Thread: Sprint Booster - A "Must-have"!
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 01:35 AM
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Default Re: Sprint Booster - A "Must-have"!
Originally Posted by Electric Messiah
And a BIG thank you to you too.

Mine arrived yesterday, had to pick it up at the Post Office today, because I didn't want to wait for them to try to deliver it again.

I purchased it from the dude in Hong Kong that is selling them on Ebay. No troubles, quick email return to my inquiry and it arrived express mail in a timely manner even though it was Memorial Day weekend.

Anyways... though I am mechanically inclined, this "15 minute" job took me over 2 hours. I was ready to destroy anything and everything in sight do to anger/frustration...

It was that damn washer... that little #^#$$%!! helper washer!

I didn't have a magnet.... couldn't get it with a variety of grabby tools I had... went to the auto parts store and they didn't have a periscope magnet tool that was small enough... Grrrr... I ended up calling my regular mechanic to see if I could borrow a tool.

I'm telling you, I was ready to get some super glue and a little stick out of the yard. I was P*SSED.

Mechanic to the rescue. (My non warranty work for my Xfire and my little truck I take to my mechanic. I haven't had the Xfire in for anything yet... though I'll probably buy my next set of tires from them... just because).

This is yet another lesson on why "I" don't work on cars.

Ok.. wing mode off.

As for performance, it is nicely noticeable UNLESS I really lay into the accelerator. There is still some hesitation if I floor it, but aggressive acceleration without stomping the gas is much much better. Not worth $300 to me, but I won't be sending it back either.

Now if there were some way to get the autostick to be quicker to respond...

I love this forum.

I am not to knowledgeable about the workings of the onboard computers in cars, but wouldn't adjusting the shift response of the autostick just involve changing some settings in the computer or is that still mechanically limited?