Pedal Commander! Awesomeness!

[ogdobber]

To get the most important thing out of the way, I am first going to address anyone's concern on safety. Personally, as someone who has been building and racing multiple platforms of cars, trucks and motorcycles over the last 15 years, I will NEVER stand behind or sell a product I would not install and run myself. I have every last respect for life, I don't have a death wish, and I have never doubted the safety of Pedal Commander. EVER.

I am not here to make a quick buck off of a forum, I don't get paid commission. I'm an automotive enthusiast. I like being around it. I like building it. I like racing it. I like talking about it. It is my love for anything and everything automotive that puts me here.

Having said that, no one modifies their car or truck for the sole purpose of making it safer. FRF, and any other forum I've been a part of, is not a place for parents to ask about which car seat they should install based on safety ratings. No one is trying to upgrade their airbags or promote that 4-point seatbelts are better than 3-points. I've actually heard more complaints being made AGAINST safety features than for them (automatic crash detection and braking is awful, FYI).

You want to make it taller. You want to make it more powerful, or faster. You want to race the 1/4 mile, or offroad. You want to make it your own, so it fits your personality and is comfortable and convenient to drive every day. You want it to tow race cars, or boats.

You all preach like you're the Caroll Shelby of engineering and design, so is it safe to assume you all wrench on these trucks yourselves? Must be, because I've never witnessed as much fear over voiding warranties in my life. And I guarantee 99% of you are not professional Ford mechanics. Do you want to guess how dangerous it is to modify a vehicle when you're following a YouTube video for instructions? No, you don't, because then you would really be made aware of the fact that installer error is more dangerous than any part you will EVER get your hands on.

I raced my personal car, a 2011 Cadillac CTS-V, at Willow Springs International Raceway last Saturday. 1.8 miles of technical turns and 2 straightaways. 20 minute heats, consisting of 7-8 laps with 30 other vehicles on the track, up to 110mph. Pedal Commander equipped.

We've sold thousands of Pedal Commanders to Raptors alone since 2015. I helped ship 521 yesterday as a result of our Black Friday sale. Just Raptors. And over the last 2 years of selling in the Raptor community, I've heard of ONE legitimate complaint from Cory.

I'm not saying he made it up, the video is very clear. I'm not saying that its impossible that Pedal Commander caused it, because everything has the possibility of breaking or malfunctioning. But like it has already been said, there isn't enough evidence to start your witch hunt yet. If it was sold and installed on another vehicle and never experiences any issue, that points away from Pedal Commander as the cause and maybe Cory's truck has another problem he hasn't found yet. At the same time, if the new owner of that particular unit reports the exact same issue, Pedal Commander is the common denominator and we need to look into it further, which I can assure you will be done.

If you think Pedal Commander is a gimmick, a placebo product, a scam, not useful, a waste of your money, or just something you have no interest in putting on your car or truck, thats fine. Most of you work hard for your money, and I'll be the last person on earth to tell you how to spend it.

If you are interested in Pedal Commander, have questions, are curious about its functions, or would like to know more about it (such as specific certifications), I'm here. If I don't have the answer, I'll get it. You can PM me here on the forum, or my email is listed down below. Normally I would say post your questions here, but these threads tend to run away and get off topic pretty quickly. As someone else described it, a "shit show" has proven to be very ineffective in finding good information.

Cars, trucks, and their aftermarket parts are constantly evolving. No one gets anywhere unless we openly take feedback, complaints or suggestions from you guys. We VALUE you, and your input, and welcome it in all mature forms. But I think there is definitely a more adult way to deliver it, instead of name calling, trolling, or hunting down an employee's personal social media pages to find human qualities to poke fun at.

Well said. Thank you for a great product.


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[Pedal Commander]

Why is it so hard to admit you have no certifications for the product you selling to dozens of customers?

I tend to avoid "admitting" things when I don't know them to be 100% true. Its a serious human flaw I'm working on, sorry.

If I knew they absolutely weren't available, or hadn't been done, I'd have no problem telling you so.

Also, imgur.com is a great hosting service that will allow you to upload pics at a higher quality and link them here

Thanks! Has it proven to be more reliable than Photobucket? Sooooo many lost build threads when they failed me, lol

 

[ogdobber]

I just stumbled across this thread today, so apologies for not speaking up earlier. I bought the Pedal Commander from @Gilligan. I haven't had any issues with the unit yet on my Roush supercharged 2014, but I will say that I'm not a fan of the unit in general. Anything over City +2 and the gas pedal is too sensitive. At City +2, the truck drives like it did without the PC installed.

Doesn't sound right to me... Mine at city +0 is noticably "ramped up/quicker" than stock


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[hogwash]

Glad I found this thread before purchasing one. I've experienced throttle/rpm surges in a previous truck that required me to forcefully put the truck in park and turn off ignition while standing on the brakes (all the while the truck was at WOT).
That was scary enough. Not going to take a chance on an aftermarket product that may do the same when my wife and father drive my truck occasionally.

A vendor implied earlier that any modifications made to our trucks are just as/if not more dangerous than one of these devices. I am able to put much more faith in a metal bolt that I have tightened than thousands of lines of aftermarket computer code (which seems to be largely one size fits all ) mixing with thousands more lines of OEM code .

 

[Aaron]

I tend to avoid "admitting" things when I don't know them to be 100% true. Its a serious human flaw I'm working on, sorry.

If I knew they absolutely weren't available, or hadn't been done, I'd have no problem telling you so.



Thanks! Has it proven to be more reliable than Photobucket? Sooooo many lost build threads when they failed me, lol

Yep it's solid as hell. Reddit uses it religiously and if it can handle the volume of memes and content reddit pushes, you'll be good. Create an account and just upload everything there, use the image tool here to drop the links and you're golden.

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Doesn't sound right to me... Mine at city +0 is noticably "ramped up/quicker" than stock


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I think there's something wonky with that unit.

 

[Smokeshow60]

I tend to avoid "admitting" things when I don't know them to be 100% true. Its a serious human flaw I'm working on, sorry.

If I knew they absolutely weren't available, or hadn't been done, I'd have no problem telling you so.



Thanks! Has it proven to be more reliable than Photobucket? Sooooo many lost build threads when they failed me, lol

Wouldn't it be prudent to have those types of things in hand before marketing a product such as this and pushing 1000's of the units out the door , and only be concerned with said issue once brought up in a forum catering to a coveted clientele?

 

[Gilligan]

I bet Kanakry would be willing to test a Pedal Commander if a vendor or PC themselves wants to end this once and for all

 

[Wfo]

I got my pc from SVC when they first offered it. I have no tune, just intake and catbackb. It has been flawless! I love it!!

 

[smurfslayer]

I just stumbled across this thread today, so apologies for not speaking up earlier. I bought the Pedal Commander from @Gilligan. I haven't had any issues with the unit yet on my Roush supercharged 2014, but I will say that I'm not a fan of the unit in general. Anything over City +2 and the gas pedal is too sensitive. At City +2, the truck drives like it did without the PC installed.

Since everyone is an Engineer on the internet, I’ll put on my internet certified graduate of the Wile E. Coyote School for Engineering Greatness (WECSEG) hat...

So, while not proof beyond all doubt, or perhaps even reasonable doubt, this bit of information seems to point to an invalidation of the theory that @Gilligan’s problem was caused by the pedal commander, but maybe not contributed to by the PC.

While the evidence would point away from the PC, it seems the 2 subject vehicles were significantly different in their state of tune, and it is always possible they were in a different state of repair. While there’s not enough information or “evidence” for court, there is strong circumstantial evidence that the unit @Gilligan was campaigning was not defective. The fact that it’s in use by a subsequent user without the problems strongly suggests this - but does not prove it outright in and of itself.

OTOH, in his shoes I’d have pulled the PC too assuming it was the last or last combination of modifications - and this ladies is why you make one mod at a time. The (reported) fact that the surging did not reoccur does at least suggest on a base level that the combination of the pc and his truck was not optimal but the cause is not known.

 

[Mink]

All I know is I have 9600 miles on my PC and it is by far the best mod I have ever done on any vehicle. It actually does what they say it was supposed to do. And if it ever acts up and I know it was nothing to do with something I did I will be posting it here.