Sprint Booster

[Fred@BTM]

yeah they are a bit, i can't remember its been a while since i've driven mine

 

[Dash]

Moving on very quickly..........

 

[The Knowledge]

Ive taken the plunge and ordered one, hopefully it will be here before friday and i can fit it at the weekend.

 

[iPap]

Worried about the v6 as they all seem very sensitive until they get warmed up. Don't want even more kangarooing lol

Would be a nightmare for you then!

 

[hitharder]

mmm might give it a go on my 1.2 lol

 

[SteveC047]

Just to bring this post back into the lime light, have any of you guys actaully fitted one of these chips and if so whats the feed back.

The company I work for have been approached by the manufactures of these kits to become one of the UK Distributors of there products, we are a little sceptical of the item and before we take the plunge with orderding 15k worth of stock we want to get some feed back.

Any infor would be great, Oh and Fred if you have a spare one going that yu want to test pass it over to me LOL

 

[Fred@BTM]

if you pay the £165 for one you can test it out for me!

there already is a uk distributor

 

[SteveC047]

Fred

After chatting to the guys in Germany I think they are looking for dealers in different parts of the Country, to become Authorised Installers and retailers. My German is not great but thats what I understood.

Supposably the company has supplied these chips/modules to a number of motorracing specialists in germany such as the VW Cup racers etc, I cant find any info about this, so I am starting to think it a little like the Powerboost switch that you can get on ebay for £1.20 lol.

I have requested that they send us a sample kit and all the jargon that goes with it. But I bet it will be for a BMW or VW.

Have you had chance to test one of these yet, and if so whats your opinion of the item?

 

[The Knowledge]

Sorry, Ive been offline for a while, trouble at home.

Yozzasport, I got your message but your pm box is full, i orderd it from Motorsport Tuning.

The Sprint Booster is made in greece not germany, so not sure what manufacturers you dealt with.

 

[The Knowledge]

Sorry, forgot to say, due to a few probs ive nto even had time to fit it yet. hopefully if it is nice the weekend i will do it.

 

[SteveC047]

There made in Greece but the manufacture is a Germany Company.

 

[The Knowledge]

Ah, I see

 

[The Knowledge]

so they ar e made by a german company in greece?

the company name i have is for Boulekos Dynamic from greece, whats the name of the german company?

 

[PPTom]

Any feedback from this, anyone else got one fitted?

 

[Fred@BTM]

no one wants to pay the trade price as offered by myself to trial it

 

[PPTom]

They're that much on e-bay. Come on fred work that discount. I've been reading lots of stuff on Merc forums about how good they are, just not sure about how they would be on a clio.

 

[Big Bob]

they will be poo merc drivers are all toffs any way

 

[Fred@BTM]

well if someone wants to try one and is willing to pay the trade price, then e-mail team@yozzasport.co.uk

 

[len_beach]

What is the trade price Fred?

 

[Fred@BTM]

e-mail to find out!

 

[Big Bob]

my theory

until someone can provide proof of operation that proves different then this is my theory of how it works.

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/8853/sprintue4.jpg

load of b****cks !!! as wot is the same with or without the sprint booster thingy

 

[Dan@SJM]

of course WOT will be the same.

its just how quickly it responds to you hoofing it!

 

[Lagerlout]

I'm sure it will work... The GrpN ECU I had on my 172 made a difference to the throttle response, without question. Of course it will be the same at WOT but it's the rate at which it opens with respect to throttle input which is the difference.

 

[Big Bob]

of course WOT will be the same.

its just how quickly it responds to you hoofing it!

I'm sure it will work... The GrpN ECU I had on my 172 made a difference to the throttle response, without question. Of course it will be the same at WOT but it's the rate at which it opens with respect to throttle input which is the difference.

yes but the delay is set in the ecu not the pedal as you have just quoted the delay is programmed into the ecu and can be reduced through the ecu not the pedal

 

[VXR killer]

got one on my 172 sport, couldnt tel at first cus me car was playing up, changed the plugs and it was very responsive, more than it was the last time i changed them.

 

[gtruk]

liar

 

[VXR killer]

your ecu as many setting including response, the booster increases the signal time between pedal and ecu thus the response kicks in sooner rather than later, they are so much money because theyve been developed over the past 5 years or so, if a fault does develope causing a crash, then you are covered by the company.

 

[Neil G]

Mmmm I think a cable is simpler

 

[Big Bob]

your ecu as many setting including response, the booster increases the signal time between pedal and ecu thus the response kicks in sooner rather than later, they are so much money because theyve been developed over the past 5 years or so, if a fault does develope causing a crash, then you are covered by the company.

b****cks stop talking s**t the delay is in the ecu not the potentiometer and the booster cant increase the signal to the ecu only alter the rate at which it is sent £165 for a resistor and then you'll be told there for off road use only WHATEVER.

 

[GordonD]

my theory

until someone can provide proof of operation that proves different then this is my theory of how it works.

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/8853/sprintue4.jpg

load of b****cks !!! as wot is the same with or without the sprint booster thingy

All that would require is a revised throttle potentiometer, or a change to the linkage.

Since it involves a computer I would suggest it might work quite differently and much smarter to that. And if it doesn't it should. I would suggest that it works like brake assist.

The way the cable throttle on mk 1s work is the throttle butterfly moves AS you push the throttle pedal. And the way the mk 2s electronic throttle works is that every tenth or whatever of a second the ECU reads the throttle pedal position potentiometer THEN sends a signal to the stepper motor in the throttle body telling it to move to there. So there's a delay. With the electronic throttle the butterfly only goes to that position some time (albeit a small time) AFTER your foot moves the throttle pedal to that position.

But the way brake assist works on cars that have got it is that the computer measures how hard you're pressing the brake pedal by measuring how fast it is being pushed down, and when it detects that you've hit the pedal hard in what is apparently a panic stop it doesn't wait for you foot to get all the way to the floor it anticipates it and gives you maximum braking immediately. I would think that is what this device does for the throttle. It measures throttle pedal pressure by the rate its heading for the floor. It anticipates you wanting full throttle and passes the ECU a signal to say your foot is all the way to the floor, and to open up the throttle body all the way BEFORE your foot has actually gotten all the way to the floor. OK, it not a lot of time earlier, but when you're only talking seconds, getting full throttle a couple of tenths of a second earlier is the equivalent of a significant increase in horsepower.

I can't draw a graph of that because it'd have to be a three dimensional graph. The cable throttle gives you the throttle butterfly position you want AS you ask for it. The standard electronic throttle gives it to you a small but noticeable time AFTER you ask for it. And this box tries to anticipate what throttle position you want BEFORE your foot has got all the way there based on two things, where your foot is AND how hard (ie, fast) its pressing the pedal.

 

[Big Bob]

my theory

until someone can provide proof of operation that proves different then this is my theory of how it works.

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/8853/sprintue4.jpg

load of b****cks !!! as wot is the same with or without the sprint booster thingy

All that would require is a revised throttle potentiometer, or a change to the linkage.

Since it involves a computer I would suggest it might work quite differently and much smarter to that. And if it doesn't it should. I would suggest that it works like brake assist.

The way the cable throttle on mk 1s work is the throttle butterfly moves AS you push the throttle pedal. And the way the mk 2s electronic throttle works is that every tenth or whatever of a second the ECU reads the throttle pedal position potentiometer THEN sends a signal to the stepper motor in the throttle body telling it to move to there. So there's a delay. With the electronic throttle the butterfly only goes to that position some time (albeit a small time) AFTER your foot moves the throttle pedal to that position.

But the way brake assist works on cars that have got it is that the computer measures how hard you're pressing the brake pedal by measuring how fast it is being pushed down, and when it detects that you've hit the pedal hard in what is apparently a panic stop it doesn't wait for you foot to get all the way to the floor it anticipates it and gives you maximum braking immediately. I would think that is what this device does for the throttle. It measures throttle pedal pressure by the rate its heading for the floor. It anticipates you wanting full throttle and passes the ECU a signal to say your foot is all the way to the floor, and to open up the throttle body all the way BEFORE your foot has actually gotten all the way to the floor. OK, it not a lot of time earlier, but when you're only talking seconds, getting full throttle a couple of tenths of a second earlier is the equivalent of a significant increase in horsepower.

I can't draw a graph of that because it'd have to be a three dimensional graph. The cable throttle gives you the throttle butterfly position you want AS you ask for it. The standard electronic throttle gives it to you a small but noticeable time AFTER you ask for it. And this box tries to anticipate what throttle position you want BEFORE your foot has got all the way there based on two things, where your foot is AND how hard (ie, fast) its pressing the pedal.

so your you want to pay £165 to save about a tenth of a second if that


LOSER

why not give me £165 to strip out all your interior that will make it go faster than any sprint boost b****cks.

 

[The Knowledge]

Have you tried it?

 

[yazzmi]

Hi knowledge,

Just in case you're still looking for feedback on the sprintbooster, I installed one on my 2002 Clio 172. It took 2 minutes, and the result is imediately noticeable - and might i add - gr8 fun!

It is as if the car is more torquey, zesty, fiery - whatever u wanna call it, throttle becomes indeed much more responsive, at all gears.

Quite a sum for what seems like a gadget, but actually worth it. I enjoy it everytime I step on the pedal

 

[murcod]

I've heard rumours that Fastchip are working on the slow throttle response via their remaps and RSTuner device.