I think this brings up a fair point though that speed, acceleration, pickup etc. can sometimes be a more subjective feeling. If someone is coming from a Mustang or other sports car to something with a bit of a smaller engine it might feel a little slow
I came from a 2007 Ford F-150 with the 4.6; I used to own a 2014 Mustang Boss.
If you are getting up to speed on the interstate and the semi in your rear view mirror is growing alarming larger- this is not a subjective thing. I often use acceleration to move ahead of cluster-f***s on the interstate to get away from a dangerous situation. Get a half-mile ahead and then slow down. I generally drive 7 mph over the limit on the highway. I have 245/65's and they are about 2 mph slow at interstate speeds. I use WAZE nav because it shows your gps speed. Normally this is not an issue, but if you are one of those guys who wants to stay just under that 10 mph threshold that will get you pulled over it could be expensive to rely on the speedomter.
That’s fair. But like I’ve said before if you can’t merge safely onto a highway with either one if these engines it might be time to put the car keys down and stop driving! Lol
This.
Thanks. I thought they were on the Heritage
I went the Pedal Max route, had it on my 16 Focus, 18 EcoSport and now on my BB. It's a simple "plug & play" (takes a whole minute or so) $289 and responds like a "tune" Oh, did I mention I picked up 2 mpg? 31.6 mixed driving in eco mode
Are there any downsides to these?
This type of device does not provide more horse power nor torque from your engine, it just changes how the throttle signal is perceived to make it more responsive, i.e. Tells the engine more throttle faster. They can make the car more responsive to throttle inputs but it doesn’t change engine tuning or fuel efficiency, other then acting like you are far more aggressive on your gas pedal. Several of these brands of devices, Pedal Commander, Pedal Max, anything that just sits inline with your throttle cable have been reported to have several notable issues. The first being that because its throttle only, it doesn’t distinguish between your car being in “Drive” or “Reverse”, meaning that if you are not aware and paying attention, you will reverse with greater throttle response. Additionally, and perhaps more severe, the inline “Throttle Enhancers” take power from the Throttle sensor and can, and have been reported to many times, overload the throttle circuit and temporarily brick your car. The throttle will shut itself off, you will lose your gas pedal and restart your car to get it back. My older brother had this issue several times on his Toyota Tundra.
Not that I'm aware of
