Originally Posted by tom2112
Mike, I wish I'd have know about your interest in the sprintbooster. While we were at the dragon you could have tried someone's car with one and compared it to yours. That way you'd know if it was worth the $300 to you. I'd have let you drive mine, but I don't think that would be a good comparison - heavily modded SRT compared to a limited.
It's really about personal preference. For example: NeverEnough bought one and hated it, sold it here in the forum shortly afterwards. I have a very similarly modded car to NeverEnough, and I've had a sprintbooster almost as long as I've had the car. I love it.
There's a white paper floating around that will tell you exactly what the sprintbooster does - technically. A lot nay-sayers state that all it does is press the pedal faster for you. The people that have tried it and not liked it referred to it as twitchy. The people that like it say it is more responsive. Take it for what its worth. The result of installing a sprintbooster is the same: a seemingly more responsive throttle and a quicker response from the car. The sprintbooster is about perception and the feel of the throttle.
The long and short of it is that you won't know until you try one. Ask around at the next meet. I'm sure you'll find someone with one willing to let you drive their car.
Try before you buy.
Ok lets try this again, first of all thanks for your kind reply
I agree that it does make your car feel different
A more responsive throttle (LAG) would be how quickly the pedal, the ecm and throttle acturator all talked to eachother, so when you step on the pedal how fast does it take to open the throttle
Well the times between the OEM and the SB are so small theres no way you could feel it, there is a small improvement in that time with the SB, but there is no way you could tell it
When you graph those sensors (TPS and TA) and watch them there is just one difference how far that gas pedal goes down thats all, Thats just not setting in a car and saying it goes faster ! alot of people dyno WHY to verify... thats what i did based off of what people told me (LAG)
Im not saying that it does nothing I have driven one with it and understand why people like it , but its not doing what you think it is
I heard LAG all weekend at the dragon or it like putting a v8 in
Well its just not doing that, thats all im saying. It allows you to use less pedal to open your throttle, and thats what gives everybody that feel
Ive been doing this 29 years of my life and tested it... I've raced car.
Its just not doing what people are saying thats all....but do understand why they are.. thats why agree with that it does make your car feel different
Sorry for the long wind.... Maybe i will do the test again and i can record it on my Verus Scanner and bring it to the next dragon and maybe i wont LOL.. I think i remember you ...you need a fuse sunday morning i was the guy that tryed to give you one from my car...where u able to get one before you headed home
Thanks
Mike And Kathy