[cerealwars]

I think it does it's job. For $180 (and a 5 minute install) I'm happy with it. It will never feel exactly like a cable throttle, but it drastically reduces the amount of pedal needed to downshift smoothly. I only keep it set to 2/10 but it's MUCH better. I'm heel-toeing and downshifting like 95% of the time I'm driving.

Another thing is that my 3 other vehicles are all stick so it helps it to not have a drastically neutered throttle pedal on one car. I also adjusted the clutch to bite the same in all 3 cars.

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One small catch/downside is i feel like the throttle no longer quite as smoothly tapers off. I'm not sure how perceptible it would be to most drivers. If you like to let gears trail off a little before shifting (IE just driving smoothly in traffic, not being binary with the throttle pedal), you might notice a little choppiness compared to stock on occasion.

Another thing people might not like is that the throttle doesn't ramp up exactly the same. I think the factory pedal is designed to give you a little more "punch" feeling with the power delivery. With the throttle controller, it sort of falls flat.

Note that I don't actually think the car is any slower or less driveable - I just think that some of the fine-tuned "smoothness" is gone. This makes sense, as when you crank the sensitivity up the pedal basically becomes an on-off switch.

Maybe other brands would differ a little better on this. I know they are all basically the same design-wise, but I know there's at least one out there that lets you program more of each step in the throttle map. This one was half the price of the Dinan one, and if I'm spending Dinan money, then fuck it I'll spring for a proper tune instead lol.

From what I hear, a tune would help some with the throttle response. If the clutch ever goes, I might throw a lighter single-mass in there. Right now it's not a priority - trying to finish my 240, put a 383 in my c10, and also start a home.

All things considered, I like the throttle booster a lot, mostly because the stock throttle sucks. I get in my 80hp Geo Tracker and it downshifts like a racecar compared to the BMW, all because of that numb factory throttle. You have to STAB it to like 60% for it to react in any timely manner. It may only be milliseconds but it's enough to significantly improve my shifting. The throttle controller addresses this issue pretty well and it's relatively cheap.