Tex Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Wondering if anyone could give me info on a product called a pedal commander that you can plug into the gas pedal to make it more responsive. Are these any good? Do they work? Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 if it were possible the manufactures would be all over it, just more snake oil for people with too much money..... Tex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 All that does is make the computer think you are pressing the pedal more than you are. Which can be done by pressing the pedal harder. Snake oil. OhareFred and Tex 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGRChaplain Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 NO & NO. jkeaton and Tex 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline6th Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 these are actually available for a plethora of vehicles... vehicles that suffer from a terribly calibrated throttle curve will wake up with something like this. I don't think the journey has terrible throttle lag like my dart does, so it might not be as advantageous for that, but they're certainly not snake oil. Pedal Commanders, GoPedals, SprintBoosters etc all have different maps based on the settings. It's not a simple straight line voltage increase across the board. I use one in the Dart, it's fantastic. Sorry for dead thread revival Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 What the hell, I'm buying one. If it don't work, I'll post it up in the classifieds.... Bryman31 and 2late4u 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to Dodge Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 These work well, you will be impressed. I have one on my Ram truck. Moes Performance has them listed at $299. But if you use the code PC10 at checkout it will knock off another $30. $269 shipped!! Darthstar7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryman31 Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 On 3/8/2018 at 7:23 AM, jkeaton said: What the hell, I'm buying one. If it don't work, I'll post it up in the classifieds.... keep us updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthstar7 Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 Definitely worth buying but I agree the Dodge Journey pentastar doesn’t feel like it has throttle lag. I bought it for my Ram 1500 and now it feels very responsive and no more throttle lag plus you can adjust to accommodate your preference. Once the commander is installed it will always be on the last setting you left off even after the vehicle has been off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyphenia Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 My stock throttle sometimes feels like I have to press with too much pressure. I added the Pedal Commander and it works as it's described. I have it on City +4 and am still experimenting with it. I wouldn't remove it now that I have it, much better pedal feel for me. The car feels lighter and more effortless in acceleration. I don't think it's for everyone but if you feel similar about the stock throttle response, it's worth a try. You can dial it way down as well as way up so there's a lot of fine tuning for your taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
km-04 Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 8/7/2019 at 2:08 PM, Journeyphenia said: My stock throttle sometimes feels like I have to press with too much pressure. I added the Pedal Commander and it works as it's described. I have it on City +4 and am still experimenting with it. I wouldn't remove it now that I have it, much better pedal feel for me. The car feels lighter and more effortless in acceleration. I don't think it's for everyone but if you feel similar about the stock throttle response, it's worth a try. You can dial it way down as well as way up so there's a lot of fine tuning for your taste. 4 or 6 cyl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyphenia Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 i have the 6 cylinder. I experimented only in the City setting. I am currently at -1 for city stop and go. Sometimes at 0 or +1 when I want a little more response. Usually no higher than that. I think it has affected my mileage down a little but that may be partly due to my driving in that I tend to drive quicker these days. It didn't change the down shifting issue from 4th and 3rd much. Still hesitates to downshift somewhat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOB88 Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 Pedal Commander actually does work. Will not increase your max speed, but sure will make 0 to 60 significantly quicker. jkeaton and Crabbie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthstar7 Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 I agree it’s not needed on a pentastar Dodge Journey v6 but I bought one for my Ram 1500 hemi. At first I purchased a pedal commander for $300 it stopped working after a month returned it. I bought an off brand eBay model which does the same thing minus the Bluetooth feature and it was $80 dollars!!!! jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyphenia Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 Pedal Commander is not going to increase power so it's equally effective on either the V6 or 4 cyl.. Probably a good way to think of it is a spot mode throttle response. It's a quicker and more sensitive response to your foot pressure so it comes down to what feels right to you. I tried going back to stock after using it and can't. To me, the Journey has some detuning issues. The transmission shifting and the throttle response are tuned to save gas and they are to the point of being small flaws. There are things you can do to improve your acceleration, here are some. 1. Smooth out the air flow from before the mouth of the snorkel to beyond where it exits the air filter box. I used a combination of auto wrap, a razor, and very fine sandpaper to create as little resistance throughout the air flow. After that, rub all of the airflow surfaces with dry lube silicone to slicken the areas for less resistance 2 Replace the air filter when it's showing dirt, before it's too dirty 3. Use Synthetic oil 4. Use 89 - 91 octane gas unless you are at higher altitude 5 Add pedal commander HOB88 and jkeaton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyphenia Posted February 7, 2020 Report Share Posted February 7, 2020 I should have included, if you slicken the areas with dry lube silicone, use a food grade if you can, it's non-flammable. Also, be sure to do it with a cold engine and apply with a cloth instead of spray it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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