Sprint Booster V3

SouthArk370Z

As far as I can tell, SprintBooster (and all other plug-in "pedal enhancers") don't do anything you can't do with your foot. But the bottom line is: does it enhance the driver's experience. OP seems to like it so, for him, it was a good deal. Other people may prefer to just push on the pedal a little harder. To each their own.

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RonRizz

THIS As stated earlier in the thread, It simply amplifies your pedals signal. Nothing more. Testing showed that actual throttle lag without it was .1 second from what Ive read. Negligible to say the least. It amplifies the signal by 30%...It also leaves the last bit of your pedal travel dead because your signal is maxxed at 70%. (see southarks post in regards to pushing the pedal harder) those who saw/feel improvement are doing so because their wallet is now $280 or so lighter.

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HEK

well kids I bought a CAI mostly to make the engine compartment look better because really the increase in HP if any is negligible, the muffler delete mostly for the sound and if I got any additional HP, good. Now, this Sprint Booster makes the driving fun, and on a side note, how many times have you pressed the gas pedal and there was a "lapse" of power (on a standard transmission, never on an auto), it has happened to me more than once. Now I press the gas pedal and know that I will have the "oomph" all the time. And also I'm retired, $280 ...uhm I will have to cut down on my Cialis this month that's it...

TobinH

the point is, $280 isn't far off a simple tune that will do that and more.

HEK

Pardon my ignorance about tuning a vehicle. Is it possible to change the way you want to drive let's say on the way to the gym and all of a sudden now you have this open road with lots of curves etc...and you go from Mr. Rogers to Dominic Toretto. What do you need to do in a "tuned" vehicle?... All I did today was switch from one number on a control pad to another. In a tuned vehicle, would I have had to stop and pull out my laptop?...I'm serious with this question as I just did a Youtube research and I'm momentarily disoriented.. and BTW again I had fun today, almost like coming back home from the Philipines and remarrying my ex-wife (that's another story, but I'm buying the engagement ring tomorrow)

SouthArk370Z

OP: The point that redondoaveb and others are trying to make is that, for a little more money than what a pedal booster module costs, you can get a tune and get the same effect as the booster plus much, much more. More HP/tq, greater efficiency, etc.

IIRC, you can have more than one throttle pedal response curve/table and can select from them using the steering wheel controls without taking your eyes off the road.

If you are happy with your booster, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

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HEK

I want to thank all the responses but on a side note I did a local inquiry on tuning the vehicle here in my neck of the woods and I have had friends bring their vehicles for other issues and have nothing good to say about them, therefore my hesitation in bringing the Z and placing my trust in them. Possibly because there are few places that say they "tune" but I think they should advertise as "tune-ups". I called one for "ha-has" and asked the cost and the minute they heard me say Z..." ahh it all depends on the time it can cost you from 350 to 550 depending. on how long it takes...blah blah.."
I didn't have faith in them and I wasn't sure what they would do or what I wanted them to do. YouTube had a few videos on the booster so I went with that mod. So on that note I'm glad to belong to this site

elhombre

If you live in westfield mass then you should call Rich at RDZ motorsports in Danbury CT for a tune. He literally specializes in Z cars from the z32 to z34.

He tuned my car multiple times (when I made mod changes) and has been great each time.

It seems that you just called the wrong tuner.

HEK

So after having this unit, I still like the results overall. I now have more fun driving the vehicle, meaning I can baby it and make it a monster by pressing one button. One thing I noticed is that it works better if you turn off the stability control, on the negative side I went from 21 mpg to 16 mpg and it's because now I drive it as I stole it, maybe doing the muffler delete has something to do with it but, really I feel that I have another vehicle since I bought the Booster...

CrunchyCajun

I saw that you sold your Sprint Booster in the classifieds here, did you decide to get a tune instead?

Chuck33079

You can get an e-tune from a knowledgeable tuner wherever you are in the world.

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HEK

I'm sure there are but I don't trust most mechanics. I have no friends that mod their cars, therefore I couldn't ask. The research on the Booster had no bad reviews and has a money back garantee so I decided to try it and I'm glad I did. But really this video made me look into the booster and made me laugh as it snows here in MA and I drive the Z all year round....BTW I do all the maintenance myself...here is the video https://youtu.be/WlAVGK-b47k?t=44

Sway

^^^This.

You say you don’t trust mechanics but I get the impression you don’t understand... They’re not really changing anything mechanically with a e-tune. Just programming your car to use what it has more efficiently.

You can get Z1, Specialty Z, or Admin Tuning to tune your car remotely.
Any one of them have tuned more VQ motors than you’ve ever seen in your life.
In all honesty, they’ve probably forgotten more about Z cars than you or I will ever even know.

I took my car to Admin tuning last week for a retune with ecutek and gained over 30hp and 30tq to the wheels on tune alone. I have 4 different maps I can choose from via the buttons on the steering wheel in 3 seconds. Also my throttle mapping is perfect, no need to switch from Mr. Rogers to Dominic Torreto via anything but your foot. If I’m easy on the gas she drive smooth and nice. If I give it the beans she sh*ts and gets. Not only that but now I get better mpg, I have flat foot shifting and launch control.

As I said before, whatever you’re happy with... but to me, the extra features, better mpg, and more hp/tq with a better power curve, and better throttle map than the sprint booster, is worth the extra $320 over the sprint booster.

No one is scolding you or saying you’re wrong, they’re just giving you the best options for your Z, for your wallet, and for your enjoyment.

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abm89

And here I am just using the tune with none of the features lol.

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Ivary

I bought a used Sprint Booster from classified here a couple years ago for about $100. I like it, my daughters Hyundai has a button on the dash "Sport" that does the same thing to a lesser extent. It does the same as Motorcycle quarter turn throttle, or old dragger enlarged throttle pulley, this is just an electronic version of the same thing that enthusiasts have done since bootlegger days. That being said, I would replace it with an Up Rev if I could afford it.