoria/Phoenix AZ
C6 of Year Finalist (performance mods) 2019
User adjustability on the fly with multiple settings to either increase performance or decrease sensitivity as slippery road conditions may require.
Don't expect a response to anything unrelated to my reply to Vet Interested.
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Chuck, I've read your posts recently and see that your solution has adjustable throttle modes using the traction control button. I didn't know that.
Is this somehow independent of the TC system, or does using the botton to adjust throttle also change the TC mode?
Is this somehow independent of the TC system, or does using the botton to adjust throttle also change the TC mode?
So true!
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'12-'13-'14
Good Question!
In 2005 C6s BTW, ONLY CoW HAS A THROTTLE BOOSTER! FOR IT.
There are actually 3 different LIVEsetting you can switch between. Occasionally, there is a need for a "wife mode" or "track mode".
While the competitors brag about "17 different modes" it's all quite useless.
Most people have and use only one setting and it's smart because your brain and foot only have to acclimate to only one setting
so that every time you drive the car you are properly "coordinated" and adept at that setting.
Of the 17 supposed modes.....1 is stock and 8 of the modes are LESS than stock.... Go figure.... Sounds foolish to me, but it's a
bragging point for them......
With 2006-13 corvette there are two different modes you can change between simply by pressing the TC ON/OFF button.
There is no change in function of the TC controls.... We merely "piggyback" the button and when the body module
sends the can bus message to the ECM that the TC Mode has changed, the ECM responds with a change in the Throttle tables
but having no effect on the actual function of the button.
Call me any time and I'll tell you whatever you need to know.
Chuck CoW
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Good Question!
In 2005 C6s BTW, ONLY CoW HAS A THROTTLE BOOSTER! FOR IT. While the competitors brag about "17 different modes" it's all quite useless.
Of the 17 supposed modes.....1 is stock and 8 of the modes are LESS than stock.... Go figure.... Sounds foolish to me, but it's a
bragging point for them......
In 2005 C6s BTW, ONLY CoW HAS A THROTTLE BOOSTER! FOR IT.
While the competitors brag about "17 different modes" it's all quite useless.Of the 17 supposed modes.....1 is stock and 8 of the modes are LESS than stock.... Go figure.... Sounds foolish to me, but it's a
bragging point for them......
There are a ton of people out there that are satisfied customers but you really need to stick to the advantages of your product and stop bashing the "Competition " .
Some folks like the adjustability , some folks like the plug and play because they don't want to buy an AUTO CAL or send in their PCM, don't insult them (and me) because of their choice ....
Continue to tell us why we should use your product and the options we have such as the three settings you can program in without stooping so low.....
Dave
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Chuck , there is no doubt your product is great and you have been around for a long time !!! If it wasn't you would not be in business today
There are a ton of people out there that are satisfied customers but you really need to stick to the advantages of your product and stop bashing the "Competition " .
Some folks like the adjustability , some folks like the plug and play because they don't want to buy an AUTO CAL or send in their PCM, don't insult them (and me) because of their choice ....
Continue to tell us why we should use your product and the options we have such as the three settings you can program in without stooping so low.....
Dave
There are a ton of people out there that are satisfied customers but you really need to stick to the advantages of your product and stop bashing the "Competition " .
Some folks like the adjustability , some folks like the plug and play because they don't want to buy an AUTO CAL or send in their PCM, don't insult them (and me) because of their choice ....
Continue to tell us why we should use your product and the options we have such as the three settings you can program in without stooping so low.....
Dave
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St. Jude Donor '15-'16
My Personal experience! Had a Vitesse installed. Worked ok for a while. Then caused uncontrolled increase in RPM to the point of 5000 plus RPM at start up. Thank God I have a standard Tranny. Pushed in clutch and shut off engine. Had it removed. In a box. I was told by all the experts on this forum that it needed to be recalibrated. Had it reinstalled and recalibrated. Still had bouts of uncontrolled acceleration. Scary. I was also told that it could not be a faulty unit. From the Vendor I was told my throttle was messed up or some such foolishness. Never threw a code without Vitesse installed. Never threw another code after unit removed. Back in a box. Waste of money and dangerous. In my humble opinion.
Replaced my old battery. Still getting codes, about ready to yank it out.
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'12-'13-'14
Why take a chance...?????
That's actually what I've been talking about.... NO, it does not happen with every single unit sold.....
But, WOULD YOU like to be one of those few who experienced an UN-EXPECTED ENGINE SHUTDOWN on the FREEWAY
with hundreds of vehicles behind you on the way home from work....or a Sunday coming home from grandma's????
OR..... Maybe just that unfortunate ONE OUT OF 1,000 who was in a busy parking lot or parking in their own garage.....
And ALL OF A SUDDEN you have 5,000 RPMs and an engine WOT out of control????
Nope... Obviously not a good situation. Maybe there's NOTHING wrong with the product
.....It just malfunctions once in a while if you have a glitch in your pedal.....
Let your imagination run wild...... We cut no corners or left anything to chance.
You've never heard of a STOCK VETTE doing that..... nor one with my CoW BOOSTER!
The way ours works it CAN'T FAIL...... Neither can the GM system.
I sure would hate to be the 1 guy out of the 1,000 that had a problem..... but it appears that there's more than that.
Chuck CoW
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That's actually what I've been talking about.... NO, it does not happen with every single unit sold.....
But, WOULD YOU like to be one of those few who experienced an UN-EXPECTED ENGINE SHUTDOWN on the FREEWAY
with hundreds of vehicles behind you on the way home from work....or a Sunday coming home from grandma's????
OR..... Maybe just that unfortunate ONE OUT OF 1,000 who was in a busy parking lot or parking in their own garage.....
And ALL OF A SUDDEN you have 5,000 RPMs and an engine WOT out of control????
Nope... Obviously not a good situation. Maybe there's NOTHING wrong with the product.....
It just malfunctions once in a while if you have a glitch in your pedal.....
Let your imagination run wild...... We cut no corners or left anything to chance.
You've never heard of a STOCK VETTE doing that..... nor one with my CoW BOOSTER!
The way ours works it CAN'T FAIL...... Neither can the GM system.
I sure would hate to be the 1 guy out of the 1,000 that had a problem..... but it appears that there's more than that.
Chuck CoW
But, WOULD YOU like to be one of those few who experienced an UN-EXPECTED ENGINE SHUTDOWN on the FREEWAY
with hundreds of vehicles behind you on the way home from work....or a Sunday coming home from grandma's????
OR..... Maybe just that unfortunate ONE OUT OF 1,000 who was in a busy parking lot or parking in their own garage.....
And ALL OF A SUDDEN you have 5,000 RPMs and an engine WOT out of control????
Nope... Obviously not a good situation. Maybe there's NOTHING wrong with the product
.....It just malfunctions once in a while if you have a glitch in your pedal.....
Let your imagination run wild...... We cut no corners or left anything to chance.
You've never heard of a STOCK VETTE doing that..... nor one with my CoW BOOSTER!
The way ours works it CAN'T FAIL...... Neither can the GM system.
I sure would hate to be the 1 guy out of the 1,000 that had a problem..... but it appears that there's more than that.
Chuck CoW