Removed Spoint Booster during wet/snow conditions - anyone else?
12-31-2009, 04:54 AM
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In my diesel 525d and 530d the Sprint Booster was a must have IMHO all year round, simply because the engine does not react as quickly at very low revs and means you can minimise the wheel spin from a standing start.
However with my new petrol 550i I am having real traction problems in these wet/snow conditions... yes, I know, it sound like a bit of a now brainer that combination
After taking the Sprint Booster out yesterday, its become much easier to control / minimise the wheel spin. Its only a 1-minute install, so as soon as it gets dry again the SB will be fitted again 
Anyone else taken their Sprint Booster out due to the slippery weather conditions.
( ps. obviously I am seriously struggling not to floor it the whole time with my new toy, so that maybe could have something to do with the traction problems
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However with my new petrol 550i I am having real traction problems in these wet/snow conditions... yes, I know, it sound like a bit of a now brainer that combination
After taking the Sprint Booster out yesterday, its become much easier to control / minimise the wheel spin. Its only a 1-minute install, so as soon as it gets dry again the SB will be fitted again Anyone else taken their Sprint Booster out due to the slippery weather conditions.
( ps. obviously I am seriously struggling not to floor it the whole time with my new toy, so that maybe could have something to do with the traction problems
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12-31-2009, 05:08 AM
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12-31-2009, 05:44 AM
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mine hasnt been touched since i put it in.. you have on good all seasons or winter tires im assuming xbmwx?
then again im female so i can be either real gentle or real rough..lol
then again im female so i can be either real gentle or real rough..lol
12-31-2009, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by melimel' post='1082253' date='Dec 31 2009, 03:44 PM
mine hasnt been touched since i put it in.. you have on good all seasons or winter tires im assuming xbmwx?
then again im female so i can be either real gentle or real rough..lol
then again im female so i can be either real gentle or real rough..lol
Yeah you're clearly at an advantage on this one!I am running winter tyres, so it sounds like my right foot is the problem here!
That said, everyone is struggling with the snow and ice-rain here, so I should probably just let the DSC do its job and fit the sprint booster again -- I do miss the enhanced throttle response, especially in the city.
12-31-2009, 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by melimel' post='1082253' date='Dec 31 2009, 07:44 AM
then again im female so i can be either real gentle or real rough..lol
I got the velocity throttle controller, so I just turn it down a notch or two.
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I didn't remove my SB but even with dedicated snows, you really have to have a very light throttle tip in with the 550 or the rear end wants to start rotating. In the snow, when starting out, I touch my car's gas pedal as if there was a egg between my foot and the pedal. This is a direct result of the 550's gobs of low end torque.
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