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Old 10-29-21, 06:52 PM
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Just wait. These cars aren’t classics. The car market is stupid right now. Don’t spend any more money on a depreciating asset any more than you have to.
He bought one. He puts pictures in the thread.
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Yeah, it just makes a difference in how the relation of the throttle movement is relative to the torque delivery so it makes the car's midrange feel stronger and it revs faster. It is a similar effect as a lighter flywheel with a lot less inertia. As is the case of simple physics, getting the weight moving is where the perception of torque comes and this does exactly that. It makes that particular instant whether from dead stop or from a roll where you instantly want to call on power to get the weight moving as quickly as possible, it makes so much more available at that time.

It is not increasing any HP. It simply is making it more instantaneous and more in direct relation to the throttle movement as if things are happening in real-time rather than an action and then reaction type of sequence,. The net effect is as if you are carrying 300 lbs less in the slow speed driving conditions where you are frequently stopping and starting as well as doing tight maneuvering. Hope that helps.
Is this reversible? What kind of cost are we talking about?
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Is this reversible? What kind of cost are we talking about?
Yes, it is plug n' play. Very easy to install. Only little difficult part is unplugging the OEM harness. There is a thread on it and I put how I figured out unplugging the OEM harness over the throttle pedal. I paid $300 so it is a cheap mod, but it really enhances the driving experience and how fast the car reacts and get that initial thrust.
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Originally Posted by 05RollaXRS
Yes, it is plug n' play. Very easy to install. Only little difficult part is unplugging the OEM harness. There is a thread on it and I put how I figured out unplugging the OEM harness over the throttle pedal. I paid $300 so it is a cheap mod, but it really enhances the driving experience and how fast the car reacts and get that initial thrust.
Thanks so much for the all the description above. Do you have a link to the thread, tried to look it up.. no success!
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Originally Posted by x360box
Thanks so much for the all the description above. Do you have a link to the thread, tried to look it up.. no success!
Sure. Here is the thread, You can skip directly to #52 where I really start to sort things out for myself. I talk about the issues as I was going through on getting the harness unplugged and then finally how I successfully got it of. My full review is in post number #75. Happy reading!

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