Electronic Module Helps Control Throttle Response

Electronic Module Helps Control Throttle Response PICKUPS Accessories Get faster response from gas and diesel engines with a Throttle Sensitivity Booster TSB from BD Diesel Performance Step on the fuel pedal in most modern vehicles and you’re stepping on an electronic sensor not a mechanical linkage A computer controls the throttle and that can produce throttle-lag ” explains Ron Clift BD Diesel Performance “Our Throttle Sensitivity Booster speeds up the performance curve and lets a driver get into traffic faster with more control ” Factory programming of the electronic control module EMC determines how fast the engine responds not how fast and hard you step down The TSB connects with the throttle position sensor and it then boosts the signal to the EMC This is what gives it a “snappier” response The module has 3 modes: stock low and high Low increases the throttle response by 50 percent while high increases it by 100 percent Installation is relatively simple with easy to follow instructions for replacing the factory throttle harness with a new harness An optional push button switch kit lets the driver change modes on the fly It also adds 3 additional modes “Medium” enhances throttle response by 75 percent and “Ludicrous” increases it by 400 percent “Valet” mode decreases throttle response by 50 percent “It’s designed for drivers who have souped up their horsepower but want to let others safely drive their vehicles ” says Clift “They can put it in Valet mode and it essentially negates the horsepower increase It is also recommended for weather conditions when a less responsive throttle is called for ” Clift says the TSB is available for a large number of domestic cars vans pickups and SUV’s “The application list keeps growing for both gas and diesel ” he says The TSB is priced at $278 The Push Button Switch Kit is priced at $52 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup BD Diesel Performance P O Box 231 Sumas Wash 98295 ph 604 853-6096; shopatron@bd-power com; www dieselperformance com

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