3 months update on mpg/fun factor loss after applying throttle mapping TSB

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Sep 8, 2008 | 03:54 PM
  #16  
I think I'm in a minority here..but it happened to me couple of times before the having the TSB done....I was starting from the stop light and take a turn and see the traffic stalled..and my G was ready to jump on the traffic ahead.... somehow I was able to avoid the accident.....
I feel the G can be "tamed" more easily now....and the mpg is a bonus which I could care less if it did or not....
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Sep 8, 2008 | 06:37 PM
  #17  
I had this TSB done a few months ago, i guess i like the throttle response better than before, no more jumpy starts for me, the power is still there no doubt i guess just like someone had mentioned in one of the post that its more "civilized".. i really wasn't after the mpg difference i just wanted a more smoother throttle...

I just went on a 400 mile trip over the weekend and i averaged 24 mpg highway, city usually i get about 15-16

Thanks OP for the review
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Sep 9, 2008 | 12:51 PM
  #18  
Quote: Guess I'm in the minority, but I prefer the post-TSB drive, just a bit more civilized, and I can always switch to manual when I want to cut loose. I like the fact that you don't have to even think about bracing your coffee cup when you're getting ready to leave a stop light. The slight easing into the throttle may take a bit of the edge off the initial launch but I've gotten to apreciate it. I wouldn't go back~but I'm 46 so maybe I'm a geezer around here, lol The car still hauls ***!
I'm with you on this. My mpg only went up an average of 1-2mpg, but the car is much more civilized in normal driving. You learn to deal with the sensitive throttle, but it's nice not to have to worry about it anymore.
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Sep 9, 2008 | 01:18 PM
  #19  
Definitely prefer a post-update version. I commute and often spend a part of the trip in stop and go traffic, which wasn't a very pleasant experience with a jumpy throttle response. The car still takes off when I need it to... plenty of speed to spare. MPG improvement I think is about 2-3 mpg at most, not of too much importance but is welcome esp. with 20K miles a year driven.
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Sep 9, 2008 | 03:17 PM
  #20  
my gas mileage didn't go up after the TSB, and I can't say the car is any less fun. If you want to have fun, just floor it . It'll take off pre or post-TSB about the same.
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Sep 10, 2008 | 06:48 PM
  #21  
For those who have an X with applied TSB, does normal throttle tip-in feel like snow mode? Is snow mode tip-in the same as pre-flash?
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