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Originally Posted by llDemonll
I'm aware that "mashing the pedal" might not be identical, because the PC will re-map how the throttle input is received, but the PC logically cannot do anything beyond re-mapping the throttle input. The only connection is unplugging the throttle pedal and connecting the PC in-line.
I'm not arguing that I wouldn't like it (I still think about buying one on-and-off because the stock throttle mapping and shift points, especially light acceleration when the car upshifts around 15mph into 3rd or whatever and feels like a slug, are absolute crap), I'm not arguing that it's not a great product, I'm saying the only thing the PC does is re-map throttle input, which when people want a more "responsive" throttle pedal is essentially the exact same thing as mashing your foot further down on a stock car.
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I get where you're coming from, but what you're missing is how the truck drives with one vs. without one. It makes the truck respond to your inputs like a vehicle with 270hp should, rather than being left wondering where all your power is. And it does all this...without having to drive it like you stole it! I struggled with the purchase price myself, but I would never drive a 5th gen without one.
But they aren't needed for every application. I also have a GX470, also throttle by wire, but it doesn't suffer the same issues as the 5th gen does with throttle input delays, for example. The factory TBW calibration on 5th gens is really just awful.
