You could purchase a boost controller with gear based boost control that will ramp up the boost per your setting per gear. Although it is not a true launch control feature for those with high boost it will help. The Apexi AVC-R and Blitz SBC-iD both do this well according to some reviews I have read...

 

Yeh I considered that , but , I can fry the even without boost.
So I guess ideally some feedback to the TB will be best and works with NA or FI. I'm just be a little wary about adding non-OEM electronics in the series path between the Pedal and the TB. Wouldn't want to experience one of those "Christine" moments.

 

I've already considered the drawbacks to intercepting wires. Every precation will be made to prevent any issues. The unit will have an internal switch to ONLY swith the accelerator wires when the unit is on, and it will only be on when VDC or TCS is off. That way, if for some reason something goes crazy you can return the wires to stock by shutting the unit off.

 

Might also want to consider a simple failsafe. Like a comparator across the thottle signal , so if a driver goes off pedal , the micro gets bypassed, maybe even reset. Even simple little micros can end up in J-space.

 

I will have you know that ALL of my microcontrollers are well behaved

They are instructed not to wonder too far.

The window mod self-resets EVERY time you turn the ignition on (it has a constant power source). The VDC memory module resets every time you start the car (power on reset). With an application as important as this the on board watchdog would be utilized to combat loopy processing. When the watchdog expires I will instruct it to send the misbehaving microcontroller to its room to think about what it didn't do. Sorry, its been a long day of driving and my mind is fried...

 

keep that burner cookin.

 

G3po,

YOu seem to have all the theories down, why haven't you given this project a shot?

 

Well Auto electronics are not my profession just a hobby, Telecom System Engineering is. If I spent anymore time at home on my hobby projects my wife and kids would leave me

Is this your day job?

 

Its not technically my day job, that is spent traveling the Eastern united states installing and engineering gasoline loading automation systems. We do a lot of additive injection junk and dabble in converting gasoline vapors back in to liquid gasoline. We work for BP, Marathon, Citgo, Sunoco, Shell and a few other smaller oil companies.

I'm the only senior field technician so I can't take much time off and I'm constantly busy. I actually travel with a mini engineering lab so I can work on things in the hotels I stay in. I've became very good at building simulators for the car and right now I can simulate crank signals, window signals, door locks, VDC buttons, Sunroof functions, the voltage side of the ignitiong system, etc... I almost have an entire simulated car!

I plan on duplicating the crank signal simulator to allow for five independantly adjustable outputs so I can simulate wheel senors and RPM, then I'll work on the accelerator pedal simulation.

One day I hope to be able to finanically afford to quit my day job and dedicate all my time to projects like this, but as of right now that is not feasable.

However, if this works out, and our other four modules we are getting ready to release have mild success I think I may be two steps closer to resigning!!!!