jamess115 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Afternoon People. Anyone give me a clue as to approx. how long it takes for someone who knows what they're doing to fit the D1 throttle controller ? ... General feedback seems to be that it is a 10 minuite job (involving no wire cutting etc ..) however, reading the intructions, I see no evidence of this - and having returned from a recent P3 at Japex, Ross informs me that it can be quite involved. Herein lies my question. How much labour time to get this done properly? Thanks for your time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Hi James, You can do it yourself, is dead easy. However, expect to pay 1h labour if taken to a garage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveyboy11 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 It is not involved at all, plug it in and away you go. It took me literally 5 minutes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plebpl Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/27793-d1-spec-throttle-controller/page__st__240 Post 252 has a how to Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamess115 Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 http://www.350z-uk.c...r/page__st__240 Post 252 has a how to Good luck! M8 that is exactly what I needed. Thank-you. I think I was a bit discouraged because I was told it was complicated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Took me about 5 minutes and that is someone with no idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Ps. More awkward than anything to physically get to it if you are a big chap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamess115 Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 Ps. More awkward than anything to physically get to it if you are a big chap Indeed. However I got it done today only to receive the dreaded engine management light after 10 mins of driving . Car started jumping/stuttering so I have just unplugged it until as I need car for work this week. Called EPR who said that likely a cable has come loose & to remove Batt earth and double check everything b4 starting again .. Hope this solves problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian_CNC Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I installed mine a couple of weeks ago and I struggled with the d1spec plug that clips into the plug that goes to the ecu (the one with orange rubber gasket inside). I removed the white plastic bit from d1spec plug and I removed the orange gasket from the ecu plug and still no matter how hard I pushed it wouldn't lock on the clip. I ended up wrapping a cable tie around the 2 plugs (with the white plastic bit and rubber gasket in place) to make sure they don't disconnect and it worked a treat. Other than that it is a doddle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 What's the benefit of the throttle controller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMzed Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 What's the benefit of the throttle controller? To get 100% throttle opening through 1st 2nd and 3rd gears. I installed mine last night and it works great with my cobra de-cat pipes, feels so much more responsive (on sp7 anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I thought that was the case. I've already had mine uprevved and had the throttle response tweeked to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 What's the benefit of the throttle controller? To get 100% throttle opening through 1st 2nd and 3rd gears. I installed mine last night and it works great with my cobra de-cat pipes, feels so much more responsive (on sp7 anyway) you can get 100% throttle opening in all gears without the D1 throttle controller, the controller just means the throttle responsiveness changes. All it does is intercept the signal from the throttle pedal to the butterfly. normally in the first three gears the throttle response is numbed down, but in all cases 100% throttle pedal pressed = 100% throttle opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMzed Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I thought the butterfly valve only opens 75% from factory tuned with your foot to the floor? Ive noticed that on sp7 (havnt tried other settings) that you only need to press the throttle pedal halfway down and its 100% throttle open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 no, 100% throttle press is 100% throttle opening, in all gears. the zed doesn't limit power in any gear, it just slows down the throttle opening to make it easier to drive at slow speeds without lurching around everywhere with an on/off switch for a throttle pedal. but you're roughly right about SP7 - if you want to see it working, put the car in neutral and hold the revs steady at 3000rpm say, then cycle through the settings on the throttle controller and note how the revs rise and fall on their own without you changing the position of your foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMzed Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Ill give that a try later to see the difference in revs. I quite like how it shows the % of throttle used in the display Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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