Sprint Booster SALE for 4th gen 4Runner, Limited time. Reduces delay of drive by wire

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At the request of many members I worked a deal on this and am passing it on.

NOW IN STOCK. I'm running this price for a few days and see how they sell, but will have to raise it soon.

Burtman Industries Sprint Booster, V3 SALE!

If any questions, etc, you can always call and order over phone too, or text 717-319-2100

(I've sold a slew of these for the Honda Ridgeline (another vehicle with the same issues as the 4Runner) because that truck has some natural hesitation and people loved them. ALSO, I've been selling these for the 5TH GEN 4Runner, which doesn't have as much delay as the 4th gen, and people still love them and are getting them. These don't give more hp, which many think that's what it does. It makes the vehicle feel more like there's a direct link, a cable link from the pedal to the throttle body, which most of these drive by wire setups still aren't instant like an old school cable would be. Gives a more instant feel when merging from an exit onto the highway, more instant response when mashing the throttle, and quick pass bys where you may need to get out the way quick, it's just all around more instant.)

Below are some recent installs on 5th gen 4Runner, (remember, delay isn't as bad as 4th gens, and great feedback:

sprint booster on 5th gen, t4r link
 
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Got one on the way...after driving a neighbor's 5th gen with one of these, I've been wanting to get rid of my soggy pedal.
 
I never heard about this mod before. Is this only for the VVTI engines, or were the earlier gen4’s drive by wire as well? Mine is an ‘04 V8. I honestly never looked at it close enough, just assumed it was cable controlled.
 
I never heard about this mod before. Is this only for the VVTI engines, or were the earlier gen4’s drive by wire as well? Mine is an ‘04 V8. I honestly never looked at it close enough, just assumed it was cable controlled.

Yep, yours is drive by wire, all 4th gen are, and this will work.

Does this also include the controller? Others have described 3 driving modes but your link seems to indicate only a single band/no controller..?

Yep, this is the LATEST VERSION there is with the controller. Which you can mount in a switch blank, or, if you don't want to, you can just set it, and unplug it and it will SAVE the position you left it in, and you don't need that part anymore, and just keep it in the glovebox.

Burtman Industries Sprint Booster, V3 SALE!

The 5th gen guys are loving these and they work.
 
Doubt that it does, but does anyone know if this affect gas mileage either good or bad?

some people claim small differences but I guess it would depend on what the relay actually does. my guess is they just are not used to driving in those RPM ranges.. I don't think it is changing fuel ratios or anything relative to an actual custom tune but rather just eliminating the communication delay and allowing you to set the threshold of the pedal to be more sensitive.
 
Limited time for the product itself or the discounted price?

Would love to purchase one of these sometime but there’s just so much I want/need to do with my 4R still!


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Ordered mine on Monday, it arrived on Wednesday...great shipping!

I installed it this evening, set to Green 9 and took a spin. WOW!! It really shines during part-throttle acceleration from cruising speed, e.g. passing, accelerating uphill. Also wakes things up during acceleration from dead stop, more of a positive launch when you put the pedal down than the factory buffered gradual throttle opening.

I dialed it back to Green 5 for errand-running just to get a feel for it, might try the Red settings after I get a good baseline.

Thanks for the price reduction, it was enough to pull me off the fence.
 
Ordered mine on Monday, it arrived on Wednesday...great shipping!

I installed it this evening, set to Green 9 and took a spin. WOW!! It really shines during part-throttle acceleration from cruising speed, e.g. passing, accelerating uphill. Also wakes things up during acceleration from dead stop, more of a positive launch when you put the pedal down than the factory buffered gradual throttle opening.

I dialed it back to Green 5 for errand-running just to get a feel for it, might try the Red settings after I get a good baseline.

Thanks for the price reduction, it was enough to pull me off the fence.

Great! Yea, it's crazy how much difference you feel. I finally got my neighbor to do it for his 2004. His wife now is thanking me too. I guess when she drive it and needed to merge onto the highway she said it wasn't fast enough or scary, and now she's happy.

sprint booster on 4th gen, t4r link Still on sale for now and in stock :)
 
Just ordered. Looking forward to it. It's definitely one thing that I've noticed an issue with in the month and a half I've owned my 04.
 
I’ve been thinking of trying this out in my 5th Gen because it’s a slug, but never once considered it for my 4th. To be honest I’m surprised it’s even being offered… really feel the 4th is dialed in pretty well.

I think it's a solution in search of a problem.
 
I’ve been thinking of trying this out in my 5th Gen because it’s a slug, but never once considered it for my 4th. To be honest I’m surprised it’s even being offered… really feel the 4th is dialed in pretty well.

I think it's a solution in search of a problem.

I don't know man, I think it's pretty awesome. It may be true that it helps the 5th gen more but the throttle response on my truck is improved.

You could easily swap it between your trucks to see.
 
I don't know man, I think it's pretty awesome. It may be true that it helps the 5th gen more but the throttle response on my truck is improved.

You could easily swap it between your trucks to see.

Are you not geared up, or running really large tires where this is helping with the overall feel? Maybe it’s different for everyone.

I haven’t bought one yet, but ya, if I can swap it from the 5th or 4th id try it just to see what it does but the throttle response on my 4th lever really left me with any complaints… I also have regular cars, so it’s not like I am desensitized to truck peddle feel either.

Not gona lie… Apples to apples V6 vs V6 my 200k mile lifted 4th feels like it’s got more throttle response and get-up-and-go than the brand new 2018 Limited. Kinda sad when you think about it.
 
I haven’t bought one yet, but ya, if I can swap it from the 5th or 4th id try it just to see what it does but the throttle response on my 4th lever really left me with any complaints… I also have regular cars, so it’s not like I am desensitized to truck peddle feel either.

Not gona lie… Apples to apples V6 vs V6 my 200k mile lifted 4th feels like it’s got more throttle response and get-up-and-go than the brand new 2018 Limited. Kinda sad when you think about it.

This is a little odd as I've been hearing the delay is worse on the 4th gen than the 5th, since the tech from the 4th gen is the same from 03-09, much older and the 5th's are better. But, again, might be subjective to what owners are used to and what other vehicles they've driven in the past.

My best advice is, if you think your truck feels a little laggy on the throttle and you've wondered why or are realizing it now, then this is something that will make it better. If you're happy with the truck and have no complaints on the responsiveness, then no problem.

I can say everyone that has tried one didn't want to remove it after they felt the difference. Now, this is NOT the same unit for all year 4Runners. The 5th gen unit is different, so 4th and 5th gens get their own units. When you order, you choose your year and that's how we know which one to send you.

For you, and those with a 5th gen, there's some more buzz here with some recent installs: 5th gen sprint booster comments, etc]

sprint booster on 4th gen, t4r link Still on sale for now and in stock :)
 
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Burtman Industries Sprint Booster, V3 SALE! -Still some in stock at this nice price. Only about 6 left. After those are gone, takes a few weeks to get more.

***AND you don't have to mount anything if you don't want to! You can set it where you want it, then remove the cord, like an aux cable and keep in your glovebox in case you ever want to change it down the road. Many do this, that don't want to mount the switch. It remembers the setting for life.
 

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