Soler performance throttle body and controller
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Soler performance throttle body and controller
Anyone install theirs yet? I must say that it made the car feel more nimble to drive around town.
One thing I noticed however is that the engine likes to hang in the RPMs and not drop when I'm in manual shift mode (automatic). Before, when I downshifted, the car would decelerate and the exhaust would start crackling. Now, when I downshift, it hangs at the rpm and the car does not decelerate. Anybody else? Thanks
One thing I noticed however is that the engine likes to hang in the RPMs and not drop when I'm in manual shift mode (automatic). Before, when I downshifted, the car would decelerate and the exhaust would start crackling. Now, when I downshift, it hangs at the rpm and the car does not decelerate. Anybody else? Thanks
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I bought the Throttle Body & Controller over Black Friday but my car is in a deep deep sleep. So I won't be getting to this until spring and snow is gone. Sorry OP. I have heard that Mike from Soler is very responsive, so give him a chance to help you out.
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I too purchased the package deal but have not installed it yet. Hope to do so soon and can report back on how the car responds.
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Anyone install theirs yet? I must say that it made the car feel more nimble to drive around town.
One thing I noticed however is that the engine likes to hang in the RPMs and not drop when I'm in manual shift mode (automatic). Before, when I downshifted, the car would decelerate and the exhaust would start crackling. Now, when I downshift, it hangs at the rpm and the car does not decelerate. Anybody else? Thanks
One thing I noticed however is that the engine likes to hang in the RPMs and not drop when I'm in manual shift mode (automatic). Before, when I downshifted, the car would decelerate and the exhaust would start crackling. Now, when I downshift, it hangs at the rpm and the car does not decelerate. Anybody else? Thanks
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From: Prescott Valley AZ
Received one however haven't hooked it up yet. Difficult to get down on my knees to work on the accelerator pedal for the connect. One of these days will give it a try as the stalled response right now sucks.
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IIRC that is normal. You lose some of the backpressure when you decelerate; I noticed it on my GS M7. I assume when you say it hangs the RPM and won't decelerate, your are saying that it doesn't do it immediately as it did before. Call Soler if you are real concerned or need the engineering response, but this is normal behavior.
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i did at first, but they came back after the learning process. i had my TC unplugged for a bit because i was trying to track down a bog i had... one thing i learned is do not plug it back in while the car is on, it sent it into reduced power mode.
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IIRC that is normal. You lose some of the backpressure when you decelerate; I noticed it on my GS M7. I assume when you say it hangs the RPM and won't decelerate, your are saying that it doesn't do it immediately as it did before. Call Soler if you are real concerned or need the engineering response, but this is normal behavior.
And yes I loved to decelerate with the paddles and hear the endless popping from the exhaust (borla axleback) - makes me want to get the extreme exhausts!
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