I have the sprint booster on my Toyota 4Runner bc the truck has terrible acceleration, in reality it is not making it faster . It is only tricking the throttle . It is basically opening the throttle sooner so rather than me mashing down my peddle to accelerate the sprint booster is setting it so you only have to push the peddle slightly down. I like it on my 4Runner but I don’t think I’d be adding one to the type s.
To me, it really felt like the car was faster. Not by a whole lot, but I can definitely tell a difference without it and with it installed. There’s actually a video I saw in youtube (It was installed in a truck) where the 0-60 times dropped by a few milliseconds after a Sprint Booster was installed.
It's a debatable topic for sure. You could ask Derek Robinson - he'll be honest with you on how they work vs a tune - but he's not a fan of booster modules, especially with a tune because of the type of signals it sends. With a custom tune you can achieve the same results but in a better way (electronically communicating with the ecu correctly) & sell the sprint booster. (I'm sorta paraphrasing what I remember him saying) No point in having both really. People have said both his stage 1/1+ & Phearable tunes do the same thing with the throttle. No boosters function exactly the same.
Good point. I may as well swap all 4 up top while it's all open still. Waiting on PTP to send me a turbo blanket with the correct plaque on it that's not all jacked up before bolting everything back up.
Ahh ok. I remembered you had a different down pipe but couldn't remember which one. The TSP came with a gasket & the PRL front pipe came with 2 that I know you're aware of. Now that I'm typing this, I'm thinking the TSP came with its own just to connect to the front pipe down low as well. I've been so busy that I can't even think straight - I'll pull the other gasket out tomorrow, but I'm thinking it's just another 3 hole one now actually.
My guess it is the 3 hole soft style gasket.Ahh ok. I remembered you had a different down pipe but couldn't remember which one. The TSP came with a gasket & the PRL front pipe came with 2 that I know you're aware of. Now that I'm typing this, I'm thinking the TSP came with its own just to connect to the front pipe down low as well. I've been so busy that I can't even think straight - I'll pull the other gasket out tomorrow, but I'm thinking it's just another 3 hole one now actually.
yeah I'm pretty sure on that too. I'm in a pot roast coma state of mind right now.
Yes you are right since a few guys are saying the same thing. I can achieve the exact feeling with the Phearable tune since they do the same thing with the throttle. Derek may chime in and will probably say it’s not compatible, but if it does I’ll definitely keep it. I just want to make full use of the Sprint Booster so I asked if it’s compatible with a tune or not. If not, I can just sell the Sprint Booster and definitely go for the tune that my hondata on my desk is waiting for… Hehehe!
You are correct it adjusts throttle sensitivity, I doubt it makes 0-60 time faster but definitely helps with reaction time when hitting the gas peddle .
What was your method? I was going to take these 2 out tonight but I'm a little paranoid - if I snap one I'm screwed. Did you use the 2 nut method & penetrating oil? No heat?
I moved the car before I started so the damn cat was hot AF even though I just had it on for a minute or so. I did spray it with liquid wrench. Hardware came right off. Factory studs I used both nuts as jam nuts and removed them without issues.
Frustrating messing with hot stuff for sure. I've been down since Sunday so everything's cold AF. I'll probably just lubricate it tonight then, see if the double nut works tomorrow. Use torch if I need to.
