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When my CA called and told me a few months ago that my spot had come up for an M2 allocation, I had mixed feelings. I loved everything about the car except for one issue, and it was a big one....relative lack of power. It took me a day to accept the allocation over my initial build, an F80 ZCP. I knew that Dinan had a fully matching warrantied big turbo kit in the making. I thought to myself, this should solve the M2's power issue all the while still being cheaper than my $71k M3 build.

The stage 4 kit was installed over the past 2 1/2 days at Otto's of West Chester, a certified Dinan dealer/installer. My SA and I agreed to not rush things and ensure all components were done correctly, thus the longer than usual install time. Ryan, the tech is very methodical and precise (installed my exhaust and intake). He adhered to his initial price install quote which is very commendable. Extra time was performed on this procedure. I picked up my car yesterday and we went for a spirited test drive. As advertised, the car pulls very hard to redline with barely noticeable turbo lag. It's smooth with no peakiness, pretty much like stock. The drivability is cake; power comes on as expected and again, holds to redline. Those who have the sport tuner, I'll equate it to that but bumped up a notch. The intercooler is huge and will help with heat soak during the warmer months. I already felt power being zapped in 60 degree weather on my stock IC.

Is it worth the $6000 (includes install)? To me it is. It feels like a BMW OEM kit, at least initially. The MPPK on my old 435i gave 35 HP for $1700 which was solely a software tune. This Dinan package gives ~100 HP for $6k, all fully warrantied. No brainer for me.

Those of you on the fence and with the funds, I recommend it. If nothing else, you'll surprise some big, bad M3/4 drivers on the road second guessing their car purchasing decision.

Have any questions, feel free to ask....