Anyone doesn't like the sprint booster?
04-20-2010 | 12:41 AM
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I sell the Sprint Boosters. I sold the V1. ABSOLUTELY HATED IT! Had it on my car. I also have the Dinan Stage 2 ECU Remap. I installed the Velocity Unit to try on my car. Also hated it. Now I ordered the SB V2! I have no idea how it will be. It has yet to come. I am pretty sure I will like it on the highway.....I hope. The on/off and 2 mode switch is perfect!@
04-20-2010 | 03:23 AM
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My Ride: 2006 550i | Silver-Grey- A08 | Premium - Sport Package | Adaptive Headlights | Logic 7 w/ CD Changer | Bluetooth | Park Distance Control | Xenon Headlights | Comfort Access [s]Sprint Booster V1[/s] | K&N filter - Stock Box w/ Charcoal Filter Removed | Clear Side LED Markers | Matte Black Grilles | RPI Air Scoop | RPI 550i GT Exhaust | 12" Kicker w/ AMP | Headlight Euro Overlays | ACS Rep Roof\Trunk Spoilers |MTEC V2 Angel Eyes | 6000k HID Fog Lights | 19" VMR v710 Stag Wheels | Hankook Ventus V12 Evo K110 Tires | Debadged | LED Courtesy Door Lamps | Sprint Booster V2 | Painted Calipers | M pedals\shift knob | HID License Plate Bulbs | R1 Drilled\Slotted Rotors | Hawk HPS Brakes| ACS replica front lip |
I think the Green mode in SB V2 is more like the V1. Red or Race is much more responsive. I switch to red more on the open road.
04-20-2010 | 03:40 AM
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My Ride: Alpine White 2006 530Xi (SLD)
I sell the Sprint Boosters. I sold the V1. ABSOLUTELY HATED IT! Had it on my car. I also have the Dinan Stage 2 ECU Remap. I installed the Velocity Unit to try on my car. Also hated it. Now I ordered the SB V2! I have no idea how it will be. It has yet to come. I am pretty sure I will like it on the highway.....I hope. The on/off and 2 mode switch is perfect!@
BTW is there any way to wire the switch into the little panel where the seat-heater controls and PDC button etc are? It'd be cool if you could switch it from there. Or from the steering wheel would be even better - like the "star" button, or smth... just thinking "out loud"
04-20-2010 | 04:24 AM
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My Ride: Jan 2006 E63 650i Sport
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Sport version (includes: sport-seats, sport-suspension, M-Sport steering wheel, Anthracite headliner, Shaddow Line), Saphire Black, Black Dakota Leather, Anthracite Maple Wood trim, Steptronic Auto, Xenons, NAV-Professional with Voice Control, TV, CD-Changer, Bluetooth, Logic7, Head-up Display, Comfort Access, Seat Heating front, Auto Dimming & Folding Mirrors, Extended Auto Air Conditioning, PDC.
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20" Alpina Softline (Classic) with Dunlop Sport Maxx non-RFT (255/35/20 & 285/30/20)
I have the V1 Sprint Booster and had it on my last 2 diesels, the LCI 525dA (with the LCI auto) and my pre-LCI 530dA (old auto). It was an absolute must have in the diesels, because you have that initial lag below 1300rpm, even with my 530d being remapped.
With my current petrol pre-LCI 550iA (old auto), I took the Sprint Booster out in winter because it was a nightmare on the snow. With a lot of my driving being in and around the city with a typical max speed of 30-50mph (50-80kph), and a lot of stop and go traffic, it can be quite jumpy with the Sprint Booster, so I have taken it out for normal day to day city driving.
However, when I take it on longer journies or out of the city for some fun driving, the Sprint Booster goes back in because it totally transforms the driving experience
Now a days it only takes me about a minute to fit or remove it, so that's why I've held back on getting the V2.
With my current petrol pre-LCI 550iA (old auto), I took the Sprint Booster out in winter because it was a nightmare on the snow. With a lot of my driving being in and around the city with a typical max speed of 30-50mph (50-80kph), and a lot of stop and go traffic, it can be quite jumpy with the Sprint Booster, so I have taken it out for normal day to day city driving.
However, when I take it on longer journies or out of the city for some fun driving, the Sprint Booster goes back in because it totally transforms the driving experience
Now a days it only takes me about a minute to fit or remove it, so that's why I've held back on getting the V2.
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