Patent ID: 8706373

Claim:
A retrofit device for a vehicle with an electronic accelerator and an electronic control unit, said retrofit device for improving the acceleration of said vehicle, said retrofit device comprising: a first connector configured to be connected to said electronic accelerator and configured to accept input signals from said electronic accelerator, said input signals indicating a position of said electronic accelerator; a second connector configured to be connected to said electronic control unit and configured to provide output signals to said electronic control unit, said output signals indicating a transformed position of said electronic accelerator; circuitry electrically coupled to said first and second connectors, said circuitry configured to receive said input signals, to send said output signals, to calculate a rate of change in position of said electronic accelerator based on said input signals, and to generate said output signals by multiplying said input signals by said rate of change in position of said electronic accelerator; and wherein said retrofit device is configured to be installed in said vehicle by connecting said first connector to said electronic accelerator and connecting said second connector to said electronic control unit.