[SuperSound]

Originally Posted by cellsafemode

The disclaimer is on every one of their throttle product pages. Not in fine print but in the plain view. I've attached a screenshot.

The dead spot is not physical, it's tuned in. It's been described as a "dead spot" by numerous people at the initial pedal travel from idle and as well as a lack of response during spirited driving. The OP is referring to the former, rather than the later but the later is what vitesse addresses by reducing the amount of travel needed in the peddle. It masks the former issue at the expense of affecting the rest of the travel as well. In addition to using a device that isn't legal etc etc.

I read the disclaimer and would have expected it to be there. They made it so obvious I overlooked it lol.

So if Vitesse can mask the one, why would it do the same for the other? I mean technically it's just modifying the signal artificially. Again I've not seen any complaints other than it being too sensitive on higher settings with the Vitesse unit, but it has plenty of adjustability. But all this talk about an "initial" dead spot makes me wonder how people ever got along with mechanical throttle linkages. Binding, stiff throttle blades, secondaries not opening. A tiny bit of extra pedal travel has never bothered me after you learn a new car.

As for legality, well 90% of aftermarket parts exist in that world. So it's not really a plus or minus. Probably just Vitesse CYA policy.