Sprintbooster
10-09-2007, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by vegastrashed' post='479593' date='Oct 9 2007, 11:35 AM
You sure you're not getting a percentage of the sale? After all, Sales is your specialty. 
Hey Vegas....speaking of sales...is your avatar for sale....
PS - back on topic, thanks to ECF for setting up the group purchase...I did take advantage of the reduced price yesterday!
10-09-2007, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by redwhiteblue' post='479377' date='Oct 8 2007, 06:02 PM
I have to warn you this is not the case. I actually just had a tune done on my car in order to get my supercharger going properly. They supposedly fixed the throttle lag and remapped the ecu to work with the charger.
Throttle response WAS greatly improved.
BUT today I finally got around to putting the sprint booster on-NO comparison to the tune. The ultimate is the tune adn the sprint booster together. Believe me the response of the pedal is instantaneous compared to simply improved with the tune. Believe me its worth it
Throttle response WAS greatly improved.
BUT today I finally got around to putting the sprint booster on-NO comparison to the tune. The ultimate is the tune adn the sprint booster together. Believe me the response of the pedal is instantaneous compared to simply improved with the tune. Believe me its worth it
rwb - thanks - good to know that I won't have to sell the SB should I end up getting a tune for the 535.
10-09-2007, 11:17 AM
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My Ride: 04' 545i SMG , Oriental Blue, Congiac Leather Interior, Nav., Park Assist, Logic 7, Sports Pkg, Cross drilled slotted rotors, ceramic pads, SS Brake lines, free flow air filter and a supercharger (coming soon)etc.....all the good stuff
Were do I pick one up, I drove one yesterday adn I am in love with this sprint booster.......
10-09-2007, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by HotLap' post='479353' date='Oct 9 2007, 12:46 AM
Any downside to the Sprintbooster that you have come across? Perhaps we'll meet at a SoCal BMW event! 
* fuel consumption is definitely more - afterall the SB does nothing more than take the digital value of the amout of pedal you are pressing, and multiplying it by a constant factor, which in turn increases the sensitivity of the accelerator. This affects people who do a lot of stop-n-go driving - they will notice a big differnce in consumption
* rear tire wear - this is particularly bad for the guys in the UK who often have wet roads and powerful diesel cars. becuase of the increase in sensitivity, your rear tires tend to spin more often (particularly when wet), and the dtc goes on more often. felt that on friday when it was wet... i guess, a bit more tire wear goes hand in hand...
these are my 2 cents to this great fun product...
10-10-2007, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by SMG353' post='479607' date='Oct 9 2007, 12:17 PM
Were do I pick one up, I drove one yesterday adn I am in love with this sprint booster.......
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=45138&st=0
10-10-2007, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by rsyed' post='479666' date='Oct 9 2007, 02:42 PM
dont get me wrong - I am a big fan of the SB and I went along in this forum hype to get one, but one thing i did notice was that:
* fuel consumption is definitely more - afterall the SB does nothing more than take the digital value of the amout of pedal you are pressing, and multiplying it by a constant factor, which in turn increases the sensitivity of the accelerator. This affects people who do a lot of stop-n-go driving - they will notice a big differnce in consumption
* rear tire wear - this is particularly bad for the guys in the UK who often have wet roads and powerful diesel cars. becuase of the increase in sensitivity, your rear tires tend to spin more often (particularly when wet), and the dtc goes on more often. felt that on friday when it was wet... i guess, a bit more tire wear goes hand in hand...
these are my 2 cents to this great fun product...
* fuel consumption is definitely more - afterall the SB does nothing more than take the digital value of the amout of pedal you are pressing, and multiplying it by a constant factor, which in turn increases the sensitivity of the accelerator. This affects people who do a lot of stop-n-go driving - they will notice a big differnce in consumption
* rear tire wear - this is particularly bad for the guys in the UK who often have wet roads and powerful diesel cars. becuase of the increase in sensitivity, your rear tires tend to spin more often (particularly when wet), and the dtc goes on more often. felt that on friday when it was wet... i guess, a bit more tire wear goes hand in hand...
these are my 2 cents to this great fun product...
10-13-2007, 11:58 AM
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My Sprint Booster just arrived today!! Can't wait till I have a car to install it in!! sigh...only another six or seven weeks 
10-15-2007, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 5er Sport' post='481609' date='Oct 14 2007, 10:40 PM
I got to try Katheikia's 545 today with Sprintbooster installed and all i can say it's just awesome 
a must have mod in your car. 
a must have mod in your car.