flipmode

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I like the quicker throttle response, can I keep it on without any drawbacks besides drop in MPG? Thanks

09lexus250

i do and i actually notice about 1-2 more mpg with ectpwr on all the time. i do prob half and half for city and hwy driving.

09lexus250

i do and i actually notice about 1-2 more mpg with ectpwr on all the time. i do prob half and half for city and hwy driving.
iv also noticed with the pwr mode while on the hwy and i go to slow down the car will auto downshift and use the lower gears rpms to slow me down

kuuqi

i use it all the time when im in city traffic. just being able to respond a little quicker to cut through traffic when needed. on the highway though i prefer ect off. but to answer your question, yes i use ect QUITE frequently

jtamulis

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you SHOULD use it in PWR mode ALWAYS. It'll make your transmission last longer. It firms up the shifts, and generates less heat. less heat = more tranny life. A few toyota master techs said always, always use PWR mode.

Jeff

soulsoarer

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This is new to me... any more people can input in this?

trixxx519

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can anyone chime in on this?? longer transmission > mpg

Snubbles

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i dont even notice the difference with pwr ect on

Bigrahizzl

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^^ r u serious?

davyjordi

i don't notice a difference either.

DickChang

I drive with pwr ect on all the time and wouldn't have it any other way.

jtamulis

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there's a writeup on supraforums, by Raven77099 or something like that. The guy's name is Jared, and he's really tino the A340s. He's the one who shows how to do the valve shim mod, and he's the one (among others) that have said ALWAYS PWR mode.

Normal if for "slow soft shifts" for people who think PWR it too harsh. The less you feel the transmission, the more it has to work for you to feel less, the more you feel, the less the transmission has to work. Hence shift kits.

Jeff

fasteddy91

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do you have the 250?

I notice a difference when I'm cruising along and when I hit the throttle to pass someone or just to accelerate, the ecu will force the tranny to downshift a gear or two instead of keeping it in the same gear and accelerate in the gear I am in unless I mash it to the floor of course.

Throttle response is better at part throttle. Full throttle is the same though.

OPTiK

Hmm, this is an interesting thread. This makes me want to run power all the time lol. I miss the downshifts when coming to a stop. If you don't feel the difference with power then you're probably in manual shift mode. I made that mistake, but once in full auto mode you feel it.

Does this mean that snow mode is bad for your transmission in the long run? I actually control my max gear a lot to cut down on excess shifts (ie 6th gear while going 35mph, when i rather stay in 4th), am I hurting or prolonging the transmission this way?

EDIT: Read up on ravens shim mod, seems like faster/harder shifting = longer transmission life which would correlate with using pwr mode. I couldn't find anything specifically saying that you should run power though.

Snubbles

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Yeah, im serious.. I feel like its more of a placebo, maybe theres more to it but not enough for me to feel.