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Offline SteveS

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sprint booster?
« 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
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Re: sprint booster?
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2009, 07:52:02 am »
oi Steve NO  :signLOL:
just push the pedal down earlier ...... :fighting: :evilgrin: :grouphug:
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Re: sprint booster?
« Reply #2 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
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Re: sprint booster?
« Reply #3 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.
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Re: sprint booster?
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2009, 01:03:28 pm »
bloody costly for a something that simple then..
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Re: sprint booster?
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2009, 01:23:01 pm »
Also: random electronic components stuck in modern cars is bad.
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