Thought I'd chime in on the whole Sprint Booster debate.

Installed one today, as a Christmas Gift to my SAV, and it feels like my 4.8i X5 just went on a 1500lb diet. Really incredible the difference in how much more responsive the vehicle is.

So, for those who like to say that "this is snake oil" and "don't waste your money", all I can say is that you are the one missing out here, but that's your choice. Glad I didn't listen to you.

I've read all of the technical details (I'm a BS EE so I get all of the graphs and details of the theory behind it, and they are technically correct) and I was also a sceptic, but thought I should keep an open mind and try one. In my 30+ years of driving the "throttle by wire" has been one of the worst ideas from the auto industry, for people who really like to drive. I was in the design labs when the concept was first being tested, and you can't have paddle shifters and DSG transmissions without electronic throttle control, it just doesn't work. So we do have some good stuff from the technology, but the theory has been dumbed down to basically control our urge to have some fun with our daily drivers.

Yes, I was doing the BMW adaptive throttle reset every time I filled up my tank, and kept thinking "why do I have to do this?" every time I did it. Why do I have to "reset" the single most enjoyable part of driving my $85k BMW because someone decided how my car should think about my driving style? The reset changes the shift points, and makes the throttle marginally more linear and a bit less "soft" in the curve it is fitting to your input. The "better feeling" is nothing at all like the SB...

As a frame of reference, I have one of those "old cars (95 TT Stealth w/495+HP)" with an antiquated metal cable connecting my foot to the throttle body, not the work of a SW programmer who decided to keep the car "civil and tame" for the masses. Probably not his choice either, BTW.

It's really a good thing that driving is more than graphs and technical data, or it would be a really boring experience. We wouldn't ever need to test drive a car, we could just look at the data and buy from there... Kind of like a PC.

I'm not going to try to convince you to buy one, that's your choice, and frankly, your loss if you don't at least try it... Return it if you don't like it, you're out 30 minutes of your time (15 to install and another 15 to remove) and a few $$s in shipping.

If you feel that "just pushing harder" on an un-responsive, filtered, dumbed-down excuse for controlling your car is the best option for you, continue in your ignorant ways...

You just don't know any better, and neither did I, until today.

Let the flames begin.

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2008 4.8i X5 (2/25/08) 105k:
Titanium Silver/Black; All -HUD; Aero Kit; 22" VS-130 w/Pirellis;
///M Shifter & Fr Brakes; Gauge Rings; Console Pads; Custom Wheel & Mats; Roof Rails
Carbon Fiber: Int Trim, Nav Surround, Grill, Cluster Trim, Shifter & Eyelids
1.2" H&R; LUX AEs; LCI Tails; Rear Fogs; NBT EVO; ESS Tune; Meisterchaft GTC Exhaust