Just saw this thread. We offer the Pedal Commander, but let me explain why.
When I first heard of it, I honestly thought it was a gimmick, but even if it did do something, I really didn't think I needed or wanted one. You see, my toy is a '14 Raptor with a phase 2 Roush super charger, SW LT headers, 4:88 gears and custom tuned by JDM engineering. It is already an absolute beast on and offroad and I had no complaints about the current performance at the time.
Well, one after another, our loyal customers began asking for them, so I became a dealer just to offer what the customers wanted. As the weeks went by, sales increased and the positive feedback was astounding. So I decided to order one for myself to test it out and see first hand what the hype was all about and to see for myself if it made any real positive difference in any practical way. Let me say that I LOVE my Pedal Commander. For me, having 36 shift on the fly modes to choose from is awesome. Yes, any tuner like the folks at Black Bear can pretty easily change throttle response to fit the initial needs of the customer with their custom tunes. But what they can't do at this point is provide a way for the customer to change that throttle response in real time on the fly if they want to. I didn't fully understand why this mattered until I tried it for myself.
First, after installation, I took it out and on semi-flat ground rolling at 30mph with light throttle to maintain speed, I began changing the modes/levels. The difference in the reaction of the truck with the same input to the pedal was immediately apparent. It actually blew my mind how big a difference it made. In the highest setting of Sport+ +4, in traffic in town, my truck is almost unmanageable. With the lightest throttle input it wants to take off and run. I have to turn it down anytime I am in heavy traffic. Eco mode has gained me right at 1.5mpg on trips and that is saying something in my truck. But where I personally got the best experience with mine was offroad. I like to drift corners in the dirt and the ability to have darn near 100% throttle at the top of the pedal has provided a lot more control over the torque steer in the dirt.
That being said, I now consider it a perfect compliment to any vehicle, whether it is mildly or wildly built, it just offers the driver that much more control of their own driving experience. Since becoming a dealer eight months ago, we have averaged selling 40-50 of them per month and sold over 130 of them in November with Black Friday, etc. Of those sold, we had two units that were bad out of the box that were replaced overnight and no issues after that. We have also had folks order more than one so they have them in their other vehicles as well. I personally have been impressed with the lack of issues overall.
