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Old 07-12-20, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by joemg
That looks awesome! Also, I love your speakers. The all-leather wheel looks very sporty.

yeah, I know what you mean about the "experts"... Sometimes experimenting for yourself can be a lot of fun.
Are you getting a before and after dyno to verify results?
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Originally Posted by Neil E
Thanks Harold and yes I think people tend to go with whichever make they trust. The few Lexus owners I know in the UK who use them, seem convinced that the product does noticeably reduce the throttle delay/lag for general driving.
The difference on the IS-F was crazy.

The people on the RCF/ISF forums love these things too.

Here's a good summation of the different modes (with graphs)

https://dsportmag.com/the-tech/quick-tech-apexi-smart-accel-controller/

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Old 07-13-20, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by RRocket
Are you getting a before and after dyno to verify results?

It's going to be tuned on the dyno, so we'll do some baseline pulls before the tune.
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Old 07-13-20, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by joemg
It's going to be tuned on the dyno, so we'll do some baseline pulls before the tune.
Excellent. Looking forward to this
Old 07-15-20, 09:11 AM
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Much better deal and it works well. Just installed mine.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-Electro...8-a9661cc22c52
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Originally Posted by Harold57
That's a pretty cool display Neil. Nice job.

So it looks like we have folks using the Blitz Throttle, Sprint Booster and Apexis and all users seem happy with the results. Good to know.
Add the Eittar unit to your list. And only at a much better price to boot. Has a stock mode, economy mode, and 9 presets for the sensitivity.
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Old 07-15-20, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Lavrishevo
Add the Eittar unit to your list. And only at a much better price to boot. Has a stock mode, economy mode, and 9 presets for the sensitivity.
Interesting. Do you have this unit installed? If so, what is your impression of it?
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Originally Posted by Harold57
Interesting. Do you have this unit installed? If so, what is your impression of it?
Yes, installed and much better than I expected. Makes the vehicle feel much more peppy. Pretty easy to install. I used long very slim shim to snake the cable under the steering wheel without taking anything off. The throttle is much more sensitive obviously based on the mode. I like that fact that it feels like you don't have to really mash down hard to drive more sporty and it changes the driving dynamics. At least your perception. It will downshift more eagerly and it feels like the shifting is more crisp when driving regularly. It's a great addition. Is the car actually any faster under WOT? If so maybe only a little, but the regular driving dynamics makes it more fun and less lethargic. Yes, I recommend 👍.




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Old 07-16-20, 02:13 AM
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Something for the shopping basket ....Not right now tho just added to the list . Lock down turned me into online shopper , always looking at something for our cars
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Purchased and installed the Eittar throttle controller.

Lavrishevo, do you experience that it's very jerky at higher speeds like 60mph and higher even on lowest setting g of "hight performance" mode??? It's not that jerky driving in city but once I go to highway at higher speed , it's so jerky that I must put it back to normal mode.

Anyone using Apexi or Blitz, do you experience same thing or it's smooth at any speed?

Thank you
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Originally Posted by Samcnd
Purchased and installed the Eittar throttle controller.

Lavrishevo, do you experience that it's very jerky at higher speeds like 60mph and higher even on lowest setting g of "hight performance" mode??? It's not that jerky driving in city but once I go to highway at higher speed , it's so jerky that I must put it back to normal mode.

Anyone using Apexi or Blitz, do you experience same thing or it's smooth at any speed?

Thank you

I Have the Blitz unit and at higher speed the gas pedal is very sensitive since its the third stage and each stage decrease the pedal by 1/2 the distance so when you get to the third stage its very touchy. i git used to it.

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Originally Posted by mrblister
I Have the Blitz unit and at higher speed the gas pedal is very sensitive since its the third stage and each stage decrease the pedal by 1/2 the distance so when you get to the third stage its very touchy. i git used to it.
I have the Apexi...and it's touchy at highway speed
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Can someone confirm the harness for 2002-2005 versus 2006-2010??

the older SC has two rows of pins versus the newer oval 1 row pins.







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