Pedal Boxes

Posted on 10/06/2020 09:46 by EmilysDad

I'm sure it'll be a pedal box 😉  .... but the only pedal boxes I've heard of or come across are those associated with performance cars where all the pedals move rather than the fixed racing seat.

As for the slight delay in take off with both slush box autos & automated DSG type autos, you very quickly drive to compensate for it.

Posted on 10/06/2020 09:35 by Sandgroper

I have recently purchased an automatic and experienced the slight lag in take-off common in most automatics that I have driven.

There is a product on the market usually called a 'peddle box' which smooths the lag out of the electronic accelerator, which sounds like a good idea! It isn't a performance enhancer tuning box, those are entirely different.

I would  be interested in an opinion from anyone that has gone down the peddle box route. I will have to inform my insurer and either pay an enhanced premium or delay fitment and change my insurer eventually of course. 

Posted on 10/06/2020 11:49 by lornalou1

You don't say what the car is as most auto's have a sport setting or something that alters the throttle response so if it has one then just use that, if it hasn't then like said earlier just adapt a different driving technique 

Posted on 10/06/2020 19:59 by EmilysDad

Sport setting doesn't really alter throttle response, it tells the gearbox to alter the gearbox/revs shift points.

Posted on 11/06/2020 15:20 by lornalou1

Maybe on your's but it helps on mine. 

Posted on 11/06/2020 23:00 by EmilysDad

It might help on yours, but 'sport' on ANY auto will only alter shift points ..... it doesn't make the throttle response any faster.