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Old 12-02-2006, 02:06 AM
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okay,
i saw on here the other nite (but can't find it now) a thread 'bout an in line module that goes behind the throttle pedal, suposedly it basicaly gives you that cable throttle response-
(manual throttle response)-
Looked up the site- found the only dealers for it are like Singapore, Australia, etc.
Has any one seen anything like this in the US, it made sense it was still fly-by-wire but they said it was more responsive- and it gave you back full control of the pedal w/o the slow acceleration of fly-by-wire
 
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Old 12-02-2006, 03:16 AM
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your thinkin of the Sprint Booster, Dont know where to get it though
 
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Old 12-02-2006, 12:10 PM
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yes sir, Sprint Booster, thats what i'm lookin' for -
does anyone know anything about this or a comperable part-
i read the make up, and it sounds right up my alley-

any help PLEASE


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Old 12-02-2006, 12:30 PM
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no problem, I really wanna get one too. My friend has a CL600 and he got one and he said it made a huge differece of throttle response on his V12. Dont imagine it would be 100% the same being the lack of 8 cylinders, but probably somewhat comparable
 
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Old 12-02-2006, 01:20 PM
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i sent an e-mail to the Singapore location-
just tryin to find out if they would ship here and if they are compatible w/ the US versions-
no answer yet-
 
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Old 12-02-2006, 01:47 PM
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Wont the computer adapt to this devise making it useless over time?
 
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Old 12-02-2006, 02:35 PM
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i take it, the unit loops the standard system and basicly runs more like an electronic cable-
not 100% sure -
still trying to research it-

i did find a Crossfire(Chrysler) Forum where they are ecstatic over it, thinkin bout joining their forum just to ask 'bout it-
 
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Old 12-02-2006, 02:39 PM
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"Appereantly what it is is a positionmeter that further-calibrates the accelerator with the throttle body in order to get rid of that DBW (drive by wire) jerkyness that benzes seem to have..... the end result is more like driving a BMW or a high-performance jap-car when it comes to throttle response. So at the end it leaves the ECU tunning bone-stock, so no HP / TQ gains are seen, just plane throttle response and feel. "
BENZWORLD. forum
 
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Old 12-02-2006, 02:51 PM
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http://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=163724
i'm @ work rite now (no access to e-mail or anything) so i cant join any to check but if any body has any idea PLEASE let me know-
 
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Old 12-02-2006, 02:59 PM
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I went to the sprint boost website but cant understand anything since its in other languages. Where else could this be bought? Maybe get a group buy?
 


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