Is there anyway to get rid of the hesitation when you hit the peddle for acceleration. It just feels like a slight hesitation. Im not looking to buy a supercharger or anything like that. I have an AEM intake. Just curiouse to see if there is anything out there to help with that that is not crazy expensive.

 

UR lightweight underdrive pulley its 175 bucks plus another 10-20 bucks for a new belt? or you can get the stock sized UR pulley. search the forum for the stock one i think they are still waiting for it to be made or something.

 

i don't know what you're talking about...i have no hesitation when i hit the accelerator.

But if you're looking, the direction that Eternal is pointing you in is pretty good. Someone on the forum is actually selling a UR pulley and belt (check in the black market). You could also look to buy thermoblock spacers, which some have said helped a little. And if you have the $$$$ (about $1200), get the E-shift pro cats.

Good luck!

 

i think you will alwayz have alittle hesitation due to the drive by wire. Its not as sensitive as a direct cable.

Travis

 

You beat me to it, Travis. That is exactly what the hesitation is. This stupid drive by wire throttle is what causes it. I guess everything has to be electrical now huh.

 

I am new to the Zine so please be gentle. I am excited though cause it seems that I have found someone that knows what the heck I am talking about when I say there is a slight hesitation when I hit the pedal. Doesn't make me too confident to "punch it" some times. I have discussed with the dealer and they say they could not find a problem, but thought it may have to do with the fuel (I have used preminum since day and now go to the same station religously). Anyway my TL is an 06 and this "hesitation" seems to occur more when the engine is cold. Is there a way to find more out about this "drive by wire". The car will be going back to dealer. I have to have a car that I feel confident is going to go when I really need it to go. I get the feeling that service guy was just telling me something.

 

Thats because you have a 6 speed.



You are right.
Depending on your rpm's and the gear your in (on a 5 speed) it is more noticeable at some times than others .
A good description is, turbo lag without the turbo.

 

This is a characteristic of the TL. It does not use a cable to open up the throtle, it uses electronic sensors and computers to open the throtle, so a slight lag occurs.

 

Depending if you are AT or MT. If you are AT and you are crusing, then suddenly you floor the gas to accelerate, there would be a slight delay until the automatic transmission downshift before it starts to accelerate. You could go around this by shifting manually in the semi-automatic mode.

Also like other said, the drive by wire also cause a slight delay, even though persoanlly I do not notice this much.

 

actually... drive-by-wire can most likely give u a better response... since cars now-a-days are all fuel injector.. half of the time itz ECU controlled... which means,, back then,,, the throttle cable opens up the intake, then the ecu received signal for more fuel...

vs now.. they ecu will optimize..

if you are experiencing delay... u can i guess try voltage stablizer

it worked for me =)

 

Hi,

I got this from another forum and it works for a lot of people including me.

The Throttle is "Drive By Wire" and adapts to your particular driving
style. Do a TBA Throttle body adaptation.

1. Get in your car, it doesn't matter if you close the door or not.

2. Turn the key to the on (not start) position, the position just before the starter
turns over.

3. Press the gas pedal to the floor with the key in the "on" position.

4. Hold the pedal to the floor for five seconds, then turn the key back
to the "off" position (don't remove the key), then release the gas
pedal.

5. Wait 2 mins. for a full alignment.

6. Drive the car as you always do.

Depending on your driving style, this may or may not be a big factor. I do a lot of city driving so
I noticed a big change after erasing my history. It is not hard to do this, just follow the instructions -

Key on, pedal down, 5 sec, key off pedal up, wait 2
minutes.

Keep the key in for the entire thing.

Seems to work on mine.

Al

 

Agree.
It most certainly is not the drive by wire system. MANY cars today are DBW. DBW is more accurate, faster responding, and more reliable.
Folks will blame DBW because they think of thier old PC clunking along and the seconds of hesitation when opening multiple programs.

If you're having hesiatation issues, it is most likely an ECU related problem.

 

What hesitation? I dont have any hesitation.

 

The only hesitation I experience is when dropping to 4th gear and WOT at 60 mph. Not anymore after modding!

 

i dont notice any hesitation, but I was bent on getting the hyper voltage system from sun installed on the car. my evo had that and it improved throttle response (basically the problem of the OP), and frankly after i got one for the TL, it was a very discernable difference. well worth it in my opinion.

 

My car tends to have hesitation sometimes when I hit the peddle sometimes... I was thinkin maybe a voltage system might fix that.

 

I would definitely do the grounding system along with the voltage system. You can make your own for less then $20 using off the shelf cables

 

It's just your transmission downshifting into the appropriate gear more max performance. If you slap it into SS and downshift yourself, there will be no hesitation once u hit the accelerator.

Matt

 

i have hesitation a lot. when i press the gas it will accelerate fast but still hesitate throughout the gear. you can feel it jerk back a bit