Seen some postings regarding Throttle Controllers. Which seems to be a favored unit for C7 applications?

NW

 

Soler throttle body and controller. Very popular here.

 

Soler, incredible product and even better customer service....Mike works to earn your business

 

1- Solar - best bang for the buck, great customer service - new to market so I want to see how well it holds up over time
2- Vitesse - been around a long time, More that twice as expensive as the solar , lately customer service has been lacking , sometimes has to be recalibrated or it will throw a code
3- pedal commander- been around the longest , no reports at all of problems . 5 X as expensive as the solar .....

I have a Vitesse, I bought it before the Solar was on the market... if I had to do it over I would buy the Solar

Dave

 

I have a Vitesse in my C7 and had one in my previous C6 as well. Never an issue with either.

Having said that, I'd also buy the Soler due to price if I was in the market now.

 

This.

 

Soler Throttle Controller. Just recently installed one. I love the multiple settings, allows me to adjust it to my driving style and preference.

 

You can't beat the price of the Soler. If you want to spend the extra for other perks. Then there's the Petal Commander which allows you to control it with your phone. But to me it looks more at home in a 3/4 ton truck. Sprint Booster V3 is a nice compact unit that has a Valet mode and a throttle lock that works as a anti theft device. Their are all made for your Vette.

 

+1000 on the Soler TC best $75.00 mod you can do

 

You get what you pay for. Pedal Commander can be controlled from the app on your phone and no bulky module between pedal and mode selector.

 

And that justifies the $300.00 price tag lol lol
not in my book

Dave

 

Installed Soler throttle controller yesterday. Installs easy. Routed controller to center console. I couldn’t believe the difference it made. It’s impressive

 

Solar and be done with it. If your gonna ask about throttle body next, Solar again.

 

What do you mean by "holds up?" Are you concerned the controller will physically fall apart?

 

Several of these throttle controllers are not made with parts that will stand up to the test of time , or are not held to tight enough tolerances or have software that will alter the output value to much which will cause the ECM to see this value as out of range which forces the ECM to put the car in REDUCED Power Mode , which if you have had it happen to while driving down the road is not fun .

The Vitesse , while there are 1,000's sold suffers from these issues . Some folks never report problems and others have to remove it because it just does not work . The control box is overly sensitive to heat so u have to watch where you mount it .

There are many units that no matter how many times you calibrate it , the car will just pop into Low power mode for no reason .

I had one of these units in my C6 that would just pop a code after being installed and working perfectly for over 11 months and spent way to much time proving to Bob at Vitesse that my unit was bad before he agreed to replace it . I sent him photos and logs of my gas pedal and throttle body positions plus the error codes every time it happened
I personally know more than a few people who were out of warranty and he would not do anything for them even though it was well documented defect
I personally tried to help two guys who reported that their throttle "ran away" where they had to push the clutch in. shut the motor off and coast to the side of the road . This in theory should not be able to happen but something in the Vitesse was allowing it

Now like I stated above , there are literally thousands of Vitesse throttle controllers installed so I am sure the percentage of defective units is low , heck I have one in my C7 and never had an issue

Stuff is going to happen ... but it's how you handle the problem is what counts

This is the main reason I say if I had to do it over I would I would be buying a Solar TC and TB from Mike

In a PM conversation with Mike from Solar , I was assured that Mike worked with his manufacturer to make sure that these type of problems would not happen and as you can see from Mike's customer service if it did I am sure he would make it right for the customer but the Solar has not been out long enough or installed in as many cars as the Vitesse so that is why I reserve judgement until these units get some time on them but I would not be afraid to buy Mike's product .

Dave

 

Thank you, Dave! I was unaware of this history. I now fully understand your concern.

 

Welcome ....
Dave

 

Thanks for the post, I'm about to buy the Soler also, LT1 2019 C7. How long have you had on your Vette? Have you seen any issues at all, finally your opinion after having run it for a while. Many thx in advance.

 

Soler is great and the new bluetooth seems the best. The only issue I had was that I then added a V4 disabler which seemed to not mesh well with the controller. Short story, I took the disabler out and now no concerns.

 

How often do people really use that control? Is it like something I had that was a fun toy for a while but after a bit, I leave it and forget it? I had something that could change the program of the truck. It was useful for towing but that was that. Most often, it was in "Econo" setting and never changed other than when I was really towing something heavy. That was why I am leaning towards the ECM retune via HPTuners. I can change the tip in and get rid of the V4 mode and maybe get something more aggressive for the throttle.