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That's why a few years ago, most Dinan dealers were located inside BMW dealerships. That cooperative agreement has ended, which is why you see Dinan basically making piggyback units for the new series cars (they don't have access to the unlocked coding anymore) and why many Dinan dealerships are independent shops now. (Some of us are lucky to have our BMW dealer still be a licensed Dinan dealer, but I understand that isn't all that common anymore).
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If they were just another bunch of freelancing tuners without an inside edge, why was it Dinan and not any other tuner who was co-located with BMW dealerships across the country? It's not my place to dispute the word of Mr. Dinan, but when you look at the circumstances (a: the only tuner with a fully cracked code years before anybody else, and b: the same tuner being the only one in the country integrated into BMW dealerships) conclusions are easy to draw.
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Just an FYI. I was reading through the marketing stuff on the S2 tune on Dinan's website and ran across a statement about having the top speed limiter removed for manual trans cars but retained on automatics. So I inquired about whether the limiter is removed on DCT equipped cars being they're technically a manual trans too. I got word that DCT equipped cars also have the top speed limiter removed.
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Rumors aside, Dinan is definitely way ahead of the aftermarket curve despite their tunes being more conservative. |
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EDIT: My local shop doesn't know when the deal will end, but says he has never seen a sale like this in 20 years. Last edited by Dthltm; 02-03-2017 at 11:44 AM.. |
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I am interested in getting this but then I started looking up some dynos on Dinan Stage 2 and it seems many have results lower than expected, not getting near declared peak HP or torque. Torque definitely increased, but HP didn't increase as much as expected at peak, but did increase over the range.
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Called my Dinan rep and like others have said here, he said the half price sale is through February. I didn't get it at that sale price, but I would do it again even at the price I paid.
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I have a 135is (#399) and still feel the S2 was worth it. PE sounds as lovely as ever.
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i cant believe you guys spend your money on such old yet very expensive tuning solutions, and i dont wanna hear warranty as an excuse ive had my turbos, transmissoon and plenty other things replaced under cpo without a problem flashing back to stock with cobb.
now i run MHD and i highly suggest you check it out its only gonna run you about 220$ thats including the tablet and cable and software yet you'll spend a tiny fraction and get a much more better software but thats just my opinion and it ends there it just hurts to see all that money go to waste for me i guess when down the road most people end up getting a real flash eventually pun intended |
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I'm glad you're one of the fortunate ones that can just use the MHD software straight away and haven't had any issues. For me seeing the combination of MHD having problems with unlocking locked DMEs and someone with an unlocked DME seemingly having a bricked DME, I don't want to be that lucky lottery winner. As I've gotten older, my time has become more and more a precious commodity. I don't have the time to have to deal with long drawn out issues. How I gauge whether something is worth me trying with the probable required time spent is using my calculated hourly rate for what I get paid at work. I can tell you the cost savings between the MHD and the sale price of the Dinan tune isn't worth it when I factor in the risk involved and my hourly rate having to deal with it. Last edited by zx10guy; 02-04-2017 at 06:28 AM.. |
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First I really need new wheels and tires more to make my daily driver better. it's just that the sale makes this really enticing. Got PPK last month and the car is great, I just want to understand the pros and cons of Dinan before I pull the trigger Last edited by Dthltm; 02-04-2017 at 12:01 PM.. |
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Dinan Stage 2 installed on my '09 135i for about $600 at Bimmers R Us in St Louis yesterday. Extremely pleased with power, torque and smoothness of the throttle response. Fuel mileage on way home was 29 running 70 mph based on fill up (not car computed). Car is completely stock except phoenix charge pipe. Fresh walnut blast and plugs. Will install ATM fmic as soon as they get another production run.
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