Soler TB and TC can be installed individually or together. They work well together, but neither requires the other and they provide different advantages.

It appears you haven't read the C7 or the Soler TC Owner's Manuals. If you had, you'd know how different and unrelated the two separate and distinct "Valet" modes are.

 

Of course I have not read the Soler owner's manual. I don't own a soler throttle body. I don't go around reading manuals for things I don't own. I have enough manuals to read for the things I do operate.

Yes I have read the C7 owners manual. I own a C7. It has a valet mode. How different it is from other valet modes I don't know and really don't care. Works as is from the factory just fine for me.

Rather than giving examples of how nice you think the Soler valet mode is, you'd rather belittle, castigate and denigrate your audience. Not convincing me on getting one that way.

 

It isn't. No "might" about it. I looked and couldn't find the C7 on the top 10 list of stolen cars according to Motor Trend. Statistical odds are very low and that is counting all cars. I think the odds are less than a single percent of a car being stolen.

True. With provision. If it gets an attempted theft at every parking AND the perp must drive it to the chop shop. IF both don't occur, I'm not sure how it helps. Again, the statistical odds are very low of a theft happening and C7s are not that popular a car for that sort of thing when it isn't even in the top 10 list.

 

I honestly don't know if it is a restriction. I never changed my OE throttle body and have reached the limits of the stock fueling system. Like everything else I'd assume to realize full benefits of using a larger TB you'd also need to open up the exhaust properly and a ported intake??

@akbeaver valet mode on our cars does nothing to limit throttle input disabling the car from being driven. Only locks compartments and ?maybe? activates the PDR?? Valet mode on the Soler limits and softens throttle input to 50% IIRC. Throttle disable on the Soler does exactly that, disables throttle input entirely. Can't do that from the factory. The C7 may not be at the top of the list for being stolen but it gives me piece of mind for $229. The rest is just fringe benefits.

 

I believe THEY said the TB doesn't add power but redistributes it. Whether it is appreciable or not, YMMV. So I guess the answer to that question is "NO".

There is no "may" about that. I have not seen it in the top 10. Odds of a C7 being stolen probably are way lower than a Hyundai Elantra, for example. The Club is a visual deterrent to get the perp to go to "greener pastures". For this to work, they'd have to break open your window, start the car, try to drive off and find the throttle locked and give up trying to limp it to their chop shop. If they have a tow truck, all bets are off. Sure, it improves your already low odds but I really don't see that it is significant enough to justify fiddling with it on and off every time. Definitely not if you had to leave in a hurry.

All said, I have no problem using it, with provision. That provision being that the stock TB flow is too small for the system I have.

 

Thin skin much? Nobody "belittled, castigated or denigrated" you. I referenced authoritative sources to correct misinformation you posted - nothing more.

I said nothing about how "nice the Soler valet mode is" and did not try to convince anyone, including you, to buy anything from Soler. It's ironic you admit to knowing nothing about Soler products, after erroneously equating the TC's Valet mode to the C7's OEM Valet mode. Now, you're bent because I corrected you? My intent was to correct the misinformation you posted, primarily for others - I could not care less whether you buy anything from Soler.

 

At what point in any post did I ever say it added power? And the club is no deterrent to anyone who has the ability to copy our fobs - or a tow truck as you suggested.

I'm assuming you are hitting 700++ RWHP if your OEM TB is your restriction.

 

I installed the unit yesterday(TC), car is entirely stock. I bought this because so many gave it a good review and a friend bought one and said it really worked well.

I understand it does absolutely nothing in regard to adding HP/torque. But what it does do from a strictly seat of your pants experience, gives the driver the sensation their car just got a tune or some added ponies.

My best understanding with my very limited knowledge, our gas pedal is fly by wire, factory sets the pedal position to an algorithm - certain amount of pedal throw equates to certain amount input to throttle body. This unit simply allows us to change the amount of input in relation to how much the pedal is moving.

Kind of like the difference between using the paddle shifter compared to being in automatic, they both do the same thing but we can't shift with the paddles faster than the transmission can in auto.

I played with it and like many found sport 5 to be pretty darn good, I took off down the street and gave the pedal maybe half throw, the car instantly hit like 5,500 rpm's, shifted got right back to 5,500 and then I ran out of room.

Results big *** grin, sure the car was doing that before, except I had to put the pedal to the floor.

The install was really easy, I didn't disconnect the battery, just opened the door for about 15 minutes to make sure the car went to sleep.

I took the pedal out, connected the harness and stuffed it all behind the carpet leaving just the connector to the pedal sticking out of the carpet. Ran the control wire under the carpet as well, tucked it under the side panel of the console and put the controller in the center console compartment.

Summation did I really need this, probably not, the car goes pretty good the way it came, but since most everyone that buys Corvettes are some level of a gearhead, this device, like most mods enhance the driving experience(noticeably) for very little money and anyone that can say Corvette can install it.

 

For some cars that don't have key fobs, I would say that the club is a warning. Very weak warning but more than nothing.

Assuming you are right, and I honestly don't know what the limit is, I also agree that it would probably do nothing significant. However, if 800hp were my goal, I would certainly get one.

 

I got a tune. People reported that the Diablew tune gives them a little more at the track which is good enough for me. Could I feel it? Not really sure even with back to back WOT runs. I'm more interested in what the dyno or quarter mile timeslip shows than what I feel. Those are quantifiable while SOTP is subjective and subject to placebo influence.

So does tuning. The difference is that you can switch from a few options for throttle feel. I had a tuner on my diesel Excursion. Up to 20 tunes including a no-start tune. Call it a throttle lock equivalent. You can literally change from a tow tune to race tune while driving. It was cool and I played with it every chance I got initially. After a month, ii only switched to tow tune for towing, driving tune most of the time and high idle for when I have my dogs in the vehicle and the AC is running.

Different sort of Gearhead, I guess. I have always paid for increase in performance not how it feels. If I thought I would gain some extra power with the TB, I'd have one on order yesterday.

 

I put both the Soler throttle body and throttle controller on my car. it does make the car more responsive, at least it feels so.

 

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I posted this in the "What Did You Do..." thread but I feel it's worth reposting here. I installed the Soler throttle body a couple of days ago. I've been running the throttle controller for a few months now. Based on some of the comments here on the forum, I didn't expect much of a difference. WRONG! The controller gets you off the line quickly, but with the throttle body, the power comes on strong, smooth, and relentless. We'll see how it performs in a few weeks after the ECU completes the relearn process but, for now, the difference in acceleration is like night and day.