MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Technical Workshop => Topic started by: SteveS on March 31, 2009, 10:01:24 pm

Title: sprint booster?
Post by: SteveS on March 31, 2009, 10:01:24 pm

anyone heard of these? any thoughts? i must say hill start in the manual atleast are a pain because of the delay

http://sprint-booster.co.uk/what_is_sprint_booster.asp

Title: Re: sprint booster?
Post by: john_o on April 01, 2009, 07:52:02 am

oi Steve NO  :signLOL:
just push the pedal down earlier ...... :fighting: :evilgrin: :grouphug:

Title: Re: sprint booster?
Post by: SteveS on April 01, 2009, 09:35:52 am

wasnt gonna buy, just seeing if anyone had heard of it...

seems like a good idea tho

Title: Re: sprint booster?
Post by: cmdrfire on April 01, 2009, 12:59:58 pm

I've seen these. They're generally a resistor. Throttle works the same as before, just a slightly earlier actuation. It won't improve response times or anything.

Title: Re: sprint booster?
Post by: SteveS on April 01, 2009, 01:03:28 pm

bloody costly for a something that simple then..

Title: Re: sprint booster?
Post by: cmdrfire on April 01, 2009, 01:23:01 pm

Also: random electronic components stuck in modern cars is bad.