[tranck]

Hi Guys - anyone have this installed and if so, how did you like or dislike it?

[dwp2002]

I have the Dinan Stage 1 Performance Tune and the Dinan Cold Air Intake. Two great mods that you can definitely feel, but don't impact driveability at all.

[CosmosMpower]

5k is ridiculous. I have the sport tuner ($200), resonator delete and rear exhaust. The sport tuner is pretty good for the low price for a street car, it's completely worthless on the track though as it starts cutting out at high rpm's. The exhaust is pretty tame, you get more pops and burbles but it's barely louder than stock otherwise.

I would go straight to an aftermarket downpipe and a real flash tune like Hex or BM3.

[No Boost]

Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

5k is ridiculous. I have the sport tuner ($200), resonator delete and rear exhaust. The sport tuner is pretty good for the low price for a street car, it's completely worthless on the track though as it starts cutting out at high rpm's. The exhaust is pretty tame, you get more pops and burbles but it's barely louder than stock otherwise.

I would go straight to an aftermarket downpipe and a real flash tune like Hex or BM3.

Stage 1 is $1600 but still overpriced. The same power/tq levels can be achieved with the sport tuner set to race mode +4 psi target.

[gnhm3]

Dinan is overpriced but the tune is solid and you have that piece of mind at the end of the day. I had the stage 2 installed for a little and I was happy with it. If anyone is interested in Dinan I know a dealer who gives great deals on them.

[ceedawg]

Dinan the famous don’t want to affect my warranty tune Many have had no problem using the various tunes offered with better results when it comes to the dealer. 1600.00 is ridiculous for the results.

[josepi123]

I still have dinan stage 1.

I can say a few things like the guys pointed out, its expensive, mainly because of the warranty, but other than that you can get the same performabce improvement or even more going with a different route.

I do feel the extra HP, it added about 20 more, and and bumped the torque. I opened a thread long time ago regarding this and sure at 1st we made the mistake of testing using the comfort mode so it was being throttled by the car, once in sport+ the car changed noticeably from stock.

Here is the thread

http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1343899

Another thing about stage 1 is that you get a discount if you decide to go big with the next stage, so there is that.

[tranck]

Originally Posted by dwp2002

I have the Dinan Stage 1 Performance Tune and the Dinan Cold Air Intake. Two great mods that you can definitely feel, but don't impact driveability at all.

DWP if I may ask...how much louder was the CAI vs. stock? I'm about to pull the trigger on these two mods...the mod bug has bitten me.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by tranck

DWP if I may ask...how much louder was the CAI vs. stock? I'm about to pull the trigger on these two mods...the mod bug has bitten me.

Its a mild increase in sound

[boostm3]

Originally Posted by dwp2002

I have the Dinan Stage 1 Performance Tune and the Dinan Cold Air Intake. Two great mods that you can definitely feel, but don't impact driveability at all.

You can feel the CAI?

[zFrostyy]

I have the full Stage 1 Signature, got it last fall. Couldn't reccomend it highly enough. Make sure you get the resonator delete it's the gene se qua to the exhaust. It really turns the car into something special. I was really underwhelmed by the cockpit feel on the stock M2 as far as being connected to the engine and feeling the rumble. Stage 1 has totally fixed that for me while still being very dailyable. Suspension is night and day honestly. By comparison to stock it's like you hit mute when going over smaller bumps. SO much flatter and confident. The exhaust w/ delete IMO is only rivaled by the GT350 and supercars. It's really really good.

People will say you can get the same gains for less money but those options don't have DINAN quality control or warranty. There's more that goes into kits than just the parts themselves or a dyno sheet. There's throttle remapping and all kinds of technical details to consider for longevity. There's a reason DINAN has the reputation they do (even if Steve sold it off a little while ago).

If you want to see what cutting corners gets you go look at the dyno sheets for PURE's turbos on the M2(not test, on a customer car) somewhere on this forum. It looks closer to a seismograph than an accelleration line or any normal dyno sheet i've seen.

[bi0hazard]

Originally Posted by zFrostyy

I have the full Stage 1 Signature, got it last fall. Couldn't reccomend it highly enough. Make sure you get the resonator delete it's the gene se qua to the exhaust. It really turns the car into something special. I was really underwhelmed by the cockpit feel on the stock M2 as far as being connected to the engine and feeling the rumble. Stage 1 has totally fixed that for me while still being very dailyable. Suspension is night and day honestly. By comparison to stock it's like you hit mute when going over smaller bumps. SO much flatter and confident. The exhaust w/ delete IMO is only rivaled by the GT350 and supercars. It's really really good.

People will say you can get the same gains for less money but those options don't have DINAN quality control or warranty. There's more that goes into kits than just the parts themselves or a dyno sheet. There's throttle remapping and all kinds of technical details to consider for longevity. There's a reason DINAN has the reputation they do (even if Steve sold it off a little while ago).

If you want to see what cutting corners gets you go look at the DYNO sheets for PURE's turbos on the M2(not test, on a customer car) somewhere on this forum. It looks closer to a seismograph than an accelleration line or any normal dyno sheet i've seen.

Do you have just the resonator delete or dinan muffler and res. delete? Does the resonator delete itself contribute significant decibel change?

[zFrostyy]

Originally Posted by bi0hazard

Do you have just the resonator delete or dinan muffler and res. delete? Does the resonator delete itself contribute significant decibel change?

Just the resonator delete! I have neighbors so I didn't want them to come strangle me.

The decibel change from stock is noticeably louder but not ridiculous. It's hard to quantify without a decibel meter. Think right on the edge of being too loud for a neighborhood and it's a few notches under that. Nowhere close to ricer exhaust leak loud though. It doesn't wake neighbors up but it'll definitely wake up any light sleepers in your house.

If you mean from Dinan w/o any delete then I didn't hear it prior to the resonator being removed. I took a gamble going by what I heard in videos online. The resonator delete itself doesn't make the exhaust much louder at all maybe 10% if we're being generous. The purpose of a resonator isn't really to dampen overall volume moreso eliminate certain frequencies/sounds. I've found it just gives it a lot more character in comparison to the videos i've seen inside and outside the car. Lots more pops and crackles and of course rumble. There's also a drone at ~2675 descending which is conveniently ~60-70mph (in 7th) iirc but has gone away after a while (maybe wear in)

[SeanWRT]

Try 200 cell + res delete + stock muffler mod. 1.5k in parts sends you to moon.

[No Boost]

Originally Posted by tranck

DWP if I may ask...how much louder was the CAI vs. stock? I'm about to pull the trigger on these two mods...the mod bug has bitten me.

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

Its a mild increase in sound

Mild increase in sound, yes which increases with added boost. Turbo hiss is really prevalent now (on throttle and liftoff) even with my very loud exhaust setup, especially from outside the car. Audible excellence imo.

[seis-speed]

People that bag on Dinan, people know it is overpriced, but most dealers will install and work through issues.

[tranck]

Just wanted to provide an update here - had the Dinan Stage 1 installed yesterday and I can tell you...it really made a difference.

A brief description would be a very noticeable smooth power gain. I chose Dinan because of the warranty deal and the less of a chance of throwing a CEL light.

Very pleased w/ this tune.