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OrdnanceMarine · 06-20-2008, 06:09 PM

While the DBW characteristics are really subject to each of our tastes I realized last weekend that I like the way it works now that I'm used to it. I drove my old 2000 Accord last weekend which is, of course, a cable actuated throttle and it's hard as heck to blip the throttle and rev match compared to the Si. Just the tiniest tap and the RPMs go soaring on the Accord as opposed to my Si which is less sensitive at the beginning of the stroke due to the way Honda has programmed it.

I noticed the DBW hang when I first bought the car but now I've completely become used to it and find it better than the cable linkage systems I've driven previously.

I will knock it for the bucking when the engine is cold (stops around 110-115F coolant temp) but even on cold mornings it would climb past this in the 1/4 mile it takes to get out of my neighborhood and on the main street.

06-20-2008, 06:09 PM	#423 (permalink)
OrdnanceMarine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mojave Desert, CA Age: 34 Posts: 1,909 David	While the DBW characteristics are really subject to each of our tastes I realized last weekend that I like the way it works now that I'm used to it. I drove my old 2000 Accord last weekend which is, of course, a cable actuated throttle and it's hard as heck to blip the throttle and rev match compared to the Si. Just the tiniest tap and the RPMs go soaring on the Accord as opposed to my Si which is less sensitive at the beginning of the stroke due to the way Honda has programmed it. I noticed the DBW hang when I first bought the car but now I've completely become used to it and find it better than the cable linkage systems I've driven previously. I will knock it for the bucking when the engine is cold (stops around 110-115F coolant temp) but even on cold mornings it would climb past this in the 1/4 mile it takes to get out of my neighborhood and on the main street.