You kill me Clay!
Sprint Booster where to by other then SLKfans
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got mine from slkfan
was delivered last week ... took a while and the shipping got "challenging". I have yet to install though ... just too busy at work.
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I just thought of a much better response to this question than my first one.
Sure, feel free to pass it around like your sister on prom night.
That is all, carry on.
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You may want to start a new thread titled "SPRINTBOOSTER GROUP BUY" or something like that. I can guarantee a million c-class owners would hop on.
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So I guess the moderator does not like the group buy Idea. The thread was deleted. I did not know you need permission to get a bunch of guys togeather to do a group buy??? Also I would be happy to run it through a sponsor but none of MBWorld sponsors carry the product. Any ideas guys? I PM'ed the admin.
BTW we left off with 13 people.
BTW we left off with 13 people.
Last edited by SANDOVAL; Apr 20, 2007 at 12:09 PM.
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I am still waiting for the Admin to approve the group buy. Here is the deal $250/shipped is as low as he is willing to discount. The Sprint Booster will be shipped directly to you. This is a one time offer. Send me a PM with your email address so I can send you the Link to the shopping cart to purchase.
*USD $250 include S&H via SpeedPost by Hong Kong Post. Ship directly to the buyer's address. Please allow 1 week for item dispatch. So normally, it will take 2 weeks to reach buyers' address after payment received.
*USD $250 include S&H via SpeedPost by Hong Kong Post. Ship directly to the buyer's address. Please allow 1 week for item dispatch. So normally, it will take 2 weeks to reach buyers' address after payment received.
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Sorry gentlemen, I realized I just don't have the cash believe it or not. Just got a $300 speeding ticket.
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Sorry gentlemen, I realized I just don't have the cash believe it or not. Just got a $300 speeding ticket.
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Wow ... installed
Okay just installed it and I got to say I love it. While it might seem a bit for difficult to modulate ... I feel that its something that just takes a little time to get used to. I took off the sneakers and went to more of driving shoe. 
My initial take is that because my car uses the 7 speed tranny, that we can't reset manually, this allows you to program the tranny as if your driving the car hard all the time. This makes the car shift faster and hold gears longer. This throttle response definitely seems improved. I have a car with a lot of HP and torque but if the tranny programming is slow (from driving in traffic etc) the throttle response is definitely slower. It takes a few hard runs to get the tranny to be in more aggressive mode. With the Sprintbooster I'm in aggressive mode all the time.
I can't believe a few wires makes such a big difference. This mod is only a couple hundred bucks ... DO IT!
Now as to where I purchased the SprintBooster ... I got from SLKfans and I'm glad it finally arrived. It did take a long time and there was some confusion on the shipping but at least it got here. Since SLKfans is just doing this as a favor to others, I just wanted to express my thanks.
My initial take is that because my car uses the 7 speed tranny, that we can't reset manually, this allows you to program the tranny as if your driving the car hard all the time. This makes the car shift faster and hold gears longer. This throttle response definitely seems improved. I have a car with a lot of HP and torque but if the tranny programming is slow (from driving in traffic etc) the throttle response is definitely slower. It takes a few hard runs to get the tranny to be in more aggressive mode. With the Sprintbooster I'm in aggressive mode all the time.
I can't believe a few wires makes such a big difference. This mod is only a couple hundred bucks ... DO IT!
Now as to where I purchased the SprintBooster ... I got from SLKfans and I'm glad it finally arrived. It did take a long time and there was some confusion on the shipping but at least it got here. Since SLKfans is just doing this as a favor to others, I just wanted to express my thanks.
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Guys I have the Sprint booster link But I was asked by the vendor not to post the link. If you would like to purchase a SB for $250 shipped we have an allocation of 20 units. PM me if you want the URL for the shopping cart.
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I just purchased mine I read the info on the page setup for our GB. You will get your order a week early if you place the order by the end of the day...
FYI
Exclusive discount offer for MBWorld members.
Limited time only!!! Thank you for shopping with us!
Items left: 20
Note: If you want to receive it within 2 weeks, please buy it by the end of Monday Apr 23, 2007. Then we can arrange shipment from Europe. Otherwises, it may take up to 3 weeks to arrive your address after payment.
FYI
Exclusive discount offer for MBWorld members.
Limited time only!!! Thank you for shopping with us!
Items left: 20
Note: If you want to receive it within 2 weeks, please buy it by the end of Monday Apr 23, 2007. Then we can arrange shipment from Europe. Otherwises, it may take up to 3 weeks to arrive your address after payment.
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I just purchased mine I read the info on the page setup for our GB. You will get your order a week early if you place the order by the end of the day...
FYI
Exclusive discount offer for MBWorld members.
Limited time only!!! Thank you for shopping with us!
Items left: 20
Note: If you want to receive it within 2 weeks, please buy it by the end of Monday Apr 23, 2007. Then we can arrange shipment from Europe. Otherwises, it may take up to 3 weeks to arrive your address after payment.
FYI
Exclusive discount offer for MBWorld members.
Limited time only!!! Thank you for shopping with us!
Items left: 20
Note: If you want to receive it within 2 weeks, please buy it by the end of Monday Apr 23, 2007. Then we can arrange shipment from Europe. Otherwises, it may take up to 3 weeks to arrive your address after payment.
Thanks Sandoval! I just purchased my Sprint Booster for AMG Automatic Transmission. I guess the count is down to 18 now. Timing is perfect as I should receive the Sprint Booster right around the same time my E63 arrives.
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I just ordered the Sprint Booster BDD451A2 for AMG Automatic Transmission. I did some searching and found that this is the newer version for AMG cars with a pulley. I guess this will eliminate the lag but make the throttle not so crazy by slowing down the slope slightly from the normal version thereby getting back some of the modulation for the SC motor.?
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?p=2126897
Quote
"if you have done the pulleys, then you will need the slower version. As
tune-up mods altered the torque too much on the C32, the ECU can detect
irregular torque behavior in compare to the throttle angle, hence the engine light will comes out.
We have a BDD451A2 version which is more suitable for you."
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?p=2126897
Quote
"if you have done the pulleys, then you will need the slower version. As
tune-up mods altered the torque too much on the C32, the ECU can detect
irregular torque behavior in compare to the throttle angle, hence the engine light will comes out.
We have a BDD451A2 version which is more suitable for you."
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I got buy off for the group buy finally, although we now have more then enough members that we qualified for the lower price. The vendor will sell up to 20 SB's at the $250 price. When you go to through the shopping cart you have 3 options Mercedes Automatic, Mercedes AMG and Mercedes Manual. $250/shipped for each type.
PM me if you need the URL to purchase once the 20 are gone he is going to shut down the link.
PM me if you need the URL to purchase once the 20 are gone he is going to shut down the link.
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I just ordered the Sprint Booster BDD451A2 for AMG Automatic Transmission. I did some searching and found that this is the newer version for AMG cars with a pulley. I guess this will eliminate the lag but make the throttle not so crazy by slowing down the slope slightly from the normal version thereby getting back some of the modulation for the SC motor.?
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?p=2126897
Quote
"if you have done the pulleys, then you will need the slower version. As
tune-up mods altered the torque too much on the C32, the ECU can detect
irregular torque behavior in compare to the throttle angle, hence the engine light will comes out.
We have a BDD451A2 version which is more suitable for you."
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?p=2126897
Quote
"if you have done the pulleys, then you will need the slower version. As
tune-up mods altered the torque too much on the C32, the ECU can detect
irregular torque behavior in compare to the throttle angle, hence the engine light will comes out.
We have a BDD451A2 version which is more suitable for you."
Now I am a little worried that I ordered the wrong one? With an E63 n/a motor should I have ordered the regular automatic version??
Thoughts anyone?
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I am not sure. The vendors email add. is on the site you should shoot him an email he replies quickly. He has been extreamly responsive when I send email. It looks like he has 13 left.
