996 turbo tip to paddle shift mod complete!

[Stubbsy]

After three months waiting for the steering wheel to come back from re trimming finally got my DIY paddle shift wheel fitted!
Just taken it round the block for a quick spin to make sure it works and all is ok - going to take it for a proper spin later but looks and feels better than the tip buttons already!
Special thanks to Ricola, very useful link (see below) and a helpful chap!
http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=97582

All in costs were around 450:
Steering wheel 150 (purchased a manual one)
Mercedes AMG paddles 120
Steering wheel re trim 175

[erics]

Cool!

I hear you can update the software to shift faster.

[FarQue]

Nice mod. Who did the retrim?

[Stubbsy]

erics said:

Cool!

I hear you can update the software to shift faster.

Oh can you, do you have any further detail would be interested in doing that?!

[Stubbsy]

FarQue said:

Nice mod. Who did the retrim?

Hoods Galore in Rochford, Essex

[Crimp]

Fantastic like that a lot.

[mattomg]

for faster shifting you cuuld look at the Sprint Booster V3. You need one especially for your model (I think version 166) & set it to auto mode.

Looks a good upgrade

I am looking for this Mod but am electrically illiterate so need some one to do it for me ....... for a price ?

[IMI A]

Speak to Ken at 9e

[mattomg]

Will do, thanks

[Scrump]

Sprint Booster will not change the shift speed of the gearbox when using the paddles.
It changes the throttle mapping and makes the throttle pedal give a demand to open the throttle a greater amount for the same pedal movement.
A side effect of this is that if the gearbox is in auto mode it seems to switch to a ‘sportier’ mode and change gears at higher rpms. The shift speed remains unchanged.