Experience pedalcommander

[Dutch IS-F]

Hi All,

Are there IS-F owners who have experience with the pedal-commander ?

Pro's...con's everything  is welcome 😉

Thanks in advance !

 

 

 

[Pielight]

Mi I've no experience of it. Although tempting, I'd have concern about effects on the likes of gear changing from a wear and tear point of view.... particularly throttle blipping for down changes....because of the engine ECU anticipating throttle response for efficient shifting/rev matching through engine speed synchronization. There's also the traction control system which could be affected adversely, which I think may have been evident in the clip.

It's probably fine and any issues would likely be many miles down the road, but I personally wouldn't take the chance (but then I always tend to play safe...I never get my bikes chipped for the same reason) especially when there is no actual power gain in this case.

Another thought is that perhaps the Lexus throttle mapping deliberately dull the throttle response off the line and at lower speeds/gears to avoid the instant wheelspin that was happening in the video. This looks like it could actually hurt rather than help acceleration.

 

[RichGS11]

Sport mode advances the throttle response anyway, so there's little use for one of these. Most Americans that have tried them went back to stock, some reported the cars CEL throwing codes regarding the throttle pedal. Didn't sound like a feesabele move on the ISF so I didn't pursue it.