One of the best upgrades you can make to your Sim Racing setup is a set of load-cell pedals. The mBooster takes your pedals to the next level with its active force feedback system, the motor attached to the pedal can adjust the travel, damper and rebound of a pedal, completely changing the feel and simulating everything from a cars throttle to an F1’s brake pedal. Along with this it can also produce effects like ABS, TC and Locked Wheels. There’s no need to swap out springs or rubber dampers, its all done with a few simple clicks in the software and all motorized and very quickly.
Key Specs
- 200kg max pressure
- Minimum pressure adjustment
- Minimum and Maximum Travel adjustment
- Feedback effects – ABS, TC, Wheel Lock,
- USB or Direct Moza Base connection
- Standalone use
- High Torque Motor
- One click customization
- Loadcell and Angle Sensor
Unboxing
The mBooster single pedal kit comes with the user manual, outlining all the steps to get started. Next there’s a separate power supply that plugs into the side of the motorized pedal, we also have all the cables included, with a cable to connect the pedals to a compatible Moza wheel base, a USB cable for direct connection to a PC, the power cable, a shorter RJ cable for linking pedals, the mounting hardware and tools. And the last item in the box is the mBooster pedal.
Setup
So the mBooster pedal is designed to fit and mount onto the CRP2 pedal plate, which makes it an easy upgrade if you already have the CRP2 pedal set. The base plate and extender are available separately, which means if you’re using the earlier CRP version, these pedals can be bolted on the CRP2 plate along with the mBooster pedal.
The mBooster pedal also has the option be directly mounted to an aluminium profile rig or to a predrilled pedal plate, via the mounting points, so you can also adapted the pedal to work with third-party pedals set and wheel bases.
Upgrading the CRP2 pedals is a quick and easy process, there’s a few bolts to remove the original brake pedal. And the cables are unplugged from the control box found on the under side.
The mBooster pedal is installed and bolted on with two bolts at the front and two bolts from the underside. With the pedal installed the original throttle and clutch cables that were plugged into the control box now plug into the side of the mBooster pedal.
Now you might notice the pedal is a fair bit larger and longer than the stock CRP2 base plate, while I found it feels ok driving and using the pedal on the stock pedal plate. Moza also has an optional pedal plate extender that bolts onto the back of the CRP2 base plate. This makes the whole setup look neater and adds a bit more support to the back of the pedal, which will be usefully if you want to use the pedal at its maximum pressure.
Connection
For connection there’s two different options to connect the pedals depending on what works best for you. For the first option, there’s a USB port that allows direct connection to a PC, this is good for standalone use or if you want to use it with third party wheel bases and pedal sets. The second method, allows you to connect the pedals directly to a Moza wheel base with a pedal port. And this is the method I’m using with the R12 wheel base, which is one less USB cable to the PC.
Software
The pedal is controlled with Moza’s Pit House software. There’s a heap of adjustability within the software for this pedal. The software is used to calibrate the pedal, and we can also adjust things like the minimum input pressure and the maximum force with the sliders.
There’s also adjustment for the pedal position and travel, where we can have a short travel or longer travel pedal. And you can adjust the starting and end travel position, which is good for offsetting pedals and limiting movement.
There’s dampening, rebound and natural friction settings, and these can be used to give you a hydraulic feel and add resistance to the pedals.
Along with the pedal settings there’s also effects to adjust that you can feel through the pedal. There’s thing like engine vibrations, ABS, TC, brake threshold, and wheel lock up. All of these effects are dependent on the game and what data is available, so some games will have more settings available than others
Driving Experience
With so many settings to fine tune, the pedal can be set for Formula with shorter travel with a higher pressure, or softer with a longer travel for a street car or GT3. Or even something like a softer short travel pedal if you prefer. The mBooster doesn’t just have to be used as a brake pedal it can even be used and set as a throttle or clutch pedal, so you could setup a dual or triple active pedal setup.
Driving with the pedal, it feels just like a high end load cell pedal, its smooth and with good modulation for braking.
Switching modes, depending on the car is great, jumping from a F1, and then switching to a drift or rally car and completely transforming the pedal feel just with a few clicks is impressive.
And there’s the added bonus of feedback effects, although keep in mind having too many effects turned on may be distracting for some drivers, so it’s best to only use a few effects at a time.
Final Thoughts
Overall, the mBooster is a great pedal, it’s solid, well-built, and offers an impressive range of adjustments and effects. The installation and setup process of the pedal is quick and simple, and it really transforms the pedals to the next level.
The software works well, and is easy to use with the pre-sets and there’s plenty of options to customize the pedal feel. Being able to switch between different pedal settings for different cars is a big benefit as it can be done with a few clicks, all motorized, and very quickly.
I also like it’s an expandable and open eco system where you can upgrade a pedal set with one pedal for the brake, and then add second or third pedal for the ultimate setup.
If you’re looking to upgrade your pedals and want something that’s super customizable and easy to tune to your exact preferences, the mBooster active pedal solid choice.
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