MickeyD21
Member Since: 04 Apr 2021
Location: Aldworth
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So a friend of mine got me a HikeIt X9 throttle controller as a gift:
https://hikeit.com/collections/throttle-co...8251797702
Apparently he's using it on his Disco 3. I have a 2016 Disco 4.
Has anyone on here used one of these? Is this a good idea? Are there any risks I should be aware of before I hook this thing up? 2016 Discovery 4 Landmark black
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 12th Jun 2022 7:44 am |
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NCC-1031
Member Since: 30 Jan 2019
Location: Clanfield, Hampshire
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Looks very interesting
Scares me , but interesting.
Is it a variable resistance adjustment?
Steve
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| 12th Jun 2022 1:56 pm |
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Kelvo
Member Since: 07 Aug 2015
Location: Perth WA
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I have an EVC brand throttle controller on my 2014 D4.
First thing to make clear throttle controllers do NOT produce more power/torque than the engine produces without one. They do a similar thing to the Terrain Response settings, sand gives a crisper throttle, rock crawl dulls the response.
I was sceptical, but was able to get the EVC at a good price. My D4 is a factory low power engine (155Kw/520Nm). It does seem fairly pokey and has no oil/carbon gunk in the inlet manifold so it might have been tuned by the previous owner. But it has always been a bit laggy from a standing start. With the EVC set to +1 that lag has gone.
A fairly long thread here about the EVC version https://www.aulro.com/afvb/l319-discovery-...oller.html Most were saying +2 (U2) setting was ideal, I found this too much for me. MY14 TDV6
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| 12th Jun 2022 2:40 pm |
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