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PSquare75
Now Ford has a recall. So does Chrysler. The Ford pedals are made by the same company as Toyota.

Why did they go electronic again? rolleyes.gif I can't find an answer to this.
LSRengineering
GM swapped to DBW back in like 2003, hasnt had many issues from what I've seen. I'll take a cable TB all day any day though.
The Onion
I never had a problem with DBW in the RL. When I hit the accelerator it moved when I let go it let go lol
monytorris
Yeah I like the cables better too, if it breaks it's just a little easier to fix!
PSquare75
QUOTE (The Onion @ Jun 7 2010, 02:13 PM) *
I never had a problem with DBW in the RL. When I hit the accelerator it moved when I let go it let go lol


Any DBW car I've driven has an ever-not-so-slight delay that takes getting used to.. more so than EFI with a standard cable.
MARK
cable ftw. ive never had any dbw cars. i dont want any either.
The Onion
QUOTE (PSquare75 @ Jun 7 2010, 03:06 PM) *
Any DBW car I've driven has an ever-not-so-slight delay that takes getting used to.. more so than EFI with a standard cable.



Well of course there will be a mini delay....the computer has to react to the sensors. But In the DBW cars that Ive driven I really havent had any get stuck on me. And I wouldnt hesitate to drive one over an actual cable driven throttle body. But you are correct where the cable is more better(carb then EFI then DBW)
monytorris
QUOTE (PSquare75 @ Jun 7 2010, 03:06 PM) *
Any DBW car I've driven has an ever-not-so-slight delay that takes getting used to.. more so than EFI with a standard cable.



That used to drive me crazy in the avalanche, it was horrible at wide open throttle. The first time i floored it in that truck i thought it was broke and then my neck almost broke because i wasn't expecting it.
jcat
My R is a DBW and a hydro clutch, I still buck it and have stalled it a couple times because the clutch engagement and throttle response are so diff. from the cable clutch and tb on the cobra that i was used to lol
PSquare75
QUOTE (monytorris @ Jun 7 2010, 03:57 PM) *
That used to drive me crazy in the avalanche, it was horrible at wide open throttle. The first time i floored it in that truck i thought it was broke and then my neck almost broke because i wasn't expecting it.


That's how my fathers F250 is. First time I drove it after driving my carb'd F100, I thought something was wrong. rolleyes.gif
LS6rally
yah ive stalled my cobalt due to the lag. and GM has used DBW sence the C5 vettes!!!

and mercedes sence the early 90's 92 i believe
Zack
If you blurp the throttle in my moms HHR real quick iin won't react to it at all.
540s10
if you even think about touching the accelerator in my red truck it takes off... its all in the tuning.
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