Blast from the Past: znod Here: Sport Auto Question
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Blast from the Past: znod Here: Sport Auto Question
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Not been to "our" forums for awhile. Hoping some remember "the old days." You may remember the performance testing Grogan and I did on our 2005 545i's, etc. Catching up, besides the 545i our more or less recent BMW's have been 3 X5's, a 335i, and the 2008 M-Roadster I still am driving (yes, along with, the still surprisingly competitive stock (14k miles) 2002 ZO6 (0-60 less than 4, and 1/4 mile less than 12 with drag radials).
The latest X5 is a 2014 X5 xDrive 5.0 M-Package in carbon black metallic--which, of course, has the sport automatic tranny. I am asking a question about this car/tranny in this forum because I think the F10 5-series sport auto tranny ought to work the same way--and the question will get more exposure here.
I want to, but am unable to, shift at about redline when shifting manually in either sport or sport+ mode (and, of course, comfort mode). And, my inability to do so is confirmed via the manual. According to the manual, the only way to shift at about redline, as I want, is to use launch control--which generally is a pretty restrictive/useless feature--one that I would have no use for except in the case of a dedicated acceleration test.
Does anyone know how I might gain the ability to shift as I want other than possibly through aftermarket software? Historically, BMW has had some "secret" features that can be accessed via specific unannounced "key combinations." I probably am hoping for too much here. But, nothing ventured nothing gained.
And, does the existing Dinan performance software for the 5-series allow shifting as I want? I suspect not, although I think maybe it raises the auto shift points--at least when in manual-shift mode. I am thinking seriously about getting the Dinan software when it is ready for the 2014 X5.
Not been to "our" forums for awhile. Hoping some remember "the old days." You may remember the performance testing Grogan and I did on our 2005 545i's, etc. Catching up, besides the 545i our more or less recent BMW's have been 3 X5's, a 335i, and the 2008 M-Roadster I still am driving (yes, along with, the still surprisingly competitive stock (14k miles) 2002 ZO6 (0-60 less than 4, and 1/4 mile less than 12 with drag radials).
The latest X5 is a 2014 X5 xDrive 5.0 M-Package in carbon black metallic--which, of course, has the sport automatic tranny. I am asking a question about this car/tranny in this forum because I think the F10 5-series sport auto tranny ought to work the same way--and the question will get more exposure here.
I want to, but am unable to, shift at about redline when shifting manually in either sport or sport+ mode (and, of course, comfort mode). And, my inability to do so is confirmed via the manual. According to the manual, the only way to shift at about redline, as I want, is to use launch control--which generally is a pretty restrictive/useless feature--one that I would have no use for except in the case of a dedicated acceleration test.
Does anyone know how I might gain the ability to shift as I want other than possibly through aftermarket software? Historically, BMW has had some "secret" features that can be accessed via specific unannounced "key combinations." I probably am hoping for too much here. But, nothing ventured nothing gained.
And, does the existing Dinan performance software for the 5-series allow shifting as I want? I suspect not, although I think maybe it raises the auto shift points--at least when in manual-shift mode. I am thinking seriously about getting the Dinan software when it is ready for the 2014 X5.
Last edited by znod; 03-16-2014 at 10:53 AM.
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