Two words I never thought I'd say: Sprint Booster
07-21-2010, 12:21 AM
#81
its kind of like, if you drive a slow car for a while and then get into your max it feels REALLY fast for a while. in this case, its more like youre driving a normal maxima, then you get in one where theres a 5lb weight on your toe so every throttle input is a little deeper than youre used to
07-21-2010, 05:36 AM
#82
Just out of curiosity, do either of you test-drive cars before you purchase them? Because you really don't have to, it seems.
Somewhere in Russia, there's a mail-order bride packing her bags.
07-21-2010, 06:40 AM
#84
07-21-2010, 06:48 AM
#85
This conversation sounds so familiar.
http://forums.maxima.org/4890763-post88.html
http://forums.maxima.org/4196737-post23.html
http://forums.maxima.org/4889536-post85.html
http://forums.maxima.org/4890763-post88.html
http://forums.maxima.org/4196737-post23.html
http://forums.maxima.org/4889536-post85.html
I went the complicated way I guess.
07-21-2010, 06:50 AM
#87
These analogies could go on all day. Seriously. That logic is such a total fail, it's hilarious. Well, at least I'm having fun with it.
Got any more?
07-21-2010, 06:52 AM
#89
On a serious note, I really do like your analogies.
07-21-2010, 06:57 AM
#90
Hmm. Okey Dokie. You know, the short-throw shifter analogy is actually pretty spot on now that I think about it more.
The two implementations are very similar, in that you're operating a device with reduced input time. I have them both now, so...
The two implementations are very similar, in that you're operating a device with reduced input time. I have them both now, so...
07-21-2010, 06:59 AM
#91
07-21-2010, 07:04 AM
#92
BTW, kids, I have the sensitivity on my computer mouse cranked pretty high. I've always configured my mice like that during normal computer use... because it's faster. The only time I go in the opposite direction is when I'm messing around with detailed graphics.
Infer what you will. I'm just saying...
Infer what you will. I'm just saying...
07-21-2010, 07:08 AM
#93
BTW, kids, I have the sensitivity on my computer mouse cranked pretty high. I've always configured my mice like that during normal computer use... because it's faster. The only time I go in the opposite direction is when I'm messing around with detailed graphics.
Infer what you will. I'm just saying...
Infer what you will. I'm just saying...
07-21-2010, 07:27 AM
#94
07-21-2010, 07:35 AM
#95
You guys got me rolling.
And actually, now that I think about it. When I play modern warfare, I crank my controller sensitivity up to level 10. (the highest it can go)And it honestly makes me a better player. In other words, I have the sprint booster mod on my playsation 3...
And actually, now that I think about it. When I play modern warfare, I crank my controller sensitivity up to level 10. (the highest it can go)And it honestly makes me a better player. In other words, I have the sprint booster mod on my playsation 3...
07-21-2010, 07:48 AM
#96
http://www.sprintboosterusa.com/t-dealers.aspx
I keep seeing people post the same stupid ****e. "There is no throttle lag", "if you want to eliminate throttle lag, push the pedal a little farther", etc....
Everyone, and I mean everyone who has tested this product on the Maxima, and the G35 and the BMW's that I have talked to love this product. Everyone was skeptical just like most of you. 95% of the people who have tested the booster bought one. The other 5% want one but don't want to pay full retail price or just couldn't afford it. I have not personally heard of any complaints from the people I have helped buy one of these. I have sold over 60 through 3 different forums and not a single person said this is BS thanks for wasting my time. They all had the same reaction. "Holy crap it really does work!"
So you can all sit in front of your computer and bash the product which you have not tried, in blissful ignorance, or you can go out and try it and form a real opinion based on experience not on conjecture or opinion.
Only one person in here that has been bashing the product has actually used the sprint booster and said he didn't like it. But it sounds to me that he bought a new "mod" and instead of testing it before hand to see how his car reacted, just plopped it in the car and went autocrossing. He assumed there would be no learning curve and that he would not have to change his driving habits a little bit. Maybe it sucked on the crossfire, or maybe the driver had zero patience. Or maybe he should have tried the product before a "race day" to get a feel for how much it remapped his throttle.
07-21-2010, 08:00 AM
#97
Ray, I follow everything you're saying with agreement, until you started surmising what was behind 2slow's experiment with the Sprint Booster and that Crossfire. That part is pure conjecture about another man's experience. It may or may not be accurate, but we don't know without driving that Crossfire.
Just like 2slow doesn't know without driving your Maxima, (or mine).
Repeated because this is important:
Just like 2slow doesn't know without driving your Maxima, (or mine).
Just like 2slow doesn't know without driving your Maxima, (or mine).
Repeated because this is important:
Just like 2slow doesn't know without driving your Maxima, (or mine).
07-21-2010, 08:06 AM
#100
Seriously? I thought I was on a roll this morning.Yes, it varies car to car.
07-21-2010, 08:10 AM
#101
07-21-2010, 09:15 AM
#102
Ray, I follow everything you're saying with agreement, until you started surmising what was behind 2slow's experiment with the Sprint Booster and that Crossfire. That part is pure conjecture about another man's experience. It may or may not be accurate, but we don't know without driving that Crossfire.
Just like 2slow doesn't know without driving your Maxima, (or mine).
Repeated because this is important:
Just like 2slow doesn't know without driving your Maxima, (or mine).
Just like 2slow doesn't know without driving your Maxima, (or mine).
Repeated because this is important:
Just like 2slow doesn't know without driving your Maxima, (or mine).
07-21-2010, 09:26 AM
#103
Or is he?
His arguments are uncharacteristically energetic.Let's see what's next from our friend, 2slow.
(BTW, this thing belongs in my mod list, right next to the short-throw shifter. Thanks again, Ray.)
Last edited by Rochester; 07-21-2010 at 10:08 AM.
07-21-2010, 10:45 AM
#104
I'm going to give it a try, its all well and good to argue about what it does or does not do, without trying it, but if they really install it for free I don't see a reason to not test it out.
That being said anyone want to tackle the questions I asked in my last post?
edit: also sorry for missing your link knight in the 85+ posts I read in their entirety... was there a need for a *****y response when I said I would go test one out and post my thoughts? That's what you have been saying you wanted.
Second edit : The only place listed within 2 hours of me only carries the BMW line so let the debate rage on...
That being said anyone want to tackle the questions I asked in my last post?
edit: also sorry for missing your link knight in the 85+ posts I read in their entirety... was there a need for a *****y response when I said I would go test one out and post my thoughts? That's what you have been saying you wanted.
Second edit : The only place listed within 2 hours of me only carries the BMW line so let the debate rage on...
Last edited by crystalline; 07-21-2010 at 10:57 AM.
07-21-2010, 10:47 AM
#105
I'm going to give it a try, its all well and good to argue about what it does or does not do, without trying it, but if they really install it for free I don't see a reason to not test it out.
That being said anyone want to tackle the questions I asked in my last post?
That being said anyone want to tackle the questions I asked in my last post?
07-21-2010, 10:49 AM
#106
Dealerships in North America: http://www.sprintboosterusa.com/t-dealers.aspx
Crystalline, there's a shop 27 miles from you.
[edit] only bmw at that shop? Bummer. Maybe you can work out a deal with them on special order? Pay their shipping if you decide you don't want it.
Crystalline, there's a shop 27 miles from you.
[edit] only bmw at that shop? Bummer. Maybe you can work out a deal with them on special order? Pay their shipping if you decide you don't want it.
Last edited by Rochester; 07-21-2010 at 11:07 AM.
07-21-2010, 11:33 AM
#107
07-21-2010, 11:35 AM
#108
But people don't have to waste money. They can try it for free and form their own opinion instead of listening to conjecture from people who have not even tried the thing. And I really don't car about your opinion of it either. I just post because I want to educate some people who want to get rid of throttle lag.
And until you actually get off your butt, go out and try the thing, anything you say is an opinion not a fact. If you want to state a fact, try it out then come back and say it is a waste of time and money.
No one said this added any horsepower. It eliminates throttle lag, and mashing the pedal to the floor does not eliminate throttle lag. Reflashing the ecu like technosquare, reduces throttle lag, and the spring booster eliminates throttle lag. If you push the pedal halfway to the floor and it takes 10 seconds to respond, then pushing the pedal all the way to the floor will still take 10 seconds to respond.
And until you actually get off your butt, go out and try the thing, anything you say is an opinion not a fact. If you want to state a fact, try it out then come back and say it is a waste of time and money.
No one said this added any horsepower. It eliminates throttle lag, and mashing the pedal to the floor does not eliminate throttle lag. Reflashing the ecu like technosquare, reduces throttle lag, and the spring booster eliminates throttle lag. If you push the pedal halfway to the floor and it takes 10 seconds to respond, then pushing the pedal all the way to the floor will still take 10 seconds to respond.
07-21-2010, 11:40 AM
#109
What is this mysterious lag everyone keeps talking about? Is it the .05 seconds it takes to press the petal to 50% throttle position and the .05 seconds it takes for the signal to be processed? I don't see how this thing could do anything but eliminate that small amount of time by starting at like 40% throttle when you first step on the petal. It certainly cant make the car process the signal faster.
Or am I missing something? If you just decided every time you hit the gas to drop it to 40% throttle position instead of 10% isn't that the same thing? If it isn't why not?
Or am I missing something? If you just decided every time you hit the gas to drop it to 40% throttle position instead of 10% isn't that the same thing? If it isn't why not?
But in the mean time can someone try to answer my questions!!
07-21-2010, 11:42 AM
#110
I dont see how it would eliminate the lag as well. a lag is lag, unless you reprogram the ECU or change the throttle body. going from 0% to 10% and 100% the lag would be the same.
07-21-2010, 11:49 AM
#111
07-21-2010, 12:06 PM
#116
Meh. 
If there's one thing I feel good about, it's that I've made some very positive contributions to this forum, with current friends who respect my opinion. That's why I felt confident putting this out there.
If there's one thing I feel good about, it's that I've made some very positive contributions to this forum, with current friends who respect my opinion. That's why I felt confident putting this out there.
Last edited by Rochester; 07-21-2010 at 05:37 PM. Reason: SoonerFan and I are self-moderating
07-21-2010, 12:07 PM
#117
Meh. If there's one thing I feel good about, it's that I've made some very positive contributions to this forum, with current friends who respect my opinion. That's why I felt confident putting this out there.
Now, if I were to ooze out of the OT as a cancer on the 5th gen forum, to be universally despised within every thread I infected... well, that would be a different matter entirely. If that were me, I think I'd just go shoot myself.
If there's one thing I feel good about, it's that I've made some very positive contributions to this forum, with current friends who respect my opinion. That's why I felt confident putting this out there.Now, if I were to ooze out of the OT as a cancer on the 5th gen forum, to be universally despised within every thread I infected... well, that would be a different matter entirely. If that were me, I think I'd just go shoot myself.
07-21-2010, 12:17 PM
#118
No, that's a good point, Jason, and speaks to what it is you want in a car.
Let me bring it around to what I want in a car, which is a positive driving experience. 0-60 and 1/4 mile times are important to some, but not to me. This is my daily driver. And it's more fun to drive now.
Let me bring it around to what I want in a car, which is a positive driving experience. 0-60 and 1/4 mile times are important to some, but not to me. This is my daily driver. And it's more fun to drive now.
07-21-2010, 12:20 PM
#119
No, that's a good point, Jason, and speaks to what it is you want in a car.
Let me bring it around to what I want in a car, which is a positive driving experience. 0-60 and 1/4 mile times are important to some, but not to me. This is my daily driver. And it's more fun to drive now.
Let me bring it around to what I want in a car, which is a positive driving experience. 0-60 and 1/4 mile times are important to some, but not to me. This is my daily driver. And it's more fun to drive now.
I just dont see how it CAN eliminate the lag since all it does is changing the throttle pedal output but the lag is actually between the ECU and the throttle body.
its like replacing a 2 inch water pipe with a 3 inch one but still using the same tap.
Last edited by jasonmax; 07-21-2010 at 12:22 PM.
07-21-2010, 12:33 PM
#120
oh come on, just do a 20mph roll to 60mph from the time you you press down the pedal with and without the "Booster". I want to see how it eliminates the lag.
I just dont see how it CAN eliminate the lag since all it does is changing the throttle pedal output but the lag is actually between the ECU and the throttle body.
its like replacing a 2 inch water pipe with a 3 inch one but still using the same tap.
I just dont see how it CAN eliminate the lag since all it does is changing the throttle pedal output but the lag is actually between the ECU and the throttle body.
its like replacing a 2 inch water pipe with a 3 inch one but still using the same tap.
Booster = Fun.This thread is fun, too.