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07-24-2009, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by brabusw209amg' post='953356' date='Jul 24 2009, 05:25 PM
Well, I gotta see if it's money well spent or they are all aFe (a fake erection) mod. 
i forgot who I got that from.
i forgot who I got that from.
07-24-2009, 02:00 PM
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OK. I have now driven the car about 90 miles with the SB. I like it but I do not think it is quite as amazing as some members say that it is.
There is no doubt that it makes the gas pedal more responsive. In fact, my wife told me that she was getting carsick (which she never gets) and asked me if the SB makes the ride "rougher".
The SB does make the gas pedal more responsive. Power does come on faster once you hit the gas. But it is still not as good as the stock 540i Sport was in terms of throttle response. When I floor it, I still feel an initial delay. The delay is shorter with SB but still there. But once the power does come on, the engine definitely revs up faster because the SB is giving the engine a stronger throttle signal.
Is SB worth $300? Yes. Would it be worth $1000, I don't think so as I still observe a delay between application of WOT and full power from the engine. The delay is just less.
I understand that the SB for manual trans is stronger and more responsive than the one for auto trans.
There is no doubt that it makes the gas pedal more responsive. In fact, my wife told me that she was getting carsick (which she never gets) and asked me if the SB makes the ride "rougher".
The SB does make the gas pedal more responsive. Power does come on faster once you hit the gas. But it is still not as good as the stock 540i Sport was in terms of throttle response. When I floor it, I still feel an initial delay. The delay is shorter with SB but still there. But once the power does come on, the engine definitely revs up faster because the SB is giving the engine a stronger throttle signal.
Is SB worth $300? Yes. Would it be worth $1000, I don't think so as I still observe a delay between application of WOT and full power from the engine. The delay is just less.
I understand that the SB for manual trans is stronger and more responsive than the one for auto trans.
07-24-2009, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by BulldogE60' post='953419' date='Jul 24 2009, 06:09 PM
I hate the lag as well. Thats why I got the a manual 
As for your wife, I think as you keep driving you'll be able to better "control" the feeling and it won't be as bad.
As for your wife, I think as you keep driving you'll be able to better "control" the feeling and it won't be as bad.
07-24-2009, 02:39 PM
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still on the fence about getting one. everyone seems to like it but i really dont drive fast. 300 is over half the money for the umnitza front end and side skirts 
kit>SB
kit>SB
07-24-2009, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Alpine White Girl' post='953453' date='Jul 24 2009, 06:39 PM
still on the fence about getting one. everyone seems to like it but i really dont drive fast. 300 is over half the money for the umnitza front end and side skirts kit>SB
kit>SBIf you are like my and love to floor it all the time, it is worth $300 for the greater initial surge.
I still want to swap mine for a M5 though. I am a power junkie.
07-24-2009, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by sdg1871' post='953202' date='Jul 24 2009, 02:34 PM
In the last 3 years, I have flown about 300,000 miles on Continental
07-25-2009, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='953155' date='Jul 24 2009, 12:03 PM
Airbus and Air France are not marques I like to see together when turbulance is involved. It wouldn't surprise me to hear that the reason Flight 447 went down was due to the French pilots surrendering to a storm. j/k
I'll probably go to hell for laughing so hard at that comment...
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Originally Posted by Alpine White Girl' post='953453' date='Jul 24 2009, 06:39 PM
still on the fence about getting one. everyone seems to like it but i really dont drive fast. 300 is over half the money for the umnitza front end and side skirts kit>SB
kit>SB
07-25-2009, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by itiswhatitis' post='954046' date='Jul 25 2009, 09:15 AM
I'll probably go to hell for laughing so hard at that comment...
Besides they had to stop firing off fireworks at EuroDisney because the French Army kept retreating then too! So there is definitely a precedent here! 