Looks like Repco have had this offer up for over a week but looks like a mint price at $229.
My hilux throttle has a nasty Spongy feeling flat spot in the accelerator pedal and I’ve heard these make a big difference.
Anyone else got one? What do you reckon?
Should I Pull the trigger?
Considering this for my STX, any improvement on fuel efficiency?
My 4L guzzles..
If you press the throttle less then you'll use less fuel, so yes. Will also go slower.
Yeah I was gifted an ethrottle controller for my corolla, though not this particular one. Mine has 4 modes, Normal/stock/Off, eco, sport & race, with 9 steps in each mode.
Initially had it in Sport-5 and yeah it made the throttle response pretty snappy, which was fine when driving, though was really annoying at crawl speeds (i.e reversing, hill stop-starts, monash fwy parking lot hr) as my car was a manual and you cant gauge the throttle-to-clutch 'feel' very in this setting. I dialed it back to Sport-2 i think and left it there which is almost the sweet spot. I tried 'race' mode once and it felt like the throttle was going to neck itself.
Hope this helps
Hey mate, with the throttle controller you need to set it to 'manual transmission' mode beforehand, have you done this? Not sure if it makes a difference though.
been looking at these, perfect timing!
I'll be putting it on my 2019 Santa Fe
TIP: goto the idrive website and find which model EVC suits your car.
Have had a few different brands and have a couple of the 'Windbooster' type at the moment. One of the cheaper brands but ultimately, they all do exactly the same thing. There's a GT version with a phone app which looks pretty good.
https://www.windbooster.com.au/part/toyota/hilux/2015-on-n80…
They all do the same thing although some tout having more features.
There's a limit with what you can do thru an obd2 port.
Also note how many have a generic 7 segment LED display. There's probably a factory in china that churns these out for $20 and the local dealer adds their market.
I'm pretty sure these don't use a obd2 port.
What does it connect to?
@bmerigan: Connects to the wires that go to your accelerator pedal. Plugs into the same socket once you disconnect it.
I rate the iDrive. I have one in my BT-50 and the responsiveness of the vehicle is fantastic.
Good demo of how these things work.
SPRINTBOOSTER invented these but obviously there are heaps of brands that probably have the same fundamental electronic components
Nice just ordered one been on the lookout as normally close to $299
Got my local Autobarn to price match as my Repco didn't have any. 100% worth the money. Used on 2012 Navara