i saw this in PVW this month and it has raised my interests http://www.sprint-booster.co.uk/what_is_sprint_booster.asp appaently on DBW cars it modifies the signal from the throttle body to the ECU or something clever like that. it is supposed to sharpen throttle response no end and generally make it pick up quicker. has anybody heard anything about these wonder gadgets?
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Sounds interesting. There is very little solid information on their site though, so I'd like to know more about what it does, how and why! Can't decide if this a genius idea, or something that should be sold on eBay alongside electric superchargers and 20bhp resistor chips.
I'm a little sceptical... So you fit it to the accelerator peddle, it reads the throttle position, does some calculations and then "speeds up the signal"? Call me dim but how can you speed up an electrical signal without going for gold/fibre optic cables?
yeah think your right there!
probably get better results adding some decent earths in the right places if electronic signal is involved
*edit* PMSL - you seen the price they are charging for them ?
*edit* PMSL - you seen the price they are charging for them ?
£200 
I dont understand how it could possibly speed it up? Its surely going through more circuits and therefore slower, it must be "simplifying" the signal sent to the ECU so its processed quicker
I dont understand how it could possibly speed it up? Its surely going through more circuits and therefore slower, it must be "simplifying" the signal sent to the ECU so its processed quicker
about sums it up for me too really
if it also added a genuine (50bhp for example) then that would be worth looking at
hmmm there only 20 miles from my house....I might have to pay them a visit for a quick test, sounds interesting reading the american posts!
taken from this months performance vw
"according to the chaps at tuning werkes, sprint booster is an exciting new device that improves acceleration on drive-by-wire cars by continuously measuring and converting the digital signal providing the ECM (electronic control module) with a new and altered signal. don't know about all this technical gobbledygook, but if it loses the flat spot often linked with most new-wave cars, then it's got to be a good idea. we haven't tested one yet but they're available for most models in the current VAG range. at less than £200 it's surely worth a look. apparently tuning werkes has been testing one on a customer's mk4 1.8T and reported response time has certainly improved with customers noticing gains in the mid-range response and downshifting. for more info get on the blower to ruben (0208 6810208), or check out www.tuningwerkes.com"
at this point i' like to point out that until i see proof i am also an interested sceptic and not trying to sell this wonder widget for tuning werkes or sprint booster themselves................. thank you!
"according to the chaps at tuning werkes, sprint booster is an exciting new device that improves acceleration on drive-by-wire cars by continuously measuring and converting the digital signal providing the ECM (electronic control module) with a new and altered signal. don't know about all this technical gobbledygook, but if it loses the flat spot often linked with most new-wave cars, then it's got to be a good idea. we haven't tested one yet but they're available for most models in the current VAG range. at less than £200 it's surely worth a look. apparently tuning werkes has been testing one on a customer's mk4 1.8T and reported response time has certainly improved with customers noticing gains in the mid-range response and downshifting. for more info get on the blower to ruben (0208 6810208), or check out www.tuningwerkes.com"
at this point i' like to point out that until i see proof i am also an interested sceptic and not trying to sell this wonder widget for tuning werkes or sprint booster themselves................. thank you!
by the description of what happens i can only assume (probably wrongly) that it alters the signal ratio sent to the throttle
i.e. if 1:1 down 10% equals 10% throttle then when fitted 10% pedal equals 20% throttle ?
probably completely wrong but hey worth a stab and wouldn't mind getting the multimeter out to test a before and after to see if the idea is right
used to do a similar idea back in the old twin 40 carbs days by making the throttle pedal travel shorter = less press to more opening
i reckon it could make em quite jumpy and probably render the top 25% of pedal travel useless
very interesting
i.e. if 1:1 down 10% equals 10% throttle then when fitted 10% pedal equals 20% throttle ?
probably completely wrong
but hey worth a stab and wouldn't mind getting the multimeter out to test a before and after to see if the idea is right used to do a similar idea back in the old twin 40 carbs days by making the throttle pedal travel shorter = less press to more opening
i reckon it could make em quite jumpy and probably render the top 25% of pedal travel useless
very interesting
at best its going to speed up the signal from 0.002 secs to 0.001 secs.
hardly something you will actually notice!?
or like stated above, just means 10mm of movement on the throttle is updated to represent 20mm. so the throttle is shorter. which is something we can do without on VAG cars.
it would be cheaper to move the seat forward one click.
hardly something you will actually notice!?
or like stated above, just means 10mm of movement on the throttle is updated to represent 20mm. so the throttle is shorter. which is something we can do without on VAG cars.
it would be cheaper to move the seat forward one click.
Wilko mentioned in a very recent post that he'd had his pedal signal alered within his remap. He said it improved the pedal response so it was smoother like a cable car.
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i was speaking to one of the lads at TTS today and he said pretty much the same thing. he had only heard good things about these as he has a MK4 golf with a cable operated TB he really notices how much smoother his car is compred to a DBW car.
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