30-04-2016, 03:26pm
Hi all, managed to pick up a cheap Windbooster of eBay for $A120 . Installed it on my 2013 SD4 . Given it was so cheap was willing to roll the dice and see what it is like. Installation is plug and play but getting the nuts off the accelerator assembly so you can plug it in , especially the top right one is a real PITA.
Lots of generics of this product under different names but all do the same and all have the same number of adjustable sensitivity settings.
I concur with all the other users(including non LR users) that have bought one in that it really makes a positive difference to your driving experience. Definitely much more fun, nasty throttle lag from drive by wire is now gone.
I have read lots on it by both the believers and the non believers. Nay-Sayers don't have to drag out all the articles again please or get abusive thanks. It is NOT the same pressing harder on the accelerator. Flooring the accelerator from standstill with it not installed will cause the engine to bog down for a agonising 1-2 seconds whilst that big truck bears down on you whilst you are doing a quick turn across traffic. Only eventually will the engine spool up. This no longer happens after the Windbooster is installed.
You no longer have to fear or compensate for the lag.,or do slow rolling starts before accelerating hard so this IMHO =. Best bang for buck mod you can do. I also have a bluefin remap which is great and so much smoother than stock. I would do this even before a remap.
The maximum setting is similar to accelerating in" sand mode" so not for everyday use. Middle settings of which there are 9 sub settings is great for everyday use. I don't have any measuring tools but it does feel like much more linear in its function ( like the graphs in their advertising) and not like a exponential graph of the stock function.
The device also has a off function to return driving back to stock. Also has a Eco function - drives similar to having the car in "snow mode" in the terrain setting.
Just my 2cents worth and really not worth starting another war on topic . Any nay-Sayers that haven't actually driven with one should refrain from getting carried away . Cheers
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Lots of generics of this product under different names but all do the same and all have the same number of adjustable sensitivity settings.
I concur with all the other users(including non LR users) that have bought one in that it really makes a positive difference to your driving experience. Definitely much more fun, nasty throttle lag from drive by wire is now gone.
I have read lots on it by both the believers and the non believers. Nay-Sayers don't have to drag out all the articles again please or get abusive thanks. It is NOT the same pressing harder on the accelerator. Flooring the accelerator from standstill with it not installed will cause the engine to bog down for a agonising 1-2 seconds whilst that big truck bears down on you whilst you are doing a quick turn across traffic. Only eventually will the engine spool up. This no longer happens after the Windbooster is installed.
You no longer have to fear or compensate for the lag.,or do slow rolling starts before accelerating hard so this IMHO =. Best bang for buck mod you can do. I also have a bluefin remap which is great and so much smoother than stock. I would do this even before a remap.
The maximum setting is similar to accelerating in" sand mode" so not for everyday use. Middle settings of which there are 9 sub settings is great for everyday use. I don't have any measuring tools but it does feel like much more linear in its function ( like the graphs in their advertising) and not like a exponential graph of the stock function.
The device also has a off function to return driving back to stock. Also has a Eco function - drives similar to having the car in "snow mode" in the terrain setting.
Just my 2cents worth and really not worth starting another war on topic . Any nay-Sayers that haven't actually driven with one should refrain from getting carried away . Cheers
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