ect pwr on or off?

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Nov 7, 2009 | 09:35 PM

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Kurtz

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Originally Posted by someboy

i don't but i tried it myself, does that count? i know they say normal mod is actually faster than power mod for the 2is, that i never tested out, and a lot of people seem to have tested it out, so i believe it also. but as i was racing with my buddy the other day with a corolla vs his integra, neither one of us was another to gain any advantage on each others, until i pressed the power button( overdrive off) my car instantly went faster than his car and slowly gaining more advantages.

Uh...you're confusing two totally different features.

ECT-Power isn't the "overdrive off" button.

In, for example, a 4 speed automatic, 3rd gear is 1:1, and 4th is an overdrive gear for better mileage. Pushing OD Off disables use of that 4th gear. That's all it does. (if you're IN 4th at the time it'll downshift you to 3 of course).

ECT-Power changes the overall transmission behavior in a number of ways, but doesn't disable use of any gears.

Nov 8, 2009 | 01:01 AM

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syzygy

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There are cases where ECT power may lead to faster lap times...and it's not in a straight line. It's on some windy roads where the ECU is smart enough to hold gears through turns so you get instant acceleration without downshift delay coming out of a turn.

You gain time by avoiding that delay. Depending on how big the straightaways are between turns, you'll lose time due to non-optimal straight line acceleration (while in ECT power).

I don't use it necessarily because I'm trying to get from point A to point B through a windy course in time X. I enjoy the feeling of the car holding gears longer and not having downshift delay out of a turn.