http://www.weapon-r.com/index.php?ac...roduct&id=2000

has anybody done this? They are about 150 on ebay. I don't know how easy it is to install but would LOVE to try it.

I really hate the electronic throttle on all new cars. It completely overrules driver input and does whatever the hell it wants. Sometimes I just hold the gas a little and the car goes racing, but if I let the RPM drop down to 1400, then even when I give gas the car doesn't seem to respond. I feel very poor correlation between my input and engine behavior. I don't care about mileage, I want the car to feel responsive.

Price is really good, but who can install it, and does it affect warranty?

 

 

This is new to me. I'd like to hear more about this as well.

 

Yeah I am totally interested too as its an alternative to the sprint booster. And for half the price why not? However I was on their site and it doesnt say maxima anywhere so I am not sure if its compatible.

These things take less than ten minutes to install as it is super easy to install with the sprint booster..

 

It says ALL electronic throttle cars. I hope they just couldn't list them all, but will call to confirm.
The electronic throttle behaves much better in manual mode for me, i want it like this is auto mode as well.

 

Weapon r emailed back and said it does not work on the maxima. I say everyone who is interested should email them as if there is a lot of interest, I would hope they make one for the maxima. Surprising they make one for other nissans like the murano and altima but not the maxima and 370z...

 

I did call them and they told me they add new cars all the time.

I agree, lets get some call on this. Such a cheap and easy install, reversable in 5 mins if u don't like it..

 

Did they say anything about how it may affect warranty?

 

shouldn't we ask the dealer for that??
anywho, no need to go to dealer with the thing plugged in.. Just pull it out of the OBDII port.

 

From what I'm reading about your issue with engine response seems to be more of the issue with the transmission and how it reacts. In auto, under certain loads and rpm, it can act very sluggish or at least feel that way, same goes for vice versa. Personally I find the engine and the CVT to be very responsive. Also in Manual Mode, it holds the revs higher/faster, most people like to start in the simulated 1st gear then when the revs are high switch to back to drive. As of right now, the only way to override the throttle restriction is an UpRev tune, they can disable throttle at lower speeds and after 90 mph.

 

I just spoke with d1 spec and the company confirmed their throttle controller works with the 7th gen maxima. anyone use this product yet?

 

sorry, what d1 company spec? What product is working with 7th gen maxima? link?

 

The throttle completely overrides my input. It pisses me off. I want to keep the car with light throttle to about 50 mph, ok? So I depress slightly the pedal off the green light.
THE FIRST THRUST is OVERBOOSTED. That is not how much gas I gave. There is a pleasant and rather strong pull in the very first seconds. It is NOT what I told it to do, but I like it and don't mind.
But THen,
I keep holding the pedal depressed to the same extent, and as soon as the car reaches about 30 mph, all of sudden the RPM drops and the CVT upshifts. THATS NOT WHAT I TOLD YOU TO DO! Completely disregarding my input!
I put this into careful investigation. To make the car keep light, continuous acceleration without choking down you have to keep your ears open! As soon as you feel the dive in RPM you have to depress the pedal more, AND QUITE A BIT MORE. The car DOES NOT WANT TO KEEP GOING WITH 2200 RPM! And resists rather strongly and unpleasantly. You have to push the pedal exactly one inch deeper and then the car kind of continues the mild acceleration that IT HAD ALREADY. But press a LITTLE TOO MUCH, and OFF TO THE RACES WE GO.
That is another problem. If you take off the green light with just a little more gas, the computer decides that I want to race. The next 5 seconds are HEAVILY OVERBOOSTED, and the car pulls like the throttle is halfway open, when its about 1/5th open, but I opened it right off the start.

Being able to make the car do what I want it to do is no excuse. That's work, and bothers me too much. I don't want overboosting, and I don't want a delay or dampening. I want a DIRECT, LINEAR RESPONSE.

 

http://www.d1spec.com.tw/

 

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I totally understand what your going through. Its too bad the ECU&CVT with its 700 different shifting algorithms doesn't seem to be able to match my driving style like its supposed to. I am a bit bipolar when driving though. Sometimes, i drive really slow and sometimes i floor it so maybe i'm just too confusing for the computer to figure out. The algorithms definitely work though and i feel it works better if you stick with one particular driving style, either fast or slow. When i picked up my car from the dealership, i could tell that their driving style is fast because when i lightly pressed on the accelerator the rpm's shot up and the wheels actually chirped.

 

i will call both of these and will buy one to test out.

As far as I know the ECU does not adapt to driving style, I have never seen that in the manual or hear such a claim from nissan.

I feel the car has a gorgeous engine and with my light wheels it feels very nice once the throttle opens up.. a responsive throttle may be the last thing of the puzzle.

 

If the Weapon-R part fits the 3.5 Altima, it SHOULD fit the 3.5 Maxima. Nissan generally uses the same harnesses on their vehicles for these parts.

 

From the research I've done on these Sprinter type throttle controllers. All they do is multiply your input so 10% throttle = 30% or similar. But 100% throttle is still 100%. You can do the same thing with your foot.

 

that doesn't sound like what I want to do. I want to remove the input that the engineers put on top of my input. I'm not really looking for boosting my own input. I just want the car to behave like there is a real wire that opens the throttle valve. All these years I've been cleaning throttle body parts.. i never realized what a beautiful thing they were. Nobody can override your input.

 

^ The only way to do that is to have an actual cable-driven TB. Unfortunately, they don't make those for our cars at all.

 

no, no no. You just have the electronic sensor record the input and have the ECU translate it without modification! Steering is electronic too, and while dead, it is very linear and clean of computer interference. It would be VERY EASY to make a NATURAL FEEL electronic throttle, but the engineers, pressed by the sales and marketing team, decided to override driver's will and have the car do what the sales team wants instead. Makes me angry when I even think about it. To save a few drops of gas they completely discard my desires about how the car goes.
If they want to have this finiky behaving throttle, it should be offered as an OPTION, that can be turned off with the click of a button. Which I'm sure is EASY and CHEAP. The real problem, as it is always the case, is the mfkn government. The 'natural' feeling throttle would be the preference of 90% of the drivers in my opinion, and then the average gas mileage would be 1 MPG lower (or smth close to that). And the government will not allow the sales team to put those MPG numbers on the window sticker.

 

basically all new cars nowadays have the drive by wire to control the throttle response I assume for safety reasons so you don't peel out right from the stop. I've had the sprint booster in a clk500, mercedes and bmw are well known to have the dreaded delay lag when you want to mash on the accelerator. this product gives you instantaneous throttle response and eliminates the delay. anytime one of my friends got into the clk before, they don't know the sprint booster is installed and they push on the gas pedal hard thinking there would be a delay and there isn't, and it surprises the heck out of them that almost caused accidents (with cont dws tires in wet pavement). don't worry, you as the daily driver, know your car and what not so you know how to control it. but trust me, you will love the feeling of wot. I've been so use to this no lag feeling that I just hate how the maxima has the lag, and also how my sister and father in law's cars have the delay lag.


I love the sprint booster, not the new price tag for the second gen version. that's why I would like to try the d1 spec or else the weapon r one for half the price. the reviews from other forums have been positive for both these products.


weapon r says the maxima isn't compatible yet. I emailed them and asked why the Altima is, but still no response.

 

I called my dealer but had no luck finding a competent associate. The more I discuss electronic throttle and factory waranty the more confused he got. At the end he made a full 180 degree from his original statement but I could see he was completely confused and can't trust him. Hard to find competent people even at the dealers. Will call another dealer. Want to know if that voids any warranties.
How easy is it to remove this harness when you go to the dealer? I have free car wash and car wax and free oil changes and plan on going there kind of frequently... Im not gona spend 30 mins hooking and unhooking every time. Hoping I can simply unplug the thing and hide the rest of the harness out of sight.

 

I can't find a phone number. How did u talk to them? I want to order one but want to make sure its for my car

 

by email. yes he verified twice by email that it works for us since he said its the same engine as the murano. I also did an ebay search and its sold there as well.


yeah it would be awesome if someone pulls the trigger first on it. i'm still waiting to see what happens to the claim on my maxima...

 

I will buy it if I know for sure I am buying one for my car and that I can return it if there is a problem. Too bad you can't buy directly from them. Their IL dealer is no longer in service either. I don't want to buy from ebay..

 

what in the world makes you think the ETC is driven by the sales team? its driven by the engineers who dont want you to destroy the car trashing it around town flooring it everywhere. its belt driven, wasn't meant to take that kind of "shock". this thread is funny. you can turn it off with Uprev btw, i chose not to because id rather keep my car out of the shop.

 

chill out dudels. Nobody is flooring anything, and i can floor it now if I want anyway. Did you read the thread actually? Nobody is trying to race.. As a matter of fact the current throttle is overboosting my input off green lights. I just want the engine to read what I do, without boosting or nerfing the signal. And if you think the car would choke like this if there was no MPG pressure from senior management, ultimately coming from the government, you need to take off the pink glasses and smell the coffee

 

i know at least one person who disabled ETC raced around and 3 weeks later needed a new transmission. but feel free to do whatever you guys want, cant say you weren't warned.

 

I personally have only read of 1 instance of that (guessing it's the same guy). I think it was on an Altima too.

 

thats because only about 5% of the info that comes across the FB groups ends up on the forums.

 

i've ran the sprint booster for years on my benz and the new owner rides it around with no problem. a majority of benz forum members use the sprint booster on various models. also, since you have uprev, try out the wot. i was an active member on the titan/armada forums when i traded in the qx56 for the maxima, and most titan armada guys tuned with uprev to have the wot. i have never heard of problems as a result of this...

 

since the titan/armada doesnt have the CVT, im not sure how thats relevant.

 

im not sure how you are relevant. You keep stuttering something about racing when none of this is about racing. Also your presentation leads people to believe that you personally know someone who had an issue with such a device, when you actually simply read something somewhere, that just happens to be on a different car. The altimas, in case you havent heard, suffer from CVT issues by default, wihout any alteration of the pedal signal. So does the pathfinder i hear. Luckily these issues are have not yet been documented about in the maximas.

 

He is relevant and is a valued member on this forum so watch the tone? Then ask questions or approach him in a different manner so you don't come off a such a D**k! We are all here to help and you being like this does not help. Have a great day and hope you figure out you issues?

 

this is why i dont really come to the forums much anymore, just clowns here.

 

You have almost four thousand posts. You come.

 

This got derailed by a heckler.

Back to my last question: where can I buy this direct from manufacturer so I know I am sent the right harness, and preferable can return if not like. Sprint booster seems to be the only one who offers that but it has only 3 options and is the most expensive.

 

Most is from years ago buddy, these days too busy running my 1000+ member Maxima group on FB. I get it though, you're trying to make some kind of point about something that involves me, not sure what yet though. More likely you're just butthurt cause you're an idiot and I pointed that out. Keep running with all that non-CVT related info you brought to the table to base your CVT-failure rate on.