Installed throttle controller
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Racer
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From: Vestavia Hills, AL
Installed throttle controller
So I installed a throttle controller and now after driving it for about 15 minutes, checking a few of the various modes, I feel like I smelt burning plastic. I installed a Soler. I checked Comfort 5, 9 then Sport 5 and 9. Weird thing is, I drove it last night (stock without controller plugged in) and had no issues. Any ideas?
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Racer
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From: Vestavia Hills, AL
I drove it again, and had the same smell. This time I didn't drive it hard or over 50mph. I popped the hood when I get home and it smelt like it was more on the driver side, underneath the hood. I looked underneath (without ramps) as much as I could to see if I picked up a plastic bag or something. I didn't see anything. The smell was intermittent. The odd part is I have never smelt this until I installed the controller. I am going to put it on "Original Equipment" next time and see what happens.
Team Owner
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I drove it again, and had the same smell. This time I didn't drive it hard or over 50mph. I popped the hood when I get home and it smelt like it was more on the driver side, underneath the hood. I looked underneath (without ramps) as much as I could to see if I picked up a plastic bag or something. I didn't see anything. The smell was intermittent. The odd part is I have never smelt this until I installed the controller. I am going to put it on "Original Equipment" next time and see what happens.
Drifting
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From: Saint John's, Florida
I have a Soler throttle controller on my parts shelf waiting to be installed. Looking forward to your next addition to this thread.
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Racer
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From: Vestavia Hills, AL
I emailed them (Soler) and they claim that they had never heard of it; offered a replacement. Today, I am going to drive it in Sport mode, I will report back. Oh and FYI, it’s a huge difference from OEM…it’s awesome.
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Racer
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From: Vestavia Hills, AL
So I just drove it on Sport 9 mode. Gave it some hard pulls down the interstate. Seems fine, it's crazy how responsive the throttle is now! I will drive it more later this week and post the results on the "smell". I am starting to wonder did I get something up underneath and maybe it burnt off? No idea.
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Team Owner
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So I just drove it on Sport 9 mode. Gave it some hard pulls down the interstate. Seems fine, it's crazy how responsive the throttle is now! I will drive it more later this week and post the results on the "smell". I am starting to wonder did I get something up underneath and maybe it burnt off? No idea.
FWIW, when I had the Vitesse in my car I set it to SP5 or 6 (I forget which one) which was the closest to a 1:1 pedal/throttle relationship. With a manual a more sensitive throttle than that actually makes the car harder to drive. The Soler settings may be different, but just something to keep in mind.
Racer
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From: Boulder, CO
I have a Soler throttle controller, and it works great! With other interests, I can't spend as I might just for my 07 Base. The Soler is a great, low cost "mod." With Exhaust, Bilsteins, Z51 bars, Vararam ... sounds and drives like a Corvette.