| Brons |
Is the throttle 'fly by wire' simply a resistor under the gas pedal? Has anyone played with that resistor? I notice everytime my wife drives MY MDX, my L/100km goes up, as in she uses all available HP all the time. I thought maybe a little more resistance may inhibit WOT response, you know, with a switch to remove the resistor for me. Thus prolonging the life of my fuel, MDX, transmission etc.
My Park Avenue had this in the form of a wedge of rubber under the gas pedal (which I removed).
Any ideas? |
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| shootist |
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Originally posted by Brons
Any ideas?
I think I would replace the wife before messing with the drive by wire. It's not a simple resistor- the 'puter gets a signal of both pedal position and relative speed of movment. |
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| JL_SS |
| You need to rig the throttle position sensor to send an electric shock through the drivers seat heater if it senses the the throttle is more than 1/2 open....... :13: :D |
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| SuperTech |
The Accelerator Position Sensor is actually in the engine bay. THe pedal still pulls a cable, and the cable goes to a spring loaded assembly with the sensor. Actually it has two sensors (as a backup in case one fails). Its mounting bracket is slotted whcih would imply adjustment is possible. But the screws are tamperproof and painted over...which implies that it's not for the average person to mess around with.
Want to fix your problem? Put a wood block under the pedal. Or just take away her set of keys to your vehicle. Probably will cause a big ol' fight with you and the wife, but at least you'll save a few mpgs and get some more life out of the powertrain if that's what is important to you. Just never have her in the car with you whenever you floor it, or you'll never hear the end of it. |
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