Sprint Booster V3
 

Just ordered it, its a throttle enhancer. Anybody else buy one. I did a research and looks like it works. :driving:

Had one, worked well for what it is. Had my car tuned and it was no longer needed or necessary, so sold it in the classifieds.

I just did a muffler delete and have a CAI. Looked at the cost of having it tuned locally and I know the places that do this and the cost is about the same. I like to do the work myself on my car and I rather do this mod than have the local mechanic mess with the electronics on the car. Thanks for the reply. :driving:

The Sprint Booster amplifies of your voltage of your pedal postition sensor. The placebo effect. When and if you do get a tune your Sprint Boost will be of no use to you sell it here in the classifieds! Keep your Sprint Booster if you ever tune your Z.

Based on what I read and the videos I saw. It opens the throttle a lot quicker than it's programmed. It will not add horsepower of course but it will give you the opportunity to adjust the way you want the car to run based on your needs,
It eliminates fly by wire throttle lag. :driving:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucdswBfHiUs

It's a hacky mod that makes it look like your'e harder on the throttle than you actually are. People seem to like it - but just know that you are losing that resolution in throttle position.

If you get a custom tune the throttle map can be adjusted to steepen that curve properly. If not - hope you enjoy the sprint booster!

I have one and I love it. Even in the normal mode (sport) it makes a big difference. Put it in Track mode and the car feels like a completely different vehicle off the line.

Money well spent IMO.

"This product does not alter fuel or ignition in your vehicle; it’s a simple plug-n-play mod that delivers instant response throughout the power band, making accelerating and revs matching incredibly more fun."



How does it affect SRM on our cars?

One of my friends has a sprint-booster and we think it causes driveability issues on the track when trying to maintain a certain slip-angle (and he drives with plenty of slip angle).

I'd recommend getting a tune instead.

I can't answer for SRM since I haven't had it on since the first year I had my car, but I had a Sprint Booster and returned it because I couldn't feel any difference when manually rev matching. I can't see it affecting SRM at all since the throttle isn't needed to do the auto rev match.

So which is it - sell it if you tune your Z, or keep it if you tune your Z?

Note that "incredibly more fun" isn't objectively measurable. My guess is that it's as simple as "zomg I get more of those revs when I blip the throttle"

More revs = more decibels = more fun

On that note, I prefer to heel-toe myself simply due to the fact that I hate the cracks and pops on the down shifts. Dunno if it's the foot placement or the software.

update
 

received my Sprint Booster a few days ago and today I installed it. Well I am shocked my car doesn't feel like my car anymore and I only had it in sport mode, I will try the race mode on a clear day without traffic. One thing I noticed is that I will not need the "rev matching" feature on the Z as when you downshift the RPM's remain high enough to make it shifting much easier. Not sure how to explain this, one thing is that I like my Z now more ....:driving: Props to Sprint Booster, the best mod I've done and it's not snake oil fo sho :tiphat:

I had one on my 09 and liked the improved feel of
Throttle response. have an 19 now and don't feel the need for it anymore

If you’re happy with it cool I guess... but an ecutek tune could’ve changed your throttle response better than a sprint booster, plus add new features and increase both hp and tq... and isn’t that much more... but okay man whatever you want lol

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.

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.

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...:driving::rolleyes:

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

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..:confused: :driving: 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) :p

With an Ecutek tune, one of the Race Rom features is adjustable throttle response. It can be done through the Ecutek dongle and the Ecutek app you can download on your cell phone.

So that means taking your eyes off the road or stop, you can't do this on a traffic light for example. Thanks for replying, :tiphat:

It can be done at a traffic light, the same as I had to do with my sprint booster.

So you had a Sprint Booster, good to know. I thank you for sharing your knowledge :driving:

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.

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 :tiphat:

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

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
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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.

^^^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. :ugh2:

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

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. :)

Finally got around taking the picture of the unit installed. Both on setting 5, one on sports and the other one in racing modes

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Update
 

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...:driving::tiphat:

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

My sprint Booster will not work any more. Can anyone tell me what to check on my 2014 nissan 370Z. &&& I have tried many things with no luck. That part make my car so fast

They work so well only mine will not work any more & I dont know what else to check to get it working again. I even brought 2 more of them thinking maybe the part just was no good after two years but that did not work either