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Purchased a honda Fit seeing their reasonable price and good engine power. However I have a lag between me pushing the pedal and the engine responding. I constantly have to downshift to get any power out of my engine.

Intersections on hills are other challenging areas where I have to burn the clutch to attain higher revs before pulling away. The engine never responds when I immedietly need power.

Why is a drive by wire any good when it forces us to downshift in motion and burn the clutch during pulling away?

user3041058
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To improve exhaust emissions (clean air laws), some modern cars with drive-by-wire throttle have the lag you have noticed. Aftermarket devices known as "throttle controllers" or "throttle boosters" can reduce this lag. You may be interested in reading this: http://www.fitfreak.net/forums/1st-generation-gd-01-08/50073-throttle-delay-hesitation-noise.html

However the lack of power on hills is a separate issue. The Fit has a small engine, so it will need to be revved harder to accelerate.

SimpleSimon
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Because the Honda Fit is meant to have great fuel economy and having sluggish throttle response helps. Get the car to a shop that can reprogram the operating software. With mechanical systems, it was as simple as decreasing or eliminating the accelerator's free travel, which you could do with a set of pliers and some cuss words.

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I constantly have to downshift to get any power out of my engine.

A mechanical throttle wouldn't fix the other problem you're stuck on. DBW or not your car has a 1.5 liter engine that just isn't going to let you tackle a hill in any gear you please.

Plan ahead for hills. Focus on shifting concisely and smoothly to prevent clutch wear.

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