Throttle controller for really slow GS
Instructor
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No, that's not how they work. They go between the pedal and the ECU, not between the ECU and the throttle body.
Stomping it to the floor without a throttle controller is indistinguishable from stomping it to the floor with a throttle controller. All the throttle controller will do is waste money and reduce the granularity of your throttle pedal, unless you buy one that allows you to soften the gain. Most people want the increased gain because they're scared of physically flooring it, so they want to pay someone for a box that'll do it for them instead.
Stomping it to the floor without a throttle controller is indistinguishable from stomping it to the floor with a throttle controller. All the throttle controller will do is waste money and reduce the granularity of your throttle pedal, unless you buy one that allows you to soften the gain. Most people want the increased gain because they're scared of physically flooring it, so they want to pay someone for a box that'll do it for them instead.
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Instructor
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From: King, NC
I don't want to keep beating this dead horse but honestly, you're coming across as super strange man, i'm not even trying to be rude here. Firstly, you can just use your dashboard to determine if you're in v4 mode or not. My father has a 2010 C6 and it's fast, but my c7 is faster. The idea that it's a " dog " from a stop is just plain 'ol ignorance. Even if it was the slowest corvette in the entire world, it's still got a 450+ crank horsepower engine, the car is literally fast, this is not a subjective thing, there isn't a person that can arguably say the corvette is a dog unless something is wrong. If you've driven corvettes as much as you've said, then you would / should know this.
I look forward to hearing what the tech has to say, there is no way that car is working correctly based on what you're describing.
I look forward to hearing what the tech has to say, there is no way that car is working correctly based on what you're describing.
Burning Brakes
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From: MSP
The tech said the car drives like a C7, He said I am just feeling the difference in the A6 VS the A8 transmission, and the difference in ride and feel between the C6 and C7 Corvette. No codes, no problems with the car. But the same tech told me that my other 19 GS wasn’t lowered even though it drug when pulling out of my driveway and this one doesn’t.
good job?
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Instructor
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From: King, NC
I was stupid, I am going back today before bad whether and see if they have another qualified tech. I don’t buy his answer, but he is the one they seem to like to put on the Corvettes. If I can’t get another tech, I am going to call GM and ask to speak with the factory rep. for the area and start the complaint process.
Race Director
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From: N. Alabama
I was stupid, I am going back today before bad whether and see if they have another qualified tech. I don’t buy his answer, but he is the one they seem to like to put on the Corvettes. If I can’t get another tech, I am going to call GM and ask to speak with the factory rep. for the area and start the complaint process.
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From: N. Alabama
Burning Brakes
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From: MSP
Then again, there are people out there who think revving an engine actively damages it, so here we are.
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Instructor
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From: King, NC
Thanks for all the advice everyone. The car is not worth wasting anymore time on! I am just going to dump it. I shouldn’t have traded for the first C7.. I don’t want to deal with shuddering torque converters, torque tube failures, cracked wheels and lifter failures from the AFM. GM should have let the Corvette die in peace with the C6! But it is all on me, I didn’t do my research and assumed the next generation Corvette would be better. The funny thing is it is going to cost me 40k for the c6 I traded in for 28k a year and a half ago. Live and learn. But I get to drive what I want to drive!
Instructor
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Thanks for all the advice everyone. The car is not worth wasting anymore time on! I am just going to dump it. I shouldn’t have traded for the first C7.. I don’t want to deal with shuddering torque converters, torque tube failures, cracked wheels and lifter failures from the AFM. GM should have let the Corvette die in peace with the C6! But it is all on me, I didn’t do my research and assumed the next generation Corvette would be better. The funny thing is it is going to cost me 40k for the c6 I traded in for 28k a year and a half ago. Live and learn. But I get to drive what I want to drive!
Race Director
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From: N. Alabama
I have to wonder if that call to a GM factory rep was ever a serious consideration much less dynoing the vehicle for proof of substandard performance? Will be interesting to hear how the next C6 purchase goes with him.
Drifting
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From: Hollister CA
I was stupid, I am going back today before bad whether and see if they have another qualified tech. I don’t buy his answer, but he is the one they seem to like to put on the Corvettes. If I can’t get another tech, I am going to call GM and ask to speak with the factory rep. for the area and start the complaint process.
Le Mans Master
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From: Toronto
No, that's not how they work. They go between the pedal and the ECU, not between the ECU and the throttle body.
Stomping it to the floor without a throttle controller is indistinguishable from stomping it to the floor with a throttle controller. All the throttle controller will do is waste money and reduce the granularity of your throttle pedal, unless you buy one that allows you to soften the gain. Most people want the increased gain because they're scared of physically flooring it, so they want to pay someone for a box that'll do it for them instead.
Stomping it to the floor without a throttle controller is indistinguishable from stomping it to the floor with a throttle controller. All the throttle controller will do is waste money and reduce the granularity of your throttle pedal, unless you buy one that allows you to soften the gain. Most people want the increased gain because they're scared of physically flooring it, so they want to pay someone for a box that'll do it for them instead.
Burning Brakes
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When I had my C5, it “seemed” sluggish when I stepped on it. It was just the way the trans was tuned. Got a mail-order tune that adjusted the shift points, etc. Was the car faster? No. Did it feel more responsive, yes. The throttle controller on my Stingray achieves the same thing. Like a different exhaust, you may not win the biggest can shaft contest but you end up satisfied with what you have.
Melting Slicks
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From: North Fulton Georgia
Wow... This was one strange sequence of events! Clearly something not right. Not sure what to think on where the issues were??? I know for sure, coming from a C6, the C7 is much more car!!! Perhaps just a Troll??? 
