05 Corolla throttle response.

[Turtle]

Anyone have any thoughts on curing a fairly dismal (from idle) throttle response on a 05 Corolla?

Combined with a light and quick clutch, taking off requires a fair bit of finesse to do it nicely. It appears to be a common enough problem and I'm sure addressing the lag would cure most of it.

Regards

The Turtle.

[theDefiant1]

Probably the first and easiest thing to do is to reset the ECU and make it 'forget' about the slow throttle response. Once reset, drive / rev the car hard to make the ECU learn that behaviour.

Search for threads on resetting the ECU if you're wondering how (it's a case of uncoupling the battery and letting the car loose any excess charge).

While that's being done, why dont you give your air filter a clean?

Cheers

[Saiya]

Yeah I know what you mean I have that issue as well. For me I think of it as a "flat" spot until the engine picks up from idle.

[selyaT]

Assuming you're talking about 1ZZ - Usually I can get it off the line better than Micky's Sportivo... (obviously I get reeled in eventually)

[omn1potent]

Anyone have any thoughts on curing a fairly dismal (from idle) throttle response on a 05 Corolla?

Combined with a light and quick clutch, taking off requires a fair bit of finesse to do it nicely. It appears to be a common enough problem and I'm sure addressing the lag would cure most of it.

Regards

The Turtle.

Is it a cable-throttle model, or the electronic-throttle model (non-sportivo), they changed this in 05. I have driven both and the electronic-throttle model feels like an X-BOX, not a car.

Edited February 23, 2007 by omn1potent

[selyaT]

feels like an X-BOX, not a car.

[Turtle]

Anyone have any thoughts on curing a fairly dismal (from idle) throttle response on a 05 Corolla?

Combined with a light and quick clutch, taking off requires a fair bit of finesse to do it nicely. It appears to be a common enough problem and I'm sure addressing the lag would cure most of it.

Regards

The Turtle.

Is it a cable-throttle model, or the electronic-throttle model (non-sportivo), they changed this in 05. I have driven both and the electronic-throttle model feels like an X-BOX, not a car.

Well...............I dont know where the electronic bit is. It's a cable to the throttle body as far as I can tell. More like a Play Station really.