[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by Mike@SolerPerformanceLLC

Well, looking to hire a good machinist sometime in July, finish the design in August, test in September; out for Sale in October?

Have you already driven w/ the stock LT5? Do you still find the car sluggish?

Anybody?

Thanks,

Yes, I have. It's fairly good with the JRE tune, definitely better than stock, neither sluggish nor twitchy (and no codes of course), but the first ~15% of the throttle pedal travel (hard to tell exactly how much, I should data log this...) is still practically dead. Beyond that the engine "wakes up" nicely and drives well. Arguably this is safe, because the car won't lurch with any accidental touch, but maybe the margin is still a bit high.

Now, I could ask Ted to adjust the tune further, but if the reason is in the hardware design that results in input compression between 0% and 20-25% TPS, it may be hard to restore linearity in the tune alone, given the tiny margin to work with. Hope I understood your explanations correctly.

[iosigma]

Just ordered mine last night!

[Alain]

I just ordered mine !!! I hate blipping the throttle and getting a half assed rev !

[Booher]

I've been planning on running the zr1 tb. Was actually going to open my intake snout more to get it to work this weekend. There arent that many people that have used it that I can find. So are there any problems running the zr1 tb with a tune? As a comparison, would a stock 95mm tb feel/drive the same as a stock 87mm?

[AlphaCamaro7]

so quick question, is there a significant difference in between this TB thats ported or the 103MM Nick williams TB?

[Mick0311]

Originally Posted by AlphaCamaro7

so quick question, is there a significant difference in between this TB thats ported or the 103MM Nick williams TB?

The difference is how and why these TBs are ported. Soler has refined that 0-33% throtle opening and it's a proven hit.

Loving mine and no longer using the Pedal Commander to get rid of that lag/ hesitation.

[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by Booher

I've been planning on running the zr1 tb. Was actually going to open my intake snout more to get it to work this weekend. There arent that many people that have used it that I can find. So are there any problems running the zr1 tb with a tune? As a comparison, would a stock 95mm tb feel/drive the same as a stock 87mm?

Hey, I've just described my experience with the LT5 throttle body in post #351

[Mighty Mouce]

Originally Posted by Alain

I just ordered mine !!! I hate blipping the throttle and getting a half assed rev !

So...its confirmed this will fix half assed throttle blips?

[Gunkk]

Originally Posted by Mighty Mouce

So...its confirmed this will fix half assed throttle blips?

+1 for my curiosity as well.



Before and After video please!!!

[Alain]

Originally Posted by Mighty Mouce

So...its confirmed this will fix half assed throttle blips?

Originally Posted by Gunkk

+1 for my curiosity as well.



Before and After video please!!!

From everything I have read from those that have bought one, yes. Clutch in, blip the throttle and you get a crisp response. No more of that weird lag/soft rev.

[Mighty Mouce]

I too would love to see a video, some drive bys with sticks with manual rev matches.

[Booher]

Arpad, if you had to do it again, would you still go the lt5 tb route? That dead spot you describe is what is making me nervous.

[Alain]

I think you guys are getting too caught up on needing to see a video. It will be very difficult for you to gauge the throttle response by watching a video (especially a drive by video).

Unless someone puts a camera right next to the gas pedal and blips the throttle, you won’t really get a good understanding of how good the new TB is.

The accounts of those that have bought and installed the throttle body is a way better gauge than a video.

[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by Booher

Arpad, if you had to do it again, would you still go the lt5 tb route? That dead spot you describe is what is making me nervous.

Well, it's not bad per se, definitely much better than stock, and added 14 rwhp/10 rwtq nearly all across the rpm range (same place, same dyno, almost the same weather), which is more than what people get from a typical CAI that is more expensive.

You know, it's as if the car had "gotten used" to the new TB and were slowly "gravitating" back to its old ways of dead initial pedal travel. It's also possible that I'm now more sensitive and the initial feel of the positive diff vs the stock LT1 TB has worn off.

All in all, it wasn't a bad deal. If I could do it again, I'd probably give the Soler a try instead, but that didn't exist back then.