AS far as i can tell, it just tells the computer to shift at near redline instead of before that.

 

4 whole votes? Come on people, I know alot of you have autos. Get pollin'!

 

I think it does. I mean, whats the point of putting a button on that dosn't do anything?

 

Yes it does. Shifts later so car stays in power band. Shift point are very important to a cars straight line performance.

 

Yup! All the time, except for when I am going up a large hill and it downshifts when I want it in 4th (on the HWY going over a bridge)

 

lol gridlyne

 

it does shift closer to redline but i don't feel like i get much more performance out of it

 

I notice some performance in ECT mode.. but I think that the overdrive button has a lot to do with shifting too. Makes thing a little quicker when you pass someone... just be careful about reving to high:

 

The overdirve button is 4th gear, it doessn't change shifting, just prevents you from getting in 4th.

 

anyone ever been to the track and got times with it on and off?

 

Im not gonna go pay to go to the track to test a button and look like an idiot in front of a bunch of people.......

 

And LOL. Theres actually 6 people that said that they dont feel a difference at all with the button on. To them I say:

"I think your button is broken. Try searching on how to fix it."

 

Like most things you can do with a car--I think it makes things feel faster though they're really not by any appreciable amount.
My friend and I are going to compare if any of the little things like the ECT button, a K&N filter, a clean throttle body, and a new fuel filter can actually make a difference by racing my camry against his 2002 Corolla S (we raced before without any of that stuff and he won...though we didn't actually have a finish line...and some jackass in a BMW decided he was racing as well and made it quite clear just how easily he could kick our asses).

 

lol Corsulian. All I gotta say is: "When you play with a bull, you'll get is its horns."

 

It makes a different by changing when the car shifts.

 

I think it does. I mean, whats the point of putting a button on that dosn't do anything?

free.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$:lol:

 

Like most things you can do with a car--I think it makes things feel faster though they're really not by any appreciable amount.
My friend and I are going to compare if any of the little things like the ECT button, a K&N filter, a clean throttle body, and a new fuel filter can actually make a difference by racing my camry against his 2002 Corolla S (we raced before without any of that stuff and he won...though we didn't actually have a finish line...and some jackass in a BMW decided he was racing as well and made it quite clear just how easily he could kick our asses).

There is not a difference by any appreciable amount? Why do you think people with manual transmission cars make such a big deal about shift points. Why do some people drive stock cars and get much better times than others driving the exact same car? It's all about shifting consistently at the right point to make the most use of the power band. You shift early, you lose speed. ECT makes better use of the powerband by shifting later and putting right back into the rpm where your car pulls hardest.

 

god damn......use the search button....this topic's been discussed and discussed and hammered into the ground....


ban him!

 

I have found that it actually hurts my acceleration (top end) when I use it. I'm not big into low-end acceleration (mainly because the Camry sucks at it), but when I'm at higher speeds (60+) and it downshifts two gears so it's running in the 5,000RPM's, I have noticed that I hardly get any better acceleration than just giving it a little gas but staying in the same gear. When I let my foot off the gas to let it shift into the high 3,000s, the acceleration is much better. I'm not sure how your cars run, but the ECT button is my enemy!

 

I have found that it actually hurts my acceleration (top end) when I use it. I'm not big into low-end acceleration (mainly because the Camry sucks at it), but when I'm at higher speeds (60+) and it downshifts two gears so it's running in the 5,000RPM's, I have noticed that I hardly get any better acceleration than just giving it a little gas but staying in the same gear. When I let my foot off the gas to let it shift into the high 3,000s, the acceleration is much better. I'm not sure how your cars run, but the ECT button is my enemy!

Wait a second here? Are you actually trying to say your car is faster when you accelerate in a higher gear then when it downshifts? :disappoin

Your problem is not the ECT button which doesn't even really have anything to do with when your car downshifts(only when it upshifts), you need to get your d@mn car fixed. That ish is broken.:lol:

No car on this earth will accelerate quicker in a higher gear than it will in the appropriate gear. Period.

Edit: I have been informed by one of my smart @ss friends that some super high end performance cars have a 6th gear used as a passing gear so they might be exempt from this rule. But no car any of us will ever drive is gonna pull harder in a higher gear than in the appropriate lower gear.

 

I've noticed that when th power button is on, the more gas iI have to put in.

 

Thats because you stay in a lower gear longer, and the engine is running at higher rpm's. More gas is burned. But who drives a Camry for gas mileage?

 

Thats because you stay in a lower gear longer, and the engine is running at higher rpm's. More gas is burned. But who drives a Camry for gas mileage?

I do...since my previous vehicle got 10 mpg.
And by appreciable amount, I mean when you can really 'feel' it. The only thing I've 'felt' so far was after cleaning the throttle body, things seemed a lot smoother and dare I say...quicker?

 

It doesn't matter because either way my car is slow. What the Toyota people should have done instead of putting that "ECT" button in our Camry's is put some more HP into these damn engines. My 93 Camry is way underpowered. The 5S-FE is a reliable engine but it's still slow as shit.

 

It doesn't matter because either way my car is slow. What the Toyota people should have done instead of putting that "ECT" button in our Camry's is put some more HP into these damn engines. My 93 Camry is way underpowered. The 5S-FE is a reliable engine but it's still slow as shit.