Hi again to my friends across "the big lake" I am glad that, all but one of you, enjoyed reading my review on the "A2" SB for the SRT. I have had a good read though this morning of all your comments.

One common theme that is , oh so true, everyone IS entitled to their own opinion but, you should have all the facts before you knock it. In that respect anyone who is considering if the SB make an noticeable difference should drive a car that has one fitted before saying it is worthless as it does not increase BHP etc (which it doesn't).

If "snake oil" does exist, it does in the SB. I am as cynical as anyone about "rogue" performance mods and have had many performance cars and done many tuning mods over the years. Some with a noticeable difference, some perceived difference and some with no difference (however hard to try to convince yourself it is better to justify the cost). For this reason I did my "Placebo" test by taking out a colleague who had been in the car 2 weeks before, on the same route, same air temp / weather conditions, same fuel load and neither of us had been on a diet either. I wanted to know if the effect could be "experienced" by the passenger as much of the difference is felt by reaction time of gear changes and throttle response by the driver. I was pleasantly surprised that my passenger immediately noticed the sharper full away from a standstill and the ability to get more power down earlier in 1st giving stronger acceleration. We both also noticed that on the change to 2nd gear the power surged in better and earlier giving a sort of gently/soft "shove" that wasn't there before is the gear fully engaged and the power kicked in (this may well be the throttle opening straight away to fully open position faster than before, but this is merely an assumption).

The SB, in my opinion, and I believe everyone who wants the car to be more aggressive and responsive, is that is worth every penny (dime). I realize that the mod is quite expensive as it is most likely a resistor in a plastic case with a lead and a plug / socket, but as someone else has spent the time and money to find the correct value to get the best out of this car makes it worth while in my opinion.

What you "feel" is better/quicker power delivery and when you get to grips with not letting the back end break loose from a standing start (which doesn't take long) you WILL see that the car is more rapid off the mark and through the first gear change. After this the only difference is quicker downchanges, quicker response to throttle movement, but power feels the same, just more "drivable" and "responsive".

I too drive very aggressively and the Throttle reset did not make that much difference. The SB feels like the car has been "mapped" it really is that different.

If anyone is totally happy with the SRT as it is and does not feel the urge for more response or aggression out of it, then the SB is not for you. If you feel the SRT has more but doesn't deliver or feels like it is holding something back, then get the SB, you will not be disappointed.

All I ask (which is probably the same for anyone with a SB) is that until you have tried one, don't knock it, this product really is the "Snake oil" that the car enthusiasts have always been looking for.

Brian, I have a thought of something you may wish to try. With Drive By Wire throttle resets, one of the things they normally do is align full throttle butterfly with full throttle pedal (I did this on a previous car when I fitted a new oversize throttle body). I don't know is this is the case with the Crossfire too but you may want to try this... Do a throttle reset, but hold the throttle somewhere around 3/4 of the way down (so it is kept still you may want to wedge something behind the pedal to ensure it is kept still and without triggering the "kick down" switch. If the crossfire sees this as full throttle and sets the butterfly to this too, you would achieve what is thought to be what the SB does. Don't know if it works, as it has just dawned on me and I can't be bothered (and don't want to) remove my sprint booster to try it myself. Who knows, you may get the last laugh at all of us that have spent money on this mod and do it for free !!!

Si