Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Why Crown Victoria has lazy pick?
The trick you're experiencing is called throttle response. Other companies make cars with extremely aggressive throttle response: press on the gas pedal gently, and the throttle kicks open half way, and you are tricked into thinking the engine is more powerful than it is. If you continue to press the gas pedal, the engine doesn't produce a corresponding increase in power, because the throttle is already open, but I think this is annoying, because it's essentially over-reacting to your input, and is difficult to control. Fords have very linear throttle response. When you barely press the gas pedal, the throttle barely opens up. Press the pedal half way, and the throttle is open half way. Press the pedal down 75%, and the throttle is open 75% of the way. A linear throttle response makes it much easier to precisely control the power output of the engine, so if you only want to barely open the throttle, you have much better control.
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