Sprintbooster
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Sprintbooster
Have not seen a thread pop up lately on the Sprintbooster. Who is the best source for one of these today? I recall some old posts regarding some resellers that were slow to ship and I don't want to get burned or wait for these guys. Who sells these and offers the best price coupled with good service?
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2003 SL55, 2010 C63
I found a site sells it for $399 but it says all Mercedes except C-Class ![nix](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/nixweiss.gif)
http://www.bmw-mania.com/web/Item/SP.../InvDetail.cfm
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http://www.bmw-mania.com/web/Item/SP.../InvDetail.cfm
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I got mine through www.tvtdes******** for about 315 shipped.
It will not fit the 07 C class due to a different pedal assembly. Everyone else should be fine.
It will not fit the 07 C class due to a different pedal assembly. Everyone else should be fine.
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I got mine through www.tvtdes******** for about 315 shipped.
It will not fit the 07 C class due to a different pedal assembly. Everyone else should be fine.
It will not fit the 07 C class due to a different pedal assembly. Everyone else should be fine.
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Check out this white paper about the sprint booster. It's a good read. Test was done by someone with a R170 SLK and decided to see what the SB really is. Worth $300?
http://forum.evotechnik.net/attachme...6&d=1200489876
http://forum.evotechnik.net/attachme...6&d=1200489876
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2005 C55 AMG
Check out this white paper about the sprint booster. It's a good read. Test was done by someone with a R170 SLK and decided to see what the SB really is. Worth $300?
http://forum.evotechnik.net/attachme...6&d=1200489876
http://forum.evotechnik.net/attachme...6&d=1200489876
We knew the Sprint Booster is all about "feel". It's simply a matter of whether or not someone is willing to pay nearly $300 for a better seat-of-the-pants performance feeling, which our brain interprets as being more fun.
I've debated purchasing a Sprint Booster myself, and if I could get it for about half the regular price I'd probably buy it. However, it's been hard to convince myself to spend $300 on something that will not yield any measurable, true performance gain. I have driven my friend's C55 w/ the SB on it, and there's definitely an implied feel of performance due to our predisposition of understanding what should happen when we press the throttle a certain distance, but then receiving a much more aggressive feel per the amplified throttle signal by the SB.
Great article! Thanks for sharing it!
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Well I bought one a year ago and it definitely made the car feel like a small hit of nitrous so would still buy it again even at $500...power or no power enhancement...![action](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/action1.gif)
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So even after reading a well written document on how the Sprintbooster does nothing to improve performance you would still buy it at higher cost? Wow you are a retailers wet dream.
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I was being SARCASTIC about paying $500...
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