"Matt Whiting" > wrote in message
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> Read again what I wrote. I didn't say that the current hemi
> implementation wasn't slower on throttle response, I simply said this
> doesn't have to be the case. That is, the design isn't INHERENTLY slower.
> The designers may choose to be slower, but that isn't an issue with the
> technology, that is an issue with the designers.
>
>
> Matt

Of course, but you're missing the point that if they were going to open the
throttle when you wanted to, they wouldn't need throttle by wire. That's
what it's for, to allow the engine to respond in a more orderly (slower)
way.