ect pwr on or off?
11-06-09, 10:48 AM
#18
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that may be hard to answer. i think the PWR mode come out in the 06 models. i may be wrong it may have been out years before that. im new to cars but i have only seen it in 06+. unless someone has high miles on thier car that uses pwr 24/7 they can tell you
11-06-09, 10:55 AM
#19
All it does is change the computer behavior of the transmission a bit.
If you wanna know -exactly- what it does on the 2IS it's posted here:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/3305550-post10.html
11-06-09, 11:08 PM
#24
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I definitely feel more power with mine on. But I did notice a very slight drop in economy.
For those saying it's better off during WOT, how can this be when under regular driving conditions it's helpful to have it on? Just curious what makes it go from good to bad under more aggressive conditions.
For those saying it's better off during WOT, how can this be when under regular driving conditions it's helpful to have it on? Just curious what makes it go from good to bad under more aggressive conditions.
11-06-09, 11:24 PM
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this is a question i've had since i got my 2is ,and i would LOVE a solution with a foundation.
personally, when driving around normally, i leave it in normal, drive, traction control on.
when i pull up to someone (or visa versa), or when i see incoming hids in my rear view (
), i slip it into sport, hit PWR, and TRAC off.
i have no real proof that PWR in sport vs NORMAL in sport makes ANY positive/negative difference at all, so no bashing. thats why im here. i want answers!
edit: what does WOT mean. im usually good with figuring out acronyms...
personally, when driving around normally, i leave it in normal, drive, traction control on.
when i pull up to someone (or visa versa), or when i see incoming hids in my rear view (
), i slip it into sport, hit PWR, and TRAC off. i have no real proof that PWR in sport vs NORMAL in sport makes ANY positive/negative difference at all, so no bashing. thats why im here. i want answers!
edit: what does WOT mean. im usually good with figuring out acronyms...
11-07-09, 12:07 AM
#26
WOT=Wide Open Throttle. Flooring the car.
Perhaps if either of the previous 2 posters would bother to read the link I provided they'd have their answer explaining what it actually does.
ECT-Power doesn't add any power to the car at all.
It changes shift behavior in part-throttle and on/off throttle driving so that the car "feels" sportier. This will improve performance/response when you're taking your foot on and off the gas (for reasons explained in that link).
From a dead stop having it on reduces performance because nothing it does for you helps in that situation and it shifts at lower rpms than in normal mode (as proven by Gernbys datalogging...you can see THAT data here
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/3042656-post38.html
Perhaps if either of the previous 2 posters would bother to read the link I provided they'd have their answer explaining what it actually does.
ECT-Power doesn't add any power to the car at all.
It changes shift behavior in part-throttle and on/off throttle driving so that the car "feels" sportier. This will improve performance/response when you're taking your foot on and off the gas (for reasons explained in that link).
From a dead stop having it on reduces performance because nothing it does for you helps in that situation and it shifts at lower rpms than in normal mode (as proven by Gernbys datalogging...you can see THAT data here
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/3042656-post38.html
11-07-09, 08:37 PM
#30
i don't but i tried it myself, does that count? i know they say normal mod is actually faster than power mod for the 2is, that i never tested out, and a lot of people seem to have tested it out, so i believe it also. but as i was racing with my buddy the other day with a corolla vs his integra, neither one of us was another to gain any advantage on each others, until i pressed the power button( overdrive off) my car instantly went faster than his car and slowly gaining more advantages.