Check out the pics, read the reviews, and revel in the stupidity of people.
Check out the pics, read the reviews, and revel in the stupidity of people.
That looks suspiciously like my ABS device.
People using this thing are Zombie Chow. 'Nuff said.
wow..
Sounds like the toyota ZOMG pedal failure all over again.
Guess they needed something to do with the leftover aftermarket lumbar supports that were clogging up the warehouse.
I realize now why I will never become a millionaire. I would never fathom in a million years that there would be people dumb enough to buy anything like this, but there they are, and they're paying $44 for the pleasure.
I am aghast.
I'm heading straight to the ecomodder site, to see how awesome they say it is 
I hate to say this.. I know somebody this might actually help. In 20+ years of driving.. he still drives down the road in a jerky style.. gas in.. accelerate.. gas off, coast... repeat ad infinitum.. he never learned to just place his foot down in one spot.
And to think he has a Phd in Laser Chemistry, is a university professor, AND a black belt...
I know 2 people that drive like that. I don't think they get it.
Incomprehensible to me why someone would go to the trouble to use one of these.
It would almost certainly screw up the rythym of a "heel-and-toe" downshift. 
mad_machine wrote: I hate to say this.. I know somebody this might actually help. In 20+ years of driving.. he still drives down the road in a jerky style.. gas in.. accelerate.. gas off, coast... repeat ad infinitum.. he never learned to just place his foot down in one spot.
That's how you have to drive a bridge ported rotary. There's really no such thing as "cruise", unless you like breaking motor mounts and U-joints.
Even driving down the highway at 65-70mph, the engine's sorta waffling, like a stone skipping on a pond.
Looks like this was made from surplus blood pressure cuffs....maybe I'll get two so I can also stop braking so hard too.
i know a few people that this would prob help them out and give a lot of MPG... amazing how some people think the throttle is an on/off switch... this would also force them to slow down the take off...
I wouldn't use it... it is retarded... but so are 1/2 the people out on the streets driving... and like I said I know some people who it would work out well for lol
i know a few people that this would prob help them out and give a lot of MPG... amazing how some people think the throttle is an on/off switch... this would also force them to slow down the take off...
I wouldn't use it... it is retarded... but so are 1/2 the people out on the streets driving... and like I said I know some people who it would work out well for lol
donalson wrote: i know a few people that this would prob help them out and give a lot of MPG... amazing how some people think the throttle is an on/off switch... this would also force them to slow down the take off...
I drove my Subaru like an on/off switch, and got 27mpg.
The previous owner drove it gently, and got 24mpg.
I drove my Golf like an on/off switch, and got 40mpg.
The previous owner drove it normally, and got 32mpg.
Engines are most efficient at full throttle, and there's something to be said for getting up to speed quickly and coasting instead of dragging acceleration out a long way.
That's generally why small displacement engines get better economy than larger ones in the same chassis. In theory, it takes the same amount of power to punch the same hole in the air, but the smaller engine needs less fuel to make that power because it's closer to WOT.
My understanding of the math is that engines are at their most efficient when at their peak torque rpm, not WOT.
I'm soooo sending one of these to GRM for xmas.
Back when I had a 12v cummins in a truck, I had a wooden block that I clipped onto the top of the accelerator for long trips. It limited me to about 2/3 throttle. Took me from 23 mpg to over 29.
.... but in its defense, diesels are not throttled. They are controlled by fueling, so they are not at peak efficiency at WOT like gas engines are.
ignorant wrote: wow.. Sounds like the toyota ZOMG pedal failure all over again.
x2...
Engines are most thermally efficient (most work/unit fuel) when having the highest effective compression ratio. I've been thinking- the only way to get this is WOT, regardless of RPM. This lends creedence to the idea of accelerating wot and short shifting to get best MPG, but discounts any oem fuel map strategy.
EGR, man. It's not just there for reducing NOx.
Teh E36 M3 wrote: Engines are most thermally efficient (most work/unit fuel) when having the highest effective compression ratio. I've been thinking- the only way to get this is WOT, regardless of RPM. This lends creedence to the idea of accelerating wot and short shifting to get best MPG, but discounts any oem fuel map strategy.
"sorry officer. i didn't mean to do that 100 foot burnout back there, but i was just trying to get up to speed quicker to get better gas mileage and save the planet".
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