Hello all,
I've had my car 11 days. I-drive is a piece of cake. I can't understand why journalist stress its cumbersome nature (which is accurate) but then fail to explain the ocean of additional features and adjustments that could only be possible through such an interface? I still haven't fully broken the motor in yet. I'm at 800 miles. I have an observation that I was hoping a few of you might comment on: I don't think the throttle is very sensitive. Probably the result of throttle mapping. The 550 can take off very smoothly and cruise in a nice lazy manner, but the pedal really needs to go down for max power. In my 04' X5 and in my previous 740i sport (which did have stage 2 dinan software) the engine responded to very small increments of pedal movement. Pushing the pedal down half way in the 7/X5 feels like it delivers 80% of maximum torque. Conversely, The 550 gas pedal feels like its well suited to a driver with a clumsy right foot. I like the more agressive throttle mapping. But I don't believe Dinan makes software for this engine. Maybe because of valvetronic? As a caveat, I must say that I have spent VERY little time in Drive Sport since I'm keeping the revs down. I'm just curious if anyone agrees with this assessment? Regards, DRP |
The answer is right there: SPORT button. Drive with it on and I bet that is what you are looking for.
BTW, Dinan doesn't have software for neither 4.4 V8 nor 4.8 V8. |
Yea, I know what you mean. Its probably because of the power, if it was as sensitive as others you would be spinning wheels at every light. It just takes some getting used to. You need to learn how to apply the right amount of equal pressure to get the throttle reponse you are looking for. :thumbsup: I wonder if the 530 and 525 are the same?
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Originally Posted by katheikia' post='356156' date='Nov 14 2006, 03:18 PM
I wonder if the 530 and 525 are the same?
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I'm guessing our 550s are throttle-by-wire and our 740s were mechanical. Also, feel free to remove the charcoal filter anytime ... throttle response is enhanced some when it breathes easier. :thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by tachyon' post='356183' date='Nov 14 2006, 08:14 PM
I'm guessing our 550s are throttle-by-wire and our 740s were mechanical. Also, feel free to remove the charcoal filter anytime ... throttle response is enhanced some when it breathes easier. :thumbsup:
DRP |
I wish 5er throttle response was as good as 3er.
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Originally Posted by my530i' post='356481' date='Nov 15 2006, 03:15 PM
I wish 5er throttle response was as good as 3er.
Yea, i had a loaner 330, and the throttle reponse was much better than the 550. I wonder if anything can be done about this? |
Throttle response getting worse as series model going up from 1er to 7er, I guess :think:
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solution = sprint booster!! You'll never look back again! trust me on this one...
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Originally Posted by 525iSE' post='357211' date='Nov 17 2006, 03:47 AM
solution = sprint booster!! You'll never look back again! trust me on this one...
Any idea were I can get one. I did a little reading on it. Looks good. Problem is most literature was in different languages. |
I dono about where to get one over there, but over here, its readily available everywhere.
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sprint booster? WTH is that?
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Originally Posted by my530i' post='357339' date='Nov 17 2006, 01:10 PM
sprint booster? WTH is that?
After a whole day of searching, I found out alot of info on the sprint booster from, out of all places, the benzworld forums. Well they have nothing but great things to say about it. Most of them got from here: http://www.slkfans.com/ |
Originally Posted by 525iSE' post='357312' date='Nov 17 2006, 11:42 AM
I dono about where to get one over there, but over here, its readily available everywhere.
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I had it on my E60, but I took it out, because it actually became too responsive for me. I can even do wheel spin on turns!! Its a very good mod, if your car is not responsive, and you get bad acceleration from standstill. Its great for people with smaller engines and bigger wheels, because the wheels will lag their car down, but the sprint booster will put it back to original feel. I'd recommend it to anyone actually, if they like to drive fast.
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Man, put sprint booster on V8 4.8L will spin tires like a diesel V8 :wow:
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Originally Posted by my530i' post='357523' date='Nov 18 2006, 12:53 AM
Man, put sprint booster on V8 4.8L will spin tires like a diesel V8 :wow:
Yea, that would be sick, now we just need a test dummy... |
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