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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 02:08 PM
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cant wait to see the results atleast he didnt try to charge you
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 04:26 PM
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I need your mechanic's name so I can vote for him and he runs for govaner
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Imnutz4jdm
the ECT in our cars does nothing pretty much
only HP increase i ever see is when i have the traction control off
that is all n its not even that huge
ECT does something, ECT power makes you go slower WOT. And TC makes a huge difference from a dig.
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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wat the hell is WOT n TC>? u lost me there buddy
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 06:49 PM
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TC is traction control. WOT is the sound your car makes when you floor it? Hah.
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Husni08
TC is traction control. WOT is the sound your car makes when you floor it? Hah.
I don't know if you're joking but WOT stands for Wide Open Throttle. We use this term a lot on the bike forums.
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Raralith
ECT does something, ECT power makes you go slower WOT. And TC makes a huge difference from a dig.
what the hell is slower wot? slower wide open throttle? do you know what your talking about?

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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+does+wot+stand+for
Wide open throttle. Applies to both nitro and electric models, although on electric models it is somewhat figurative. It just means that the throttle is at full.
And in case you don't even know what throttle is -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throttle

what the hell is slower wot? slower wide open throttle? do you know what your talking about?
Not sure if you even are reading the topic we are talking about, but let's get you up to date:
- WOT on ECT Snow = Not optiminal because it will shift early so you don't get the last bit of the power band
- WOT on ECT Power = Not optiminal because it will shift late so you are hugging the power band too long
- WOT on normal = The computer will shift at the perfect point
So, if you got 3 identical cars with the same exact whp, you each put the car in different settings, you'll see that you will get different results. Use the search function, this has been discussed a lot of times already...
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Raralith
Not sure if you even are reading the topic we are talking about, but let's get you up to date:
- WOT on ECT Snow = Not optiminal because it will shift early so you don't get the last bit of the power band
- WOT on ECT Power = Not optiminal because it will shift late so you are hugging the power band too long
- WOT on normal = The computer will shift at the perfect point
So, if you got 3 identical cars with the same exact whp, you each put the car in different settings, you'll see that you will get different results. Use the search function, this has been discussed a lot of times already...
who goes WOT in the snow?
ect power tranny downshifts faster....I use it for passing......

ok?
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Raralith
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+does+wot+stand+for


And in case you don't even know what throttle is -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throttle



Not sure if you even are reading the topic we are talking about, but let's get you up to date:
- WOT on ECT Snow = Not optiminal because it will shift early so you don't get the last bit of the power band
- WOT on ECT Power = Not optiminal because it will shift late so you are hugging the power band too long
- WOT on normal = The computer will shift at the perfect point
So, if you got 3 identical cars with the same exact whp, you each put the car in different settings, you'll see that you will get different results. Use the search function, this has been discussed a lot of times already...
+1 on the WOT ECT snow. I accidentally pressed ECT snow for my 1/4 mile run. Ran a 15 seconds.
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by IS350rock
Ok so. The lead mechanic at my local Lexus dealership started to take a liking to me so on my valve spring call he said he plugged the computer into my IS350 and said theirs a HP govaner on the ECT power and said he took it off and was 35HP gain havnt been to the Dino yet to test out will be going soon.
Originally Posted by wolverine
who goes WOT in the snow?
ect power tranny downshifts faster....I use it for passing......

ok?
You must be the mechanic that is telling the guy about the 35 hp gain because that has nothing to do with what we are talking about...
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Raralith
You must be the mechanic that is telling the guy about the 35 hp gain because that has nothing to do with what we are talking about...
why is it called ect POWER then if its actually weaker than normal huh smartass? you should work at lexus and tell them wassup then huh? dumb ****
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 12:34 AM
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get ur flame suit on wolverine
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 04:07 AM
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Originally Posted by wolverine
why is it called ect POWER then if its actually weaker than normal huh smartass? you should work at lexus and tell them wassup then huh? dumb ****
You should stop posting now.

You have no idea what you're talking about.


For a 1/4 mile run (ie flooring it from a stop) the car will be faster in ECT-Normal.

This has been tested and verified with datalogging of the vehicle, and discussed numerous times with the data posted.

ECT-Power is useful in part-throttle situations like going on/off the gas in traffic. It's NOT useful for drag racing/speed runs.


If you'd care to take a minute and search you can find exactly what ECT-power does (directly from Lexus themselves, as it has been posted here several times by myself and others) and you can also find the WOT data showing NORMAL mode is faster.


Actually, here, lemme save you the time-

Graph of datalogging of Snow, Normal, and PWR modes showing that normal actually holds gears longest (additional data backing this up verifying that NORMAL produces the best 1/4 mile times is all over the board, you can search that up on your own)-
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/3042656-post38.html

Details from Lexus TIS about what exactly ECT-PWR does (and doesn't) do for ya:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/3305550-post10.html

As you can see the only time PWR helps "accelerate" is if you are not already at WOT, and you're already in 4th or higher gear, and then you give it a lot of gas.

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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 06:08 AM
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I bet the mechanic wanted to see how gullible the OP is... Next thing you know he’ll be trying to sell you his used flux capacitor...
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