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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 12:27 AM
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oh, so when u floor it the car actually sets a timer before it shifts gears and stuff

might have to get one of theses my self



iv heard its just the same as putting the car into sport mode though?





and how come u fit this device to your pedal and not your main car computer, surely that makes all these gear / acc decisions not the pedal lol??


ah crap im auto
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by russdx' post='905163' date='Jun 9 2009, 09:27 AM
oh, so when u floor it the car actually sets a timer before it shifts gears and stuff

might have to get one of theses my self



iv heard its just the same as putting the car into sport mode though?





and how come u fit this device to your pedal and not your main car computer, surely that makes all these gear / acc decisions not the pedal lol??


ah crap im auto
Because the cars are 'fly by wire' the SB basically re-maps the signal from the accelerator,(taking out the lag) thats sent to the engine.

It's not quite like being in sport mode, because when you ease off the accelerator the gears will naturally change up for cruising, unlike sport mode where it will hold the gears and change up at higher revs.

The SB only affects low end acceleration, it basically gets you to full revs earlier in the travel of the pedal.

With the SB you can still cruise if you want, but it brings the power in so much more quickly, when you really want to step on the 'loud' pedal.... That's when it becomes fun!

The SB does not give any more BHP, it just gives the feeling of more power... and it does that extremely well!!
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