group buy??

 

We can do a group buy, but we are limited on the price we can offer due to our agreement with the manufacturer.

Our best 'NAM group buy' price is $315 each for minimum of 5. For a minimum of 10, we will INCLUDE FREE SHIPPING to CONUS (excluding Alaska). CA sales tax is extra.

We offer a 30-day Money Back Guarantee.

Ken

This offer is good thru 2008. Contact me if you need more time...

 

I would be interested but I think I would rather take a 4 hour trip to see Jan which would equal the same affects of the sprint booster + more wheel hp

 

Superfluous Post? Um, of course a tune is going to give you more hp whereas the sprint booster does even claim to. I think we would ALL rather have a RMW tune over JUST the sprint booster. Me, well I will want both

I would be interested as well even though the results of the SB in MY car were not what I expected but a mere 4.5% discount for a group buy doesn't motivate me in anyway in todays economy

 

It was my understanding that Jan can alter the DBW maps the same as the sprint booster. So how could it help to have both? If you want to have the RMW tune and then piggy back that with the sprint booster why wouldnt you just have Jan go more extreme with the DBW maps. Or anothe way to look at it is: if Jan can alter the DBW to a value of x then you put the sprint booster on and it changes the DBW map to x squared, why wouldnt you just have that value changed by Jan during the tune in the first place. Maybe I am not understanding?

 

I am sure you are understanding just fine. My apologies j. I am in quite a cantankerous mood today. I guess my point was a RMW tune and simply getting a sprint booster are just two different things. I understand Jan can do the samething a sprint booster can do. No more outta me for now.

 

Jan can improve throttle response but not like what you get with the SB.

I've played around with it and give it a . Money back guarantee. If you don't like it, send it back.

Longboard

 

my first reaction when i heard about the sprint booster was that it seemed to be a complete waste of money. i mean all it does is make the car accelerate like you pressed the accelerator more than you actully did. however the fact that it cost over $300 made me very curious as to why they would ask so much money for such a bs product. i couldn't justify paying over $300 for an item which there weren't too many reviews on for the mini, but i thought for the cost of the used one i found it would be worth checking out.

i'm very happy that i did. it FEELS like the car has more power than it actually does, it gives the impression that there's more torque at lower revs. its also more responsive when removing your foot from the accelerator (like when you abruptly remove your foot off the gas above 5k rpm). every so often my sister likes to drive my car after i've installed a mod and see how the car's changed. after installing the SB her reaction was that the car was noticably faster than it had ever been. i think that a mini combined with the m7 AGS and the sprint booster would have the placebo effect of about 20hp. it feels faster

while increasing hp and building a faster car is often whats focused on when modding a car, it doesn't necessarily mean the car will be more fun to drive or that it will add to overall satisfaction for the driver (especially on a daily driver where your not spending all that much time in upper rpm). my car is more enjoyable now than ever before. i think that installing the SB and removing the partition between the intake and the cowl have added just as much to my satisfaction as installing my pulley.

now if i can just find an ags...

 

I really would like to try the SB but the price keeps me away from it at the moment...maybe when I'll have done all the other things I want to do to my car I can save money for it...

 

When you have someone like Longboard (as he has one of the most modded kick *** mini's on the planet) and k-huevo who knows more about modding minis than I ever will, giving it the thumbs up this should mean something.... What annoys me is most of the people who bag this product out have not actually tried it.
I have one I like it, it may not be for everyone but until you try it how will you know?

 

Thank you Dman - that is exactly the challenge we face. It truly is a product you need to experience in order to appreciate its effectiveness - which is why we offer the money-back guarantee.

It really does make the MINI 'fun to drive'...

Ken

 

+1

I have been in K-Huevos mini and I can say without a doubt the SB makes a difference! Like I said I want one but the price isnt right for me thats all. Not bagging on the product. I have tried in my mini as well. Takes about 3 minutes to swap out

 

I have had mine on my mcs and it feels awesome with no drop off in power between changes but and it is a big BUT ,recently the car has gone back to having a little dip off between changes and hesitant moments which i thought was a dodgy lead or plug ,but i removed the SB drove a few miles and it felt awfull so when i got home i installed it again and hey presto its an animal again ,have i somehow reset the SB to learn again or is it a set program,other than that ive been well happy with mine

 

after having the SB in my car for a few more days i have to say i hope people reading this thread realize just how much fun the SB adds to the mini.

with the 30 day back guarantee i'd say give it a shot, it really changes the car and you have nothing to lose.

i'm surprised how much i like it

 

Hi Paul, thank you for choosing the Sprint Booster for your MINI!

The MINI's adaptive ECU will adjust to the Sprint Booster, usually over about 1 week after installation. During this period, the SB's effect will become slightly milder than the initial installation (but still fun!). By removing the SB and driving for a short time, you effectively reset the adaptation to the SB. I'm sure you noticed a big difference when you removed the SB, proving it was still doing its job.

Since it only takes 5 minutes to install/remove - it's a great way to re-awaken the SB. Most people are fine with the 'milder' adapted SB since it's still an improvement over stock.

Cheers,
Ken

 

BRG, thanks for sharing!

It's difficult to quantify a big increase in 'fun factor', but you hit the nail on the head!

Ken

 

Hold on hold on hold on. From what I gathered in this thread...it's a $300 + mod for something that makes your car "FEEL" faster? haha.

It might increase the fun factor. But would this also decrease my MPG ratio?

 

were there ever 2 versions of this? a more responsive and a less responsive. So can we purchase today for the 315.00 each shipped?

 

Only if you change your driving habits - if you accelerate at the same rate as pre-SB, then no change in mpg.

Ken

 

There are basically two versions. The 'Plus' (NME1900), recommended for the manual transmission has a slightly more aggressive mapping than the 'Standard' (NME1901) recommended for the automatic transmission. (Make selection from pull-down menu).

You can use either SB with either transmission types, but we recommend as above, based on customer feedback.

Ken

 

So can we purchase today for the 315.00 each shipped?

 

jtack,

Our best 'NAM group buy' price is $315 each for minimum of 5. For a minimum of 10, we will INCLUDE FREE SHIPPING to CONUS (excluding Alaska). CA sales tax is extra.

We offer a 30-day Money Back Guarantee.

This offer is good thru 2008. Contact me if you need more time...

We've had enough orders from NAM to qualify you for the $315, but I don't have 10 orders to meet the 'free shipping' offer....

Ken

 

[FONT=Arial]OK, I had to try it with the 30 day money back guarantee. It only took about 5 minutes to install last night. It does seem to make shifting my 6 speed easier and does seem faster. Driving to work I only used about the 1st 10% of peddle travel as compared to about 50% normally. Not sure if I like that. I may send it back and get an Ipad [/FONT]

 

I have the first model without the three settings on my 2002 MCS, 6 speed. I have spent, over the years hundreds on the MSD coil, wires, intakes, exhaust etc etc. , and this was the best investment by far (no pulley so I can't compare that)

I put this on, and it's like I have a whole new engine. I did reset the DME, and 3 weeks later, I'm still amazed how good this thing really is. It has put the fun back in my tired old car (89k miles) and now I enjoy running her hard again.

BTW, last week in mostly stop and go around town, I got just shy of 24mpg. That's about all I have ever managed on this car.

 

If this is true then it is a wonderful "unintended consequence" for me. For many reasons my car runs rich. On the SB, I now have logged miles with it and would happily share my experiences. But I won't do that in an environment in which I am prejudged as a fanboy or advocate.