Sprint Booster Installed!
10-08-2007, 02:37 PM
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My Ride: 07 BMW 525i Premium Package, Xenon Lighting Package, manual Transmission. Titanium Grey, 20% Tint around the back, 70% V-Kool on front.
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Originally Posted by bimmer530iguy' post='477701' date='Oct 3 2007, 07:37 PM
I bought a automatic SB for my manual transmission 530i and lately my throttle has not been as sensitive as when i first put it on. It feels like it was before I even had it. Is this weird or is it a problem, because I'm wondering if something is faulty about the device or my car adjusted to SB, or is it just because I'm running BD4001A on my manual transmission car. Any feedback or questions to help resolve this issue is greatly appreciated. thnxx 
btw, my gas consumption actually improves, not by much but noticeable (~1mpg or so). like the other have said, unplug it and see if you notice a difference, i think you might have gotten used to it
10-08-2007, 03:14 PM
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My Ride: 2008 535i, 6spd mtx, Monaco Blue w/Beige interior. Sport, Preimum, Logic 7/HD/I-Pod/USB, Nav sys, rear sunshade, HUD, PDC, Split seats,
Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='476673' date='Oct 1 2007, 07:30 PM
This is where I got the Sprint Booster.
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=...&hl=booster
Thanks to Eurocarfan for setting this Group Buy up and getting us such a discount. As an FYI, I ordered the SB on Friday afternoon. It shipped on Saturday (2 days ago). I got it this morning, here in NYC, at 10:30am. So either they work on Sunday or they flew this thing over in an F-14, because it came from Hong Kong! Talk about fast delivery. This is a great deal!
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=...&hl=booster
Thanks to Eurocarfan for setting this Group Buy up and getting us such a discount. As an FYI, I ordered the SB on Friday afternoon. It shipped on Saturday (2 days ago). I got it this morning, here in NYC, at 10:30am. So either they work on Sunday or they flew this thing over in an F-14, because it came from Hong Kong! Talk about fast delivery. This is a great deal!
I read most of the SB (lengthy thread) and didn't see a reference to application by year.....
10-08-2007, 03:24 PM
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I've only seen options for manual or auto, not make/model. You may want to email the seller directly to confirm (sale@partsexporter.com) or go to their main site and see if there's any info: http://www.sprintbooster.gr/en/
10-08-2007, 03:32 PM
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My Ride: 2008 535i, 6spd mtx, Monaco Blue w/Beige interior. Sport, Preimum, Logic 7/HD/I-Pod/USB, Nav sys, rear sunshade, HUD, PDC, Split seats,
Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='479365' date='Oct 8 2007, 04:24 PM
I've only seen options for manual or auto, not make/model. You may want to email the seller directly to confirm (sale@partsexporter.com) or go to their main site and see if there's any info: http://www.sprintbooster.gr/en/
Checked their site and it said "all models"!
10-09-2007, 07:26 AM
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My Ride: 2008 535i, 6spd mtx, Monaco Blue w/Beige interior. Sport, Preimum, Logic 7/HD/I-Pod/USB, Nav sys, rear sunshade, HUD, PDC, Split seats,
Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='479369' date='Oct 8 2007, 04:59 PM
When is your car coming? You might be the first to try the SB on a 535 and you can give other members feedback.
Still have another six - eight weeks to go
...gonna get worse before it gets better for sure. I'll post up once it arrives and I install. May be a while though as I want to get a few miles on her and develop a feel for the baseline performance level...before installing mods.
10-15-2007, 08:28 AM
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My Ride: 2008 535i w/ Sports & Permium Pkg. Silv/Blk
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If sombody could figure out how to intigrate SB into the Sport button on my LCI 535i (a la the New M3), now that would be a great mod.... 
10-15-2007, 05:43 PM
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My Ride: 2008 535i, 6spd mtx, Monaco Blue w/Beige interior. Sport, Preimum, Logic 7/HD/I-Pod/USB, Nav sys, rear sunshade, HUD, PDC, Split seats,
Originally Posted by MiamiPhill' post='481784' date='Oct 15 2007, 09:28 AM
If sombody could figure out how to intigrate SB into the Sport button on my LCI 535i (a la the New M3), now that would be a great mod....
You know that has to be doable! Seems one could just wire in a switch to one of the SB leads that would create an "open" and disable the SB...then when you want the SB engaged ala "Sport" mode - just press the switch. Seems you could run the switch wires under the carpet up behind the center stack and put your new "sport" mode switch whereever you wanted. Wonder if switching the SB on/off would cause any of the related systems to throw a fault light/code?
10-15-2007, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by HotLap' post='482042' date='Oct 15 2007, 09:43 PM
You know that has to be doable! Seems one could just wire in a switch to one of the SB leads that would create an "open" and disable the SB...then when you want the SB engaged ala "Sport" mode - just press the switch. Seems you could run the switch wires under the carpet up behind the center stack and put your new "sport" mode switch whereever you wanted. Wonder if switching the SB on/off would cause any of the related systems to throw a fault light/code?
I wonder if Bruce M. ( LCI tail light retrofit ) would take on this challenge. This is what gave me the idea ....at 2:10 into the video when Tiff hits the 'power button' he says, "....it dosen't really give you more power, it simply SHARPENS the throttle responce...so your sitting there at 1/2 a throttle and you press the power button and it just accelerates, because the throttle movement is now more sensitive....." That's a switchable SB
10-15-2007, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='477556' date='Oct 3 2007, 02:41 PM
So it looks like we've had 4 orders so far:
Kuchar
C's Bimmer
Rodybmw
KU530
Any others?
Kuchar
C's Bimmer
Rodybmw
KU530
Any others?
