Peacebay

I have the Beatsonic Shiftpower and love it.. honestly don’t know if I could stand the truck with the stock throttle mapping (I know that sounds dramatic).

it’s impossible to map the throttle to be too touch with the Beatsonic. You can customize the sensitivity to as little (stock) to as much (“racing”) as you want

Hrocks

Agree 100%. I found that even in the least aggressive mode, that it was hard to modulate a low neighborhood speed. (~20--25 mph) I'll be removing it and passing it on to a nephew with a couple of 4Runners. He has the same unit on one of his and loves it. I think these work better with 6 cyl motors that don't have as much low end torque as our 1UR-FE V8 engines.

As an aside, I recently drove 1200 miles back from Florida, and averaged ~80--85 and got a little over 20 mpg on the first tank. When I hit Georgia and the Tennessee hills, (mountains?) stop and go traffic, it dropped to just over 18 mpg. I would guess that a "back of the envelope" estimate would be 19 mpg for the entire trip. Not bad at all considering that all of the back seats were down and packed with golf clubs, and three months of clothes and household stuff. With a full tank of gas and two adults, it had to be close to a 6,000# GVW. I'm happy with that. (BTW, two years ago on the same return trip, I had one tank of [I wish I could remember what brand] of gas that I got over 22 mpg in the flatlands of Florida...FWIW)

Acrad

I actually run mine in ECO mode most of the time. It mitigates the really slow jerkiness I feel in parking lots and bumper to bumper traffic I feel in mine. I also leverage 2nd gear start at times in traffic as it also has a throttle desensitization effect while on.

MrTorgue

I run my pedal commander in City or City +1. Suits my style very well. I absolutely will not drive a GX460 without one of these throttle controllers until an ECU tune is mainstream.

krellboy

Thanks for keeping this thread going and adding more input.

I agree that I literally hate the way this throttle works... from a stop especially. Seems like it just won't creep....then suddenly spurts forward. The Beatsonic was the other device that intrigued me....his company is younger so I wonder about support should I need it later. He did seem to have other electronics he adapted as after market items....perhaps an engineering type guy. I did seem to think that the absolute linearity would be nice if trying for a granular effect. I think I'll give your idea some more thought and also check into what klinquist mentioned that went into the OBD port.....Banks. I've got to do something....it's unworkable as it stands. More later.

krellboy

@Hrocks Which device do you have or have used? You mentioned earlier you were using the GiddyUp....so is this reply about the GiddyUp or the Pedal Commander? Have you used both??

While the consensus still seems that most have used or tried the PC I'm hearing a bit of an under current of mild dissatisfaction....in the sense of the whole notion being a a bit oversold. Most seem to use only one setting. It seems like a market share thing with PC.

GiddyUp is cheap....perhaps does the same thing in general as PC, Bank's products are expensive and seemingly over complicated....the OBD connection can't really change anything just read some data....in the end only changing throttle response....speed related or not. BeatsSonic seems interesting viz the linear vs exponential response....likely not very noticeable during average use.

My feeling is that I do probably need to give one of these devices a try and see for myself.

Acrad

Almost MBG w/$9 fee to try out PC

https://pedalcommander.com/pages/ret...-and-exchanges

Banks looks interesting but OBD is already tied up with other stuff and that bus isn't the most friendly for multiple devices running off it

ASE

When I go on a website I simply want clear and concise product information ... no BS and no endless sales pitches. The Pedal Commander web site is an endless infomercial. While this device may be legitimate ... as reported by many users ... their web site marketing approach totally decimates my interest. Restated ... short of the many reported advantages as stated on this forum by actual users ... I would not buy this product if making a decision based on their chosen web site approach ... it comes off like the myriad of LED bulb web sites that spend more development effort on their web site than the actual product.

krellboy

I'm going to give BeatSonic's product....ShiftPower Throttle Response Controller a try. They've been in business since the '90's....even before PC and make all types of aftermarket car electronics. I seem satisfied that they'll be available for after sale support. Price was $219. I'll let you all know how it turns out.

krellboy

Here's a couple of links..for the Beat Sonic....ShiftPower....

Users Manual

cadman

I installed the Banks Pedal Monster ony '23 GX. Definitely fixed the throttle response from a standstill, and with numerous level settings, it has the perfect setting for everyone's driving style/preference. Best upgrade yet!

cadman

Hi. I would like a little hp & torque increase in my 2023 GX460. Can these intake & exhaust vvti solenoids be installed safely & offer a small bump in performance? Has anyone installed these successfully & are they safe and reliable for the vehicle? Are these the only available way to tune the 1URFE engine? Thx! ​​

TheLastV8

I am personally very hesitant of “performance hacks”. They are generally much much lower quality than OEM. I hope, This solenoid is the exception.

I wouldn’t trade reliability of this vehicle. That’s the very reason I got the GX and not an Audi Q7. Good luck !!!

stapletron

I am keeping my eye on this thread:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gx-...-gx-460-a.html