It's Free! |
||||||||
~Follow Us~ |
By Jon Maib | ||||
Have you ever noticed in your Jeep JKU that when you step on the gas pedal, there is a slight hesitation or a spongy feel? This is because newer vehicles like the JK have a system called "drive by wire". This is where the vehicle's gas pedal is actually controlled by the computer and not actually your foot. When you step on the pedal, it sends an electrical response to the vehicle's computer, which in turn tells the engine to speed up. This electrical response is pre-programed by the factory to respond within a certain time period. On older vehicles, the gas pedal was connected directly to the engine throttle using a cable and didn't rely on electrical response or a computer to tell the engine what to do.
In order to give that control of the throttle back to you, the team at iDRIVE created this ultimate performce device. The iDRIVE measures the pressure you put on the pedal, increases the electronic response to the engine and gives you the control of your vehicle you once had! The iDRIVE is simple to install and requires no tools. It is litterally a plug and play device which makes it ideal for anyone! To install the iDRIVE, you will need to remove the lower plastic cover on your dash (This is installed on our 2010 JKU) and then simply remove the plug on top of the pedal and plug it onto the iDRIVE wire and then back onto the pedal. Then it's simply plugging in the actual iDRIVE unit into the wire provided and find a good place to mount it. The great part of the iDRIVE is that it gives you many options to configure the right driving style for you! There are over 20 options for you to choose from to better enhance your driving experience. And if you want to go back to the factory option, the iDRIVE gives you that ability too. Factory Settings Auto Control Setting Economy Setting Ultimate Setting I have been testing the iDRIVE for about a month now and I can say that every Jeep needs one of these. While my wife likes to keep the iDRIVE set to the Automatic setting, I like to switch it for different driving styles. For around town, I will bump it to the E-1 setting which gives me a great mild drive to cruise around town. But if I need to get off the line at a light, or make a quick left turn, I will change the setting to U - 3. I have to admit, after installing the iDRIVE I had to re-learn how to drive the Jeep due to the increase in the pedal response. It has been so nice to have the control of the pedal once again. Even off-road, the iDRIVE has become an advantage. Our Jeep is a manual vehicle and have found that we tend to loose pedal response on big hills. At our last event, we noticed an increase in the response to the pedal on hills which kept us from stalling out on more difficult obsticals.
I highly recommend you pick yours up today and gain back the control of your Jeep!
|