Originally Posted by Bat
BC and I met a black SRT Roadster in the Target parking lot near our house a couple weeks ago and I thought this might be a post from him (as we told him about the reset) until I noticed the thread start date. Long live ze old threads, eh?!
Anyway, I usually reset my throttle in prep for "real" driving (mountain/track) as opposed to everyday driving. I definitely notice the difference. I have a manual tran NA Limited at a mile/more altitude - one tends to notice anything and everything.
The thing is that this resets your throttle to learn mode. So if you had it "taught" already to accept aggressive inputs, then it now has to learn that all over again.
This would explain Gary's experiences. He drives "crazy" all the time. Trust me.
A sprint booster will hide this somwhat but still you will see a difference. Especially if there are two drivers.
One trick to remember if you are buying a used Crossfire. If you get in one a little doggy, don't let the sales guy know the secret. Tell him the car is doggy and see if you can use it to bargain. Show him the throttle lag and how slow it accelerates.
Then do the throttle reset without his knowledge and see if things improve.
Even if you don't buy, he will likely have no idea it happened. After four or five people test drive it, it will again be doggy.
I did it once, with the guy sitting in the car doing his sales pitch for over two minutes. I just let him yak yak away. Not only did he not know cr@p about the product he was overselling, he had no idea what I had done.
roadster with a stick