Pedalbox vs. Sprint booster, a no-brainer!
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Pedalbox vs. Sprint booster, a no-brainer!
I've been toying with buying a Sprint Booster for my 2000 E55 AMG. I was frustrated that they seemed the only game in town. I started hunting the 'net to find an alternative and came across a manufacturer in Germany called DTE Systems that makes a similar device called the PedalBox. The model name is a bit lacking in creativity, but the product most certainly isn't. It has 3 settings like the Sprint Booster, but EACH of those settings has 3 sub-selections which allow for exceptional fine tuning of your shifting performance. After I read the additional info on the German website, I was chomping at the bit! Gimmie, gimmie! I searched for a distributor in North America and found TWM Performance in Canada. They are currently offering the Pedalbox on sale for $299 shipping included, which is $30 less than the Sprint Booster. So, I went ahead and ordered the Pedalbox and am waiting its delivery. I'm sure I made the right decision! Here's their website: http://www.twmperformance.com/pedalb...s-pedalbox.htm (BTW, I am in no way affiliated with DTE Systems or TWM Performance. I didn't even get any special discounting beyond its current sale price, for that matter!)
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You're absolutely right,, looks like a sprint booster & seems great,, i have a sprint booster in my C55 now, and i like it toooo much,, i think its worth to
try a PedalBox either, but it needs to customizing a loong wires to bring the controller inside,, otherwise we can put it above the fuse box
(under the hood)......
ZAYED,,
,,You're absolutely right,, looks like a sprint booster & seems great,, i have a sprint booster in my C55 now, and i like it toooo much,, i think its worth to
try a PedalBox either, but it needs to customizing a loong wires to bring the controller inside,, otherwise we can put it above the fuse box
(under the hood)......
ZAYED,,
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Our Acc. sensor located beside the fues box(front the vauum booster), we must to make a loong wires to bring the controller
inside, isn’t....??
ZAYED,,
inside, isn’t....??
ZAYED,,
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I actually got off my *** and bothered to look and I'm NOT seeing any means to hook it up under the accelerator pedal. So, it looks like the Pedalbox will have to install in the engine compartment in front of the vacuum booster. In a weird way, I'm almost glad it doesn't install inside of the cabin. That way, I just might set it and forget it! (Note: I went back and modified one post and deleted another to prevent erroneous information I posted earlier from staying on the thread. Sorry!)
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Don’t need to get that worry my friend...,, i have the sprint booster under the hood now, can choose the mode you like & leave it there,,
The Acc. sensor in almost all MB models from "96 to 2002" located beside the fues box,, after "Dec/2002" the sensor located in the Pedal itself,
be sure that all sensors(which we have & after our models)has a 6-pins & sharing the same theory,,
just we need to bee coooool & enjoy with this "PedalBox"........
ZAYED,,
,, i have the sprint booster under the hood now, can choose the mode you like & leave it there,, The Acc. sensor in almost all MB models from "96 to 2002" located beside the fues box,, after "Dec/2002" the sensor located in the Pedal itself,
be sure that all sensors(which we have & after our models)has a 6-pins & sharing the same theory,,
just we need to bee coooool & enjoy with this "PedalBox"........
ZAYED,,
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Don’t need to get that worry my friend...,, i have the sprint booster under the hood now, can choose the mode you like & leave it there,,
The Acc. sensor in almost all MB models from "96 to 2002" located beside the fues box,, after "Dec/2002" the sensor located in the Pedal itself,
be sure that all sensors(which we have & after our models)has a 6-pins & sharing the same theory,,
just we need to bee coooool & enjoy with this "PedalBox"........
ZAYED,,
,, i have the sprint booster under the hood now, can choose the mode you like & leave it there,, The Acc. sensor in almost all MB models from "96 to 2002" located beside the fues box,, after "Dec/2002" the sensor located in the Pedal itself,
be sure that all sensors(which we have & after our models)has a 6-pins & sharing the same theory,,
just we need to bee coooool & enjoy with this "PedalBox"........
ZAYED,,
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Thanks for posting the pictures, Zayed! UPS finally delivered my Pedalbox this evening and I had it out of the package and in my Hammer within 10 minutes! (Having it install under the hood and not under the throttle pedal does have its advantages.) I immediately set the unit on Sport+ mode, position +3, the Pedalbox's maximum setting, and went for a drive. WOW!!! My ride was a screamin' beast in that setting! I unintentionally broke the tires loose accelerating around a corner with the ESP setting ON! Gear shift transitions were much improved as much of the "fly by wire" shift lag was eliminated, an absolute plus and necessity, IMHO! For now, I've settled on the mid-level Sport mode, position +1 setting for my day to day cruising and commute driving. In short, I'm way happy with my new Pedalbox and highly recommend it to other E55 AMG owners! The Pedalbox is an A+ purchase!
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Yep, I love it! Just so you know, the setting I thought I'd use for day to day driving is actually a bit too "hot" for my daily driving so I've dropped the setting down to Sport, position -2. This, I think, helps prove my original point as to how flexible the Pedalbox is compared to the Sprint Booster. (Remember it has 3 positions with 6 sub-settings each for a total of 18 possible settings!) This is the sort of thing that will drive the perfectionists insane. ; )
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I've been toying with buying a Sprint Booster for my 2000 E55 AMG. I was frustrated that they seemed the only game in town. I started hunting the 'net to find an alternative and came across a manufacturer in Germany called DTE Systems that makes a similar device called the PedalBox. The model name is a bit lacking in creativity, but the product most certainly isn't. It has 3 settings like the Sprint Booster, but EACH of those settings has 3 sub-selections which allow for exceptional fine tuning of your shifting performance. After I read the additional info on the German website, I was chomping at the bit! Gimmie, gimmie! I searched for a distributor in North America and found TWM Performance in Canada. They are currently offering the Pedalbox on sale for $299 shipping included, which is $30 less than the Sprint Booster. So, I went ahead and ordered the Pedalbox and am waiting its delivery. I'm sure I made the right decision! Here's their website: http://www.twmperformance.com/pedalb...s-pedalbox.htm (BTW, I am in no way affiliated with DTE Systems or TWM Performance. I didn't even get any special discounting beyond its current sale price, for that matter!)
If DBW systems are so good and so effective, then why do ALL manufacturer's now supply cars with various drive modes available? Sport mode, M-sport mode, R-mode, they all have different names, but effectively do the same thing in regards of throttle response. Turn the wick up to "Sport" and throttle responses are sharpened. This is EXACTLY what Sprint Booster and Pedalbox seek to achieve. Previous to my Merc, I had an E46 Beemer with DBW, and hated the throttle response. Even a reset did very little to help. The problem ultimately was that the car had no pre-defined settings as regards the throttle sensitivity, and would over time, default to the lowest settings it could think of. A reset helped slightly, but only temporarily. The Sprint Booster and its' ilk, eliminate this problem forever!
Anyone who believes this sort of mod is "snake oil", clearly does not understand how modern cars work. Responsiveness = driveabalilty (sic).
