Originally Posted by roctech
I have a question about these sprint boosters,If there is a 1 sec delay from when i hit the accelerator and the engine gets the signal and the booster eliminates that delay, wouldn't your 0-60 times, 1/4 mile times be 1 sec faster. If not what is it doing?
There is a lag no matter how fast you push the throttle. So if you are at the strip you simply push sooner to compensate.
However, because the SB amplifies the signal, it compresses the reation time in the Computger. Therefor the resposnse is quicker. it has no more HP . It just developes the HP sooner.
Since Torque is what really jumps the car forward, and nothing changes in the torque curve, you do not get better times from the SB, just a better signal from the driver's foot.
When I first drove my Crossie, I was continually disappointed in the throttle. I resisted the concept because, as you have reasoned, why couldn't I just press harder faster?
After some $3,500 in Mods and tuning I was still unhappy.
Then I got the SB
As I have stated many times, I think these cars would have been much better received if this realtively cheap part was original. MFG cost for 80,000 units would have been less that $10 bucks a car.
Short of the Throttle reset, it is the best inexpensive mod around. Least intrusive and, unlike a CAI, doesn't void any warrenties because no one sees it.
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