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07-23-2019, 12:14 AM | #1 |
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DISA Valves
Hey guys I'm trying to decide if I should fork up the extra money and pay for genuine DISA valves for my 3 stage intake or go with URO, Rein, VAICO, JL (a brand on pelican parts) or ECS's 'Assembled by ECS tuning' option.
Insights and feedback here based on experience would be appreciated. I did notice that VAICO seems to be the only brand that has its stuff made in Germany https://vaico.de/?lang=en |
07-23-2019, 12:08 PM | #2 |
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Hard to say, there was one unfortunate poster recently (can't remember the name) who has replaced DISA valves THREE TIMES (!!!?!?!). He was buying one of the non-BMW versions (can't remember the brand if it was VAICO or other). His last round he gave up and bought BMW OEM.
That's the only real negative account I've read. I bought a used manifold with 150K kms on it, and tested the DISA valves and they work fine and have no play in the shafts so I'm gonna just stick with these. I tested by plugging them into my car as-is, starting, and then revving through 3K rpm to 4.5K rpms, they open and shut sequentially in that range. |
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Thanks Rmtt. I was hoping to not have to use genuine DISA valves since it's easily double if not over double depending on where and which brand you're buying in comparison. |
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This is definitely one of them...
https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show...ht=failed+disa Maybe PM that user, I think he was the one... |
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Yeah....it sucks but I wouldn't want to risk it even though changing them aren't that bad. For what I bought my manifold for, it was a no brainer for me to put them in for peace of mind. Just read too many horror stories I guess.
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my car is low mileage and wanted to start fresh (at least in the parts that mattered) so I got new valves for less than 560 for both.. if I'm gonna do something to this car I'm going to do it fresh and right for in terms (hopefully) better longevity. or like rmtt mentioned, fpceuro because lifetime warranty
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