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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 11:54 AM
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Default Re: speed booster a must read

Originally Posted by tom2112
There's a bit more too it than that, Brian. Check out the whitepaper on it. I think Mike posted it in his other thread.

It seems to have some more logic to it that just a flat signal amplifier. It appears to compress the first 70 or so percent of the throttle into the first 30 percent of pedal travel. The rest is evenly distributed over the rest of the pedal travel. So you don't reach WOT any earlier than having the pedal depressed all of the way. Don't quote me on those % numbers, as its been over a year since I read the whitepaper.
I saw a picture of one that was opened up on the MB web site - it's just a simple linear op amp with a couple of capacitors and resistors (to set the gain level). The high cost items were the connectors and the case. Everything else can be had at fry's or your local electronic store.

You don't think this little puppy houses a microprocessor or a eprom?

 
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