Actually just put it in this morning. So far is working fine. I have driven it bout 30-40 miles for bout hr to hr and half and have seen no problems. It is definitely more responsive to the juke than it was to the versa, In the fact that I drove the versa in ec5 all the time and with the juke ec5 is so slow that i will probably be using it in ec3. sp7 is definitely fun (warning: don't do this if you are trying to save gas) lol. It is an awesome devise and i loved it in the versa and seems i will still love it in the juke. I will be sure to let you all know if i run across any problems with it in the next couple of weeks.Beancooker wrote:Would be cool to know. Let us know how this turns out.
Well I also have the FWD not an AWD so that makes a little bit of difference there. But 30-33 is not too bad. I am still not satisfied yet since I was getting 34-36 in my Versa. hope to get this close pretty soon.GRey1 wrote:Wow, 30-33? That's a lot better than the 25-27 that I have been getting.
Thanks for this info, however, I had it stay on this afternoon when I got home from work and tried this little trick and pumped till the brake pedal got stiff and it did not work. I am however connected to a OBD2 splitter and have an older version of this unit. My model will only go up to SP7 and as low as EC5. The fact that it is the older model may be what is different, but not sure.east bay j wrote:FYI- I have also noticed the display will sometimes stay on after I take out the key (this happens about 50% of the time). As stated in earlier posts simply putting the key back in the ignition, turning to "on" then "off" will turn it off. On the other forum someone posted that when you disconnect the battery there may be some residual energy left on the charging system and you need to pump the brakes a few times. Well, low and behold, I tried this and it worked in getting the display to turn off.
[/quote]anthony870 wrote:I am however connected to a OBD2 splitter and have an older version of this unit. My model will only go up to SP7 and as low as EC5. The fact that it is the older model may be what is different, but not sure.
YOUR FRIEND IS CRAZY. a voltage stabilizer will do nothing for your car, fuel wise. hell it wont do anything at all. there is no efficiency to capacitors unless its regulating a high electrical consumption. for example: bass subwoofers & amplifiers. but the capacitors are the size of a SHOE... not a little box. voltage stabilizers are like fuel hose magnets, like rust modules, etc. those are all ebay sales gimmicks.LuvJuke wrote:Thank you ImStriken for the detailed explanation. May I know how we can improve fuel economy for our Juke? I was told using good engine oil helps. Tyres should help too. I have a friend who drives a Mitsubishi Pejaro, he says the Pivot Mega Raizin voltage stabilizer helps.
i dont know much about them, but LLRT will be really hard. hard tires are horrible in the cold. you need soft flexible tires in order to not freeze up and turn into ski's.LuvJuke wrote:Thks ImStricken. The figure was provided by my friend, he works in an oil & gas company, I don't think he lies. But anyway, you had given good advise for improving fuel economy. My 1.6L non turbo petrol unit is doing only about 35mpg. Not sure if you can recommend a set of good LLRT tyres? Yes, I am mindful of the pressure from my right foot.
I don't believe I ever said that it adds more power to the vehicle. This is all completely ture, however, the reason I use it is because the accelerator pedal in our Jukes is so dang touchy. This device helps me to trick the Juke and turn down the touchyness of the pedal. I normally drive between 15 - 20% throttle on the back roads and 30-35% throttle on interstate. I keep it at EC3, EC5 was just way to slow, and if I pull out of a parking lot and forget to change it back to EC3, since it resets sometimes when car is off, I can tell a huge difference immediately at 15% in normal compared to EC3.ImStricken wrote:guys i think you have something slightly skewed. a TC will NOT increase power.
it simply makes your computer oblivious to the signals your pedal sensor is sending out.
and inplace, listens to the signals your throttle control is sending. to make things easier, the throttle control either multiplies or divids any signal your pedal is sending by half - and that depends on the map.
if you put your TC in eco, and hit the gas pedal to the floor: your pedal will be sending out 100% throttle response. the ECO map in your new TC, basically is designed to take the 100% that your pedal is sensing from your foot, and cut it in half (lets just use numbers and factions as estimates) since idk the exact measurement to truly speak.
this way your engines responds only to as if you would have pressed your car to 50% throttle, so your technically not flooring the car, and making it burn more gas. YOU CAN DO THIS YOURSELF WITHOUT THE NEED OF A THROTTLE CONTROLER, BY SIMPLY NOT FLOORING YOUR CAR. AND USING ONLY 0%-50% PEDAL TRAVEL IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE "ECO MODE" MAP THAT YOU DESIRE.
now lets say you put it on the most powerful SP mode/map: and you touch the gas pedal at say maybe only 10%. your pedal will be sending out the 10%, but it will be blocked by this throttle controller that will be INSTEAD sending 80% signal to your engine. SO YOUR CAR REACTS TO THE 80% THAT ITS BEING TOLD THE DRIVER IS PRESSING THE PEDAL DOWN TOO(even tho your you didnt press the 80%, the TC lied to your engine). so you think to yourself "WOW! a tiny bit of gas, and look how much power my car now has!". But in fact you could have achieved this same amount of power, simply by slamming your foot on the gas pedal to the floor.
this throttle controller is nothing more than a trick to your car. its sending out wrong, signals in order to manipulate the engines response. so your not getting any more power, than you already had. you didnt 'unlock' any hidden potential in the car. this is a common practice for bike racers to shorten the cable by which the throttle works on. the result is a shorter twist rate of your wrist, to get to the WIDE OPEN THROTTLE stage faster. the first time, riders get back on their race bikes, they are kinda tricked, that the usual throttle twist, now equals MORE ENGINE RESPONSE. but its not power. its just a new, faster response. (bikes still use cables, while cars now use electron "drive by wire" systemes. but the result is the same.)
you can give yourself the same results for free, as this throttle control gives you by doing this:
eco mode: gently press the pedal down no more than 35% of its total travel distance.
normal mode: from 0% pedal travel - quickly press the gas pedal down to 75%
sport mode: from 0% pedal travel - quickly press the gas pedal down to 100%
if you wanted to unlock power, or make the engine actually make more power, it would need to be either re-tuned, or have a computer piggy-backed to the car- the will control the fuel injectors. my race-bike has this. its called a Dynojet PowerCommander. runs a little over $300 and it gets directly installed to your fuel injectors, and throttle control sensor. and what happens, is it basically re-organizes your air/fuel ratio, ignition setting, etc and makes your fuel injectors squirt more fuel depending on the MAP you choose. It allows a full range of fuel adjustment, as much as +/- 100% over stock.