Just wondering if anyone has build their own throttle controller?
In theory it shouldn't be too hard - just remapping the signal input = new output.
I assume the throttle sensor just outputs a variable voltage? or is it a digital stream?
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DIY Throttle controller
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Think it is PWM digital to analog from memory. It is hardly worth the effort.
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Why hardly worth the effort? do you think throttle controllers are pointless?
I know the biturbo throttle is a lot different is sports mode.
I know the biturbo throttle is a lot different is sports mode.
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As in time. As in time is is far cheaper to purchase a dedicated unit. Correct plugs and built in adjustability.
If you have the knowledge and the time then sure, go for it.
If you have the knowledge and the time then sure, go for it.
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I bought the iDrive controller for my Ranger, and I am confident that I could not have researched the requirements, bought and tested the components, built a prototype, and been satisfied with the results for less than the US$209 it costs now. Now that I'm retired, time is the one resource I can't buy, so I don't allocate it on items that I can buy. When I was younger and working as an electronics engineer on military projects, with access to a large electronics engineering suite, I would have not hesitated. But not now.
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Probably true but more likely to be the cost of the connectors rather than the smarts. a $10 arduino will do it - just need to connect it and understand the input. At the end of the day yes not cheaper in time.
I guess the bottom line is are they worth the money on a biturbo when sport mode does much the same?
I guess the bottom line is are they worth the money on a biturbo when sport mode does much the same?
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Its each to there own. Some like 10, 20, 50% throttle at 10% peddle movement and some do not. It's a personal thing.
For me I have a modified throttle curve anyway but tend to back it off with the controller on slow bumpy roads.
For me I have a modified throttle curve anyway but tend to back it off with the controller on slow bumpy roads.
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I find the iDrive most useful when I go beach fishing.
Set it on ECO 2 - 5 and it reduces the urge to wheel spin.
Set it on ECO 2 - 5 and it reduces the urge to wheel spin.
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