PEDAL COMMANDERfor Ford F150 Trucks 2011-2025 Throttle Response Controller Fits: XL, XLT, STX, King Ranch, Lariat, Limited, Platinum, Harley Davidson, Raptor, Tremor, Ford F150 Truck Accessories

In the interests of full disclosure, it should be noted that I purchased the Pedal Commander ("P.C.") directly from pedalcommander.com. Given the company is within reasonable driving time from our home, I thought it was a safe bet buying directly from the company. I had a few questions about the P.C. and subsequently had a web chat session with Larry, their sales manager. I told Larry that I was considering the PedalMAX, but learned "PedalMAX is made in China, whereas the P.C. is made in the USA." I don't know about you, but I'm growing tired of buying Chinese-made products! Minutes following my web chat session with Larry, I pulled the trigger and made the purchase. The P.C. arrived within 24-hrs. of my consummating the order. Larry even offered to install the P.C. at no added cost; I politely declined, yet I reserved the offer just in case. Larry even tossed in a pretty cool t-shirt, although it appears the t-shirt is part of the purchase. In all, customer service certainly exceeded my expectations.For starters, the P.C. in no way increases H.P. For some reason, naysayers are of the impression these types of devices increase HP. Nope. What it accomplishes, though (and does so flawlessly), is thr elimination of lag time from when the pedal is depressed...throttle response is noticeably abrupt and our Flex now jumps off the line! Merging onto the freeway, and passing cars from lane-to-lane, is an absolute enjoyment. It took me 20-mins. of trial and error to determine that "Sport Mode +3" yielded a whole new degree of driving agility. I'm very much impressed with the Flex's (new and) improved driving characteristics.The device itself, while diminutive in nature, has a good feel to it, and the control module's buttons are responsive to touch. Once I figured out how to remove the accelerator's OEM's connector, total install time took less than 2-mins.I thought the K&N C.A.I. (which, incidentally, added 13 H.P. to the engine, now for a total 300 H.P.) gave our naturally aspirated V-6 new life, but the obvious performance gain (again, not in terms of H.P.) with the P.C. was well worth the investment. Next, is the installation of the Livernois tuner kit. The folks at Livernois tell me, "you'll see gains of over 31 H.P. and torque will increase by 44 ft.-lbs." At this point, we're at Ecoboost levels, but at a fraction of the cost. Pavlovian!PART I Update (3/7/17): folks, the P.C. is no joke. If one really did not know how to "drive," I can see, given the abrupt boost in acceleration and torque (most profound at 3200 RPM), how easy it would be for one to lose control of their car. Our Flex, which has 20" performance tires, now drives like a sports car. I know what you're thinking, "What, a Flex driving like a sports car? Yeah right!" Quite honestly, the P.C. (in tandem with the K&N C.A.I.) have unlocked the V-6's true potential. I really am having a blast driving the Flex around town.And now, I really can't wait to install the Livernois tuner kit. Another thing on my wish list is the addition of a MagnaFlow exhaust kit.PART II: according to the on-board computer, baseline MPG declined by 1.23 using the P.C. This baseline decline may be attributed to the thrill of pushing the envelope and establishing the initial device settings. With the next fill up, I will report back MPGs. However, the Flex's current config is still +3.77 MPG over the stock engine.

This review is based on my use of this with a 2016 F150 XLT 4x4 with the 5.0 V8. First of all, it is very easy to install. However, when you're taking the wire harness off the truck's pedal controller, there's a tab that you lift up first, then a tab inside the connector that you push inward (sideways) then lift off the controller. Knowing that first will reduce some frustration. Anyway, on to the review:To establish a baseline, my truck does have a performance tune from More Power Tuning's SCT+ tuner. It's got a catback custom off road exhaust where I used two Magnaflow mufflers in line. It's quiet, meaning you can't really hear it idling, but if you get on the pedal it sounds like a truck. It has a CAI from S&B. Everything else performance wise is stock.I ran the cable in between the dash and steering column for a neat, clean look. First start out of the garage, I decided to go for the gusto with Sport+4. I didn't think think this controller was going to make a huge difference. Boy, was I wrong! With the first step on the gas I realized that I was probably going to be turning it down a bit. If you have this truck, you know it has "Sport" mode on the shifter. This Pedal Commander unit totally replaces that button on the shifter. Its not that you can't use it, but it's overkill to the point of impeding drivability. I will likely reserve the truck's stock sport mode to when the Pedal Commander is turned off. In other words, when my wife drives the truck ;) This unit makes the truck quicker due to no lag in the throttle response,Which is essentially what the truck's stock sport mode does, only this unit can do it much more aggressively or much less aggressively, depending on how you set it up. I find that for me, the Pedal Commander sport mode (vs sport+) makes for more controlability. Probably Sport level 2-4 for most driving. For congested driving, I'd definitely turn it down to "City" or just off altogether (Wife mode). I like the fact that you can switch it up on the fly, unlike my performance tune. I haven't had much time other than that to horse around with it, but I can see this thing being a whole lot of fun! Here's a picture of my install.Update after about a month : I still love this gadget. Was even thinking of getting one for my work truck, but $300 is a little steep. I find though that for the best control (power vs drivabilty) the Sport mode level 2 is best all around. I have stock tires though. With bigger tires, you might kick it up a notch or two past that. Also just as cool is that if you actually can manage to not have a lead foot (tough, i know) you can use this thing to save gas quite a bit because you just barely have to touch the pedal to get going. I can't imagine not having this thing now. It's a ton of fun!