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I have been using a SprintBooster in my 2003 Infiniti G35 coupe for 5 years. I have not experienced any problems. It really kills me when people who have never tried one arrive at the conclusion that you can get the same results just pushing the pedal faster, harder, etc. You can't. I am a user!!! I know...I'm not speculating, I'm not guessing. The place that you really notice it the most is between gear changes where it does eliminate lag. It also is very noticeable when using manual mode. I find it somewhat unbelievable that so many people know exactely what it does and what effect it has on your vehicle without ever trying one. Please before telling people who have installed and experienced driving their cars with and without SB installed that they do not know what they are talking about are lying or stupid try one yourself...then if you feel no difference you can write informed paragraph after paragraph about how worthless they are.
I do not have one installed in my 2010 E Coupe because it's my wifes car.
This paper that everyone refers too was written in 2007 and the vehicle used in the test was a 1999 MY Benz. A little out of date. Oh, and by the way after checking out the author (5 years ago. He had a company marketing a similar product only better of course).
I do not have one installed in my 2010 E Coupe because it's my wifes car.
This paper that everyone refers too was written in 2007 and the vehicle used in the test was a 1999 MY Benz. A little out of date. Oh, and by the way after checking out the author (5 years ago. He had a company marketing a similar product only better of course).
So, steelgray, please tell us how the SB does its magic? I don't care about the technical side, just explain please how it can do more than just step on the pedal harder.
I'd appreciate it if nobody chimes in until steelgray has an opportunity to explain.
01-05-2012, 08:09 PM
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The marketing guys really got to you and now you need to justify your purchase. I understand that.
So, steelgray, please tell us how the SB does its magic? I don't care about the technical side, just explain please how it can do more than just step on the pedal harder.
I'd appreciate it if nobody chimes in until steelgray has an opportunity to explain.
So, steelgray, please tell us how the SB does its magic? I don't care about the technical side, just explain please how it can do more than just step on the pedal harder.
I'd appreciate it if nobody chimes in until steelgray has an opportunity to explain.
I don't give a damn about what you think and certainly don't feel a need to explain anything to you. End of conversation.
Let the thread go on!!!
01-05-2012, 08:34 PM
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The marketing guys really got to you and now you need to justify your purchase. I understand that.
So, steelgray, please tell us how the SB does its magic? I don't care about the technical side, just explain please how it can do more than just step on the pedal harder.
I'd appreciate it if nobody chimes in until steelgray has an opportunity to explain.
So, steelgray, please tell us how the SB does its magic? I don't care about the technical side, just explain please how it can do more than just step on the pedal harder.
I'd appreciate it if nobody chimes in until steelgray has an opportunity to explain.
By the way, all of the *****ing I see on here about the delay experienced when shifting into D; well, it seems to be better with the spint booster engaged. The car seems to accelerate sooner once the transmission change is completed. Its still there, but I feel improvement.
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01-05-2012, 08:57 PM
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WTF? What is so difficult to understand? I never heard of sprint booster until I saw it here. I read some posts, I researched it a bit, it made sense. I installed it, and it works EXACTLY like everyone WHO HAS ONE has described. It makes the car TWICE as fun to drive. I am not going to give a long synopsis, because if naysayers are too thickheaded to grasp what hundreds of posts have described, I am never going to convince them. But what I dont get is what all the criticism is about. It works just as I expected if not better, marketing or not. And by the way, the Sprint Booster people have been very careful to not mislead consumers in any way. They did a good job of explaining honestly what the unit does and does not do. And now that I OWN the product, I can say that.
By the way, all of the *****ing I see on here about the delay experienced when shifting into D; well, it seems to be better with the spint booster engaged. The car seems to accelerate sooner once the transmission change is completed. Its still there, but I feel improvement.
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By the way, all of the *****ing I see on here about the delay experienced when shifting into D; well, it seems to be better with the spint booster engaged. The car seems to accelerate sooner once the transmission change is completed. Its still there, but I feel improvement.
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The guys who drank the kool-aid are those guys who try to convince others that it does more than that. Of course when they are asked to explain how that is possible, they go into cornered rat mode because they cannot explain it.
Of course if your definition of fun is having a very twitchy gas pedal and seeing how quickly you can drain a tank of gas, then the SB makes a car more fun to drive.
This is a fairly harmless mod but as with every mod, you have to properly understand what the mod does and not get dragged along with the other lemmings.
01-05-2012, 09:15 PM
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What nobody touches on, or wants to mention, is the MPG effect. Since S.B basically fast tracks the gas pedal to do more with less, that also means that with all that extra oomph you get from a lighter foot, you're also using more gas (basically, when it feels faster, it also drinks more gas in this case). Anybody notice significant changes in MPG due to it inspiring them to drive more aggressively?
01-05-2012, 09:16 PM
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Whew, people sure have strong opinions about this.
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What nobody touches on, or wants to mention, is the MPG effect. Since S.B basically fast tracks the gas pedal to do more with less, that also means that with all that extra oomph you get from a lighter foot, you're also using more gas (basically, when it feels faster, it also drinks more gas in this case). Anybody notice significant changes in MPG due to it inspiring them to drive more aggressively?
01-05-2012, 11:34 PM
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Again, Sprint Booster is far more advanced than some may think or characterize. Sprint Booster contains a microprocessor that continuously monitors input. The experience that people are experiencing which is hard to explain (or uncanny as some may say), is the Sprint Booster providing a throttle response more inline with what the driver is demanding in real time. There is an algorithm element to this that is often overlooked by those who do not fully understand what Sprint Booster is or does.
We have countless customers from around the world who have tried our product. The overwhelming majority love it and talk about it to friends and on forums like this one. We want to give potential customers a chance to try our product for themselves without having to worry about their 329$ investment. We want our customers to try the product for 30 days. If it isnt for them, or they dont enjoy it, they can return it.
We invite everyone on this forum who has clear and vocal doubts to actually try our product. If you order your Sprint Booster directly from SprintBoosterUSA.com, we will even arrange to pick the Sprint Booster product up with a UPS return slip to better facilitate your trial period for the next 30 days.
No marketing foolery, No hidden fees or charges, No super technical explanations, No B.S.
We 100% stand behind our product. It sells itself!
We have countless customers from around the world who have tried our product. The overwhelming majority love it and talk about it to friends and on forums like this one. We want to give potential customers a chance to try our product for themselves without having to worry about their 329$ investment. We want our customers to try the product for 30 days. If it isnt for them, or they dont enjoy it, they can return it.
We invite everyone on this forum who has clear and vocal doubts to actually try our product. If you order your Sprint Booster directly from SprintBoosterUSA.com, we will even arrange to pick the Sprint Booster product up with a UPS return slip to better facilitate your trial period for the next 30 days.
No marketing foolery, No hidden fees or charges, No super technical explanations, No B.S.
We 100% stand behind our product. It sells itself!
01-06-2012, 08:18 AM
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can something be canny? kind of like uncanny?
01-06-2012, 08:52 AM
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Again, Sprint Booster is far more advanced than some may think or characterize. Sprint Booster contains a microprocessor that continuously monitors input. The experience that people are experiencing which is hard to explain (or uncanny as some may say), is the Sprint Booster providing a throttle response more inline with what the driver is demanding in real time. There is an algorithm element to this that is often overlooked by those who do not fully understand what Sprint Booster is or does.
We have countless customers from around the world who have tried our product. The overwhelming majority love it and talk about it to friends and on forums like this one. We want to give potential customers a chance to try our product for themselves without having to worry about their 329$ investment. We want our customers to try the product for 30 days. If it isnt for them, or they dont enjoy it, they can return it.
We invite everyone on this forum who has clear and vocal doubts to actually try our product. If you order your Sprint Booster directly from SprintBoosterUSA.com, we will even arrange to pick the Sprint Booster product up with a UPS return slip to better facilitate your trial period for the next 30 days.
No marketing foolery, No hidden fees or charges, No super technical explanations, No B.S.
We 100% stand behind our product. It sells itself!
We have countless customers from around the world who have tried our product. The overwhelming majority love it and talk about it to friends and on forums like this one. We want to give potential customers a chance to try our product for themselves without having to worry about their 329$ investment. We want our customers to try the product for 30 days. If it isnt for them, or they dont enjoy it, they can return it.
We invite everyone on this forum who has clear and vocal doubts to actually try our product. If you order your Sprint Booster directly from SprintBoosterUSA.com, we will even arrange to pick the Sprint Booster product up with a UPS return slip to better facilitate your trial period for the next 30 days.
No marketing foolery, No hidden fees or charges, No super technical explanations, No B.S.
We 100% stand behind our product. It sells itself!
I guess it is like the ole cliche', "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." In this case, if the performance feels better to the driver, it must be better. In the military, we used to have a phrase, "perception is reality." That is to say, if one perceives something, it is real to that individual...right, wrong, or indifferent, perception is reality.
If I install a Sprint Booster in my E350 and I preceive an increase in perfromance, GREAT, if not I will send it back. I have no pre-conceived expectations, I will rely simply on my "perception" of the results.
01-06-2012, 10:34 AM
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I don't see anywhere on your web page that it will fit a 2011 E350. If you have one that fits, I may be interested! I'm always looking for an increased performance in "seat of the pants feel," regardless of all the numer crunching and technical mumbo jumbo.
I guess it is like the ole cliche', "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." In this case, if the performance feels better to the driver, it must be better. In the military, we used to have a phrase, "perception is reality." That is to say, if one perceives something, it is real to that individual...right, wrong, or indifferent, perception is reality.
If I install a Sprint Booster in my E350 and I preceive an increase in perfromance, GREAT, if not I will send it back. I have no pre-conceived expectations, I will rely simply on my "perception" of the results.
I guess it is like the ole cliche', "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." In this case, if the performance feels better to the driver, it must be better. In the military, we used to have a phrase, "perception is reality." That is to say, if one perceives something, it is real to that individual...right, wrong, or indifferent, perception is reality.
If I install a Sprint Booster in my E350 and I preceive an increase in perfromance, GREAT, if not I will send it back. I have no pre-conceived expectations, I will rely simply on my "perception" of the results.
http://www.sprintboosterusa.com/download/catalog.pdf
Greetings CorvetteOJ, the above links will help you track down the Sprint Booster you are searching for.
We look forward to hearing your feedback about our product.
01-06-2012, 11:48 AM
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Dick Bipes never made a sprint booster type device. He made a SLK vario roof control via the keyfob.
01-06-2012, 03:49 PM
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It absolutely must hurt my gas mileage. But so does the V8. But I didnt buy this car for the gas mileage....
Enzo, I hear that. If I wanted good gas mileage I would have bought a Prius...lol Dude, look what You started here, this is an entertaining post.lol
Enzo, I hear that. If I wanted good gas mileage I would have bought a Prius...lol Dude, look what You started here, this is an entertaining post.lol
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01-25-2012, 10:30 AM
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http://www.sprintboosterusa.com/c-408-at.aspx
http://www.sprintboosterusa.com/download/catalog.pdf
Greetings CorvetteOJ, the above links will help you track down the Sprint Booster you are searching for.
We look forward to hearing your feedback about our product.
http://www.sprintboosterusa.com/download/catalog.pdf
Greetings CorvetteOJ, the above links will help you track down the Sprint Booster you are searching for.
We look forward to hearing your feedback about our product.
I received mine on Friday, installed it on Monday. Naturally it was pouring down rain on Monday, so could not test drive it till Tuesday. (Sorry guys, I don't drive mine in the rain if I can help it.) I have spent thousands of dollars on mods and accessories for my vehicles in my life. I have never gotten so much "bang for the buck," without increasing horsepower in my life. THIS THING ACTUALLY WORKS EXACTLY AS ADVERTISED! I set it on "maximum" (choice of 3 settings) and disconnected the selection wire. I am the only driver and only need the Maximum selection. While driving it on Tuesday, I had to retrain my right foot to prevent "jack rabbit" take offs. I could not believe the difference it made. To be honest, I was totally shocked.
I understand it is not for everyone. Although I am 65, I still drive like I'm 35...not reckless...but spirited! As I have mentioned in previous posts, I have owned 8 MB (the first 2 were 5 speeds, european specs). Other than those two, everyone of them have always had the hesitation on acceleration. I have always complained about it. For years my wife drove the MBs while I was into sports cars, so I didn't have to deal with it so often and it didn't seem to bother her.
Now that I bought the "E350" for myself, there was that damn hesitation again. Here, on this forum, I learned about the Sprint Booster. I did not believe what everyone was saying and naturally didn't believe what Sprint Booster was saying. Therefore, this long post because I have never experienced such a dramatic affect from an aftermarket accessory.
My humblest apologies for doubting the advocates and the Sprint Booster folks. Suffice it to say, it is a very impressive product that works beyond expectations. Once again this forum is worth its weight in gold. I sincerely appreciate everyone who shares their experiences and opinions and I promise to do the same. Keep the shiney side up!
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Man it sounds like they paid you to say that's but I know your speaking from real experience and just reading your post makes me want Togo out n buy this damn booster right now . Been Puttin it off for a year now but soon as winter goes away I'm ordering it for sure
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I feel I must revive this thread since I now have personal experience to share and feedback to provide to Sprintbooster.
I received mine on Friday, installed it on Monday. Naturally it was pouring down rain on Monday, so could not test drive it till Tuesday. (Sorry guys, I don't drive mine in the rain if I can help it.) I have spent thousands of dollars on mods and accessories for my vehicles in my life. I have never gotten so much "bang for the buck," without increasing horsepower in my life. THIS THING ACTUALLY WORKS EXACTLY AS ADVERTISED! I could not believe the difference it made. To be honest, I was totally shocked.
I have owned 8 MB (the first 2 were 5 speeds, european specs). Other than those two, everyone of them have always had the hesitation on acceleration. I have always complained about it.
Now that I bought the "E350" for myself, there was that damn hesitation again. Here, on this forum, I learned about the Sprint Booster. I did not believe what everyone was saying and naturally didn't believe what Sprint Booster was saying. Therefore, this long post because I have never experienced such a dramatic affect from an aftermarket accessory.
My humblest apologies for doubting the advocates and the Sprint Booster folks. Suffice it to say, it is a very impressive product that works beyond expectations. Once again this forum is worth its weight in gold. I sincerely appreciate everyone who shares their experiences and opinions and I promise to do the same. Keep the shiney side up!
I received mine on Friday, installed it on Monday. Naturally it was pouring down rain on Monday, so could not test drive it till Tuesday. (Sorry guys, I don't drive mine in the rain if I can help it.) I have spent thousands of dollars on mods and accessories for my vehicles in my life. I have never gotten so much "bang for the buck," without increasing horsepower in my life. THIS THING ACTUALLY WORKS EXACTLY AS ADVERTISED! I could not believe the difference it made. To be honest, I was totally shocked.
I have owned 8 MB (the first 2 were 5 speeds, european specs). Other than those two, everyone of them have always had the hesitation on acceleration. I have always complained about it.
Now that I bought the "E350" for myself, there was that damn hesitation again. Here, on this forum, I learned about the Sprint Booster. I did not believe what everyone was saying and naturally didn't believe what Sprint Booster was saying. Therefore, this long post because I have never experienced such a dramatic affect from an aftermarket accessory.
My humblest apologies for doubting the advocates and the Sprint Booster folks. Suffice it to say, it is a very impressive product that works beyond expectations. Once again this forum is worth its weight in gold. I sincerely appreciate everyone who shares their experiences and opinions and I promise to do the same. Keep the shiney side up!
Hard to knock it when u haven't tried it...
For those that have SB, try driving your car in S mode with SB in red for a while... Then switch to E with SB turned off... You'll start to wonder why the original pedal feel was even made that way...
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01-25-2012, 11:35 AM
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Yes, you do have a point. I should have stated in my post, there were absolutely no benefits to me for making those statements. I would even venture to say the Sprint Booster folks were somehwat surprised to read them also. I basically said earlier to the Sprint Booster folks in this thread, "I would consider giving it a try, but if it didn't work I would send it back immediately," and naturally, I would have posted accordingly.
01-25-2012, 01:33 PM
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I've been driving the wife's E550 coupe this week and I was just telling her last night that it needs a Sprint Booster. She had one on her previous W211 and she quickly agreed that this new car needs it.
Hey Sprint Booster guy, I think the 2012 E550 coupe needs the same one as you recommended for CorvetteOJ, correct?
Hey Sprint Booster guy, I think the 2012 E550 coupe needs the same one as you recommended for CorvetteOJ, correct?
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Thank you CorvetteOJ finally an unbiased report from someone who has experienced the product. I have taken so much grief for my support of SprintBooster. We have a couple other things in common. I'm also retired, 65 and live in Alabama. In another thread on this forum I questioned your wanting to use caliper covers. I take it back...go right ahead!!!
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All the nay sayers out there have NO IDEA what they are talking about. I especially despise the attackers that think they know so much without having the guts or means to even try one out. I think I've read 1, an only one, person that had "supposedly" tried it and said he was dissatisfied. Now that I am used to it, I think these cars feel worthless without it turned on. Although it was nice to turn it off last week when we had 7 inches of snow.
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Thank you CorvetteOJ finally an unbiased report from someone who has experienced the product. I have taken so much grief for my support of SprintBooster. We have a couple other things in common. I'm also retired, 65 and live in Alabama. In another thread on this forum I questioned your wanting to use caliper covers. I take it back...go right ahead!!!
01-26-2012, 07:31 AM
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All the nay sayers out there have NO IDEA what they are talking about. I especially despise the attackers that think they know so much without having the guts or means to even try one out. I think I've read 1, an only one, person that had "supposedly" tried it and said he was dissatisfied. Now that I am used to it, I think these cars feel worthless without it turned on. Although it was nice to turn it off last week when we had 7 inches of snow.
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Yes, it is very easy to install. Directions are provided, although common sense will just about get you there. It was the absolute easiest mod I ever made to a vehicle. Go for it, you won't regret it.
