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10-15-2007, 09:23 PM
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We should also ask my530i if he could look into modifying the SB with a switch. Or maybe just email the company and ask if it's possible.
mrfva, did you go to the group buy thread and go to that link I supplied to order the unit? That link was the group buy site set up by PartsExporter for the special $250 shipped pricing. If you ordered from their store on eBay, you would have paid $300.
mrfva, did you go to the group buy thread and go to that link I supplied to order the unit? That link was the group buy site set up by PartsExporter for the special $250 shipped pricing. If you ordered from their store on eBay, you would have paid $300.
10-16-2007, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='482123' date='Oct 16 2007, 12:23 AM
mrfva, did you go to the group buy thread and go to that link I supplied to order the unit? That link was the group buy site set up by PartsExporter for the special $250 shipped pricing. If you ordered from their store on eBay, you would have paid $300.
Let's say I got too excited in ordering the SB, and forgot to order from the GB page. Andy was kind enough to refund the shipping and handling charges, but I paid him for his eBay fees --- which I think is fair. So, mine was out the door for $270 vs $250.
...can't wait!
Btw, thanks for setting this up.
10-16-2007, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='482123' date='Oct 16 2007, 01:23 AM
We should also ask my530i if he could look into modifying the SB with a switch.
B/T/W - This is a great idea guys. I get nervous with my wife driving the car from time to time, as she has NO idea that the car has the SB installed. LOL! All I need is to get a call one day that she tapped on the accelerator and slammed into the garage wall or another car for that matter...
10-16-2007, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='482251' date='Oct 16 2007, 11:50 AM
Fred can easily do this.
B/T/W - This is a great idea guys. I get nervous with my wife driving the car from time to time, as she has NO idea that the car has the SB installed. LOL! All I need is to get a call one day that she tapped on the accelerator and slammed into the garage wall or another car for that matter...
B/T/W - This is a great idea guys. I get nervous with my wife driving the car from time to time, as she has NO idea that the car has the SB installed. LOL! All I need is to get a call one day that she tapped on the accelerator and slammed into the garage wall or another car for that matter...
10-16-2007, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='482248' date='Oct 16 2007, 08:37 AM
Let's say I got too excited in ordering the SB, and forgot to order from the GB page. Andy was kind enough to refund the shipping and handling charges, but I paid him for his eBay fees --- which I think is fair. So, mine was out the door for $270 vs $250.
...can't wait!
Btw, thanks for setting this up.
10-16-2007, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by MiamiPhill' post='482056' date='Oct 15 2007, 07:23 PM
I like how your mind works 'HotLap', I think we are on to something here....... 
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
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
10-17-2007, 06:36 PM
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This SB really sounds like a must have. Anyway, do I need to have a remap? What exactly is a remap? and what does it do? Sorry, I'm new to whole mod thing. Thanks. 
10-17-2007, 07:16 PM
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REMAP- reprogramming the car's ecu for additional gains in horsepower and torque (for 530, ~10 hp&torque gain). no remap is required with the SB.
Don't mod. its an expensive and addictive habit. Sometimes I regret going to those Socal e60 meets. j/k
Don't mod. its an expensive and addictive habit. Sometimes I regret going to those Socal e60 meets.
j/k
10-17-2007, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by alpinewhite' post='482936' date='Oct 17 2007, 11:16 PM
REMAP- reprogramming the car's ecu for additional gains in horsepower and torque (for 530, ~10 hp&torque gain). no remap is required with the SB.
Don't mod. its an expensive and addictive habit. Sometimes I regret going to those Socal e60 meets. j/k
Don't mod. its an expensive and addictive habit. Sometimes I regret going to those Socal e60 meets.
j/k
10-17-2007, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='482942' date='Oct 17 2007, 08:41 PM
Yeah, save your money or invest it. You'll be driving a nicer car in a few years instead of dumping your hard earned cash into this car.
i know C, I should. but grad school is around the corner
. ill be oweing lots of money. when im done with school, Im thinking of getting an used m5 e60 or f10.
C, did you get my pm about CF roundrels?