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Resonator delete kit is strictly a sound modification. No power to be gained there. It does not throw a CEL and is emissions legal as the CAT is left intact. The factory resonator on the M2 is pretty small so I noticed no drone whatsoever in any of my driving of the car. Its more of a small volume increase more then anything.
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I visited the Dinan facility for the factory tour on Monday. This was my 2nd tour, and I was very impressed (again).
Loved the sound of the M2 exhaust in "straight pipe" mode. Authoritative and loud. Especially the braps on throttle lifts. No hint of F8x "dust buster" whizziness. I'm just a little worried about the decibel limits on certain track days. I hear that they check sound levels at Laguna Seca, and they'll flag you if your car is too loud. Here's a shot of the Dinan development M2.
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The reality is that the stock turbo is too damn close to the ceiling. Plus Dinan won't drill the ECU like other tuners, so a few hp are probably left on the table. But the turbo is the main culprit, seems to me. That's why the big turbo kit (a stock turbo with tweaked internals) is where the rubber will hit the road. If those numbers are solid, even if they are not the highest around, Dinan starts making more sense, in my opinion. The quality of the components on my Dinan E36 were first rate. And the exhaust in particular was sweet. |
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08-24-2016, 04:54 PM | #53 |
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Never "open" the ECU; if you do - BMWNA will likely put you in a time out if anything ever happens. That is why I like Dinan, honest, affordable, and high quality. No B.S.
Plus, the exhaust pricing is silly fair. |
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You should make a modified CAT/Catless downpipe, as your only stating the legalities of your country/state. Some countries allow for 200CEL or 100CEL high flow cats. With that being said, if I attach a 3inch de-catted downpipe from Armytrix, will it fit? or will welding/flange? be required? Thanks! |
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In regards to the Armytrix... none of our exhaust modifications are close to the downpipe, they are further downstream. So as long as the DP fits on stock piping it would fit just fine. |
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This is my buddies M2 that had the Dinan M235 Intercooler Installed. From what I know the lower brace had to be trimmed and the intake ducts had to be
modified a bit but its totally possible. This was done @ Thompson BMW. With the heat soak issues the intercooler is a must in my opinion. |
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Not to mention the spacing under the M2 is different and is going to allow us to extend the intercooler laterally so it takes up that entire open area in the lower bumper. Its going to look pretty awesome when all is said and done. |
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08-25-2016, 10:45 AM | #60 |
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This kinda confirms what others like BMS have already tested; the M2 is pretty much maxed out without changing the turbo. Some gains from adding DP I suppose, but it's the same N55 with beefed up internals, so it'll theoretically hold up better to the power but that's about it and it's not like M235i's are blowing up on tunes so already seems reliable.
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Will the new Dinan M2 intercooler that is coming out be able to be installed without removing the front bumper cover? I know other M2 intercoolers you can can install without the removal of the bumper cover.
This is one of the first things on my list to buy. |
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Front bumper will need to be removed. The thing is massive and takes all the space given to us.
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