sprint boosters?
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yogi_lite
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Re: sprint boosters?
Oh yes, you should..... eliminates throttle lag, great for overtaking, be the first to sprint off at traffic lights! It was formerly know as the throttle body device, happy reading!
http://www.bmw-sg.com/forums/engine...ion-section/7247-re-throttle-body-device.html
Oh yes, you should..... eliminates throttle lag, great for overtaking, be the first to sprint off at traffic lights! It was formerly know as the throttle body device, happy reading!
http://www.bmw-sg.com/forums/engine...ion-section/7247-re-throttle-body-device.html
Re: sprint boosters?
Same here!! From my E46.....& now my E60.....
It's a must have mod!!
Go for it Ann, U'll luv it!!
'The Great White'
dave;157193 said:
Same here!! From my E46.....& now my E60.....
It's a must have mod!!
Go for it Ann, U'll luv it!!
'The Great White'
mustaffalj
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Re: sprint boosters?
I'm on for almost a year, very good stuff, install it,
I'm on for almost a year, very good stuff, install it,
Re: sprint boosters?
Yes!
1st Generation were aggressive.......some of us luv it, some dun cos they have super thick skin on their feet & can't regulate the throttle.....
Then 2nd generation came in that's less aggressive.
Which is more refine & still gives you the instant response you want from your car!
Like I've said many many many many times on the 'Throttle Gadget' thread, TRYING is FREE!!
Sigh..........
'The Great White'
pingman;158831 said:
Yes!
1st Generation were aggressive.......some of us luv it, some dun cos they have super thick skin on their feet & can't regulate the throttle.....
Then 2nd generation came in that's less aggressive.
Which is more refine & still gives you the instant response you want from your car!
Like I've said many many many many times on the 'Throttle Gadget' thread, TRYING is FREE!!
Sigh..........
'The Great White'
Re: sprint boosters?
a more sensitive throttle allows you to rev the engine up faster, giving you quicker access to the higher levels of power and torque available in the upper rev range of your engine, creating a false sensation of increased power/torque.
same thing can be achieved by fully depressing your gas pedal whenever you drive because this device only makes the throttle more sensitive with respect to a given pedal position. so if your throttle was previously open by 50% when your pedal's depressed by 1 inch, with the throttle device, it is now perhaps 80% open when the pedal is depressed by 1 inch (or 100% for the 1st generation, more aggressive version)
when your gas pedal is fully depressed, the device will make no difference as your throttle will be fully open regardless.
go drag against another car without the throttle device, all else being equal you will see the same trap speed and 1/4 mile timing or less, since too sensitive a throttle response makes it harder to modulate and control, resulting in traction issues.
why install it and then train yourself to be more light-footed, as many people end up doing, when you could have simply trained yourself to mash the gas pedal harder and save yourself a few hundred bucks.
figures i quoted above were arbitrary ones but the theory still applies.
hope i made sense
a more sensitive throttle allows you to rev the engine up faster, giving you quicker access to the higher levels of power and torque available in the upper rev range of your engine, creating a false sensation of increased power/torque.
same thing can be achieved by fully depressing your gas pedal whenever you drive because this device only makes the throttle more sensitive with respect to a given pedal position. so if your throttle was previously open by 50% when your pedal's depressed by 1 inch, with the throttle device, it is now perhaps 80% open when the pedal is depressed by 1 inch (or 100% for the 1st generation, more aggressive version)
when your gas pedal is fully depressed, the device will make no difference as your throttle will be fully open regardless.
go drag against another car without the throttle device, all else being equal you will see the same trap speed and 1/4 mile timing or less, since too sensitive a throttle response makes it harder to modulate and control, resulting in traction issues.
why install it and then train yourself to be more light-footed, as many people end up doing, when you could have simply trained yourself to mash the gas pedal harder and save yourself a few hundred bucks.
figures i quoted above were arbitrary ones but the theory still applies.
hope i made sense
ACS6
Well-Known Member
Re: sprint boosters?
Louis is right. The logic is pretty simple and straight forward. It's like a voltage step-up transformer that sends a signal stronger than usual to the comp 'fooling' it that the gas pedal has been depressed more. A harmless gadget that increases responsiveness and not power but nevetheless the human brain never fails to fool itself when it comes to power figures,
Newredbug, just curious, why remove it?
Louis is right. The logic is pretty simple and straight forward. It's like a voltage step-up transformer that sends a signal stronger than usual to the comp 'fooling' it that the gas pedal has been depressed more. A harmless gadget that increases responsiveness and not power but nevetheless the human brain never fails to fool itself when it comes to power figures,
Newredbug, just curious, why remove it?
