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murmur · 11-28-2007, 10:22 PM

I'm surprised to hear this throttle thing being called a "problem". It can't be anything more than the behavior that Honda decided to program into the injection computer. There isn't even any mechanical linkage to blame it on; the gas pedal's only connection to the car is via a potentiometer, which has no lag whatsoever.

Second thought: the slow decay in RPM after throttle-lift could be something Honda thought was necessary, either because of emissions or some sort of engine-performance thing (roughness? backfires?). But my money's on this being something Honda decided to do, because it makes it easier to shift quickly.

11-28-2007, 10:22 PM	#343 (permalink)
murmur Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: St. Louis Posts: 15 Dave	I'm surprised to hear this throttle thing being called a "problem". It can't be anything more than the behavior that Honda decided to program into the injection computer. There isn't even any mechanical linkage to blame it on; the gas pedal's only connection to the car is via a potentiometer, which has no lag whatsoever. Second thought: the slow decay in RPM after throttle-lift could be something Honda thought was necessary, either because of emissions or some sort of engine-performance thing (roughness? backfires?). But my money's on this being something Honda decided to do, because it makes it easier to shift quickly.