[GoneIn4Secs]

You guys better watch yourselves, you're messing with primordial forces...

"In the beggining was the SOUND
And the sound was OG"

[///M TOWN]

Originally Posted by GoneIn4Secs

You guys better watch yourselves, you're messing with primordial forces...

"In the beggining was the SOUND
And the sound was OG"

The Original M2's lovely sound is quite intoxicating.

It never ever gets old.

Just lovely.

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by GoneIn4Secs

You guys better watch yourselves, you're messing with primordial forces...

"In the beggining was the SOUND
And the sound was OG"

Apparently, everytime an M2 owner installs a M performance exhaust on their vehicle, an angel gets its wings

#IThoughtUKnew

[bicurious]

Originally Posted by Poochie

Apparently, everytime an M2 owner installs a M performance exhaust on their vehicle, an angel gets it wings

#IThoughtUKnew

My neighbors would argue otherwise but I believe.

[Bluenose-2er]

I was kind of hoping for some discussion of the quickness of the OG in daily driving... since the premise of the original subject, that a car giving up 40hp but only 150lb lighter is somehow faster, kind of defies the laws of physics.

Ah well.

[termigni]

Originally Posted by .2pdk

My oil cooler location is what helps me sleep at night...

best reply ever

[M-Supra]

Once you get beyond 430-450WHP on either of these cars, the only mod that matters is DRIVER MOD

Cleve

[GoneIn4Secs]

Is 385 whp enough?

[.2pdk]

Originally Posted by GoneIn4Secs

Is 385 whp enough?

My 2018 needs this...how'd you do it?

[GoneIn4Secs]

Originally Posted by .2pdk

My 2018 needs this...how'd you do it?

Dinan stg 4, you can do it cheaper via other means, but i didnt want to lose the 4 yr warranty!

[.2pdk]

Originally Posted by GoneIn4Secs

Dinan stg 4, you can do it cheaper via other means, but i didnt want to lose the 4 yr warranty!

Where do you feel it most (extra power)?

[GoneIn4Secs]

More linear build up of the power, any turbo lag that was there before is totally gone, feels NA , totally more responsive to the foot pedal

im sure at the top end it will still not be as good as s55, but i dont redline this thing, not yet anyway

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by .2pdk

Where do you feel it most (extra power)?

I have a Dinan stage 1 and the power is mostly felt mid-range to top.

Prior to this I had a BMS stage 1 and it would chirp tires when taking off at the hard, at the light but then the power would die off at higher RPMs. Which makes total sense since from what I understand; BMW power delivery is based on total load and not just higher boost numbers.

With the Dinan ECU, its more of a liner power delivery (no chirping tires) and still gives a nice bump above from 2,500 RPM up to the redline.

Also, in comparison to the BMS piggyback, the quality and confidence of the Dinan harness is discernible better. The Dinan harness plugs directly into the ECU and intercepts all the related sensor signals and makes changes before the ECU interprets the data. I believe all other piggybacks on the market are reactive but Dinan is proactive.

It also taps into the fuel, timing, lambda, AFR, data where as the BMS only changed boost and timing, forcing the ECU play catch-up to the other demands.

I'm not a Dinan fanboy but I'm person the appreciates quality; from a loaf of bread to a go-fast piggyback and Dinan products a top notch and not just all name and a high price, as some would suggest.

Even without the warranty, which most likely you'll never need, It's the closest thing to a flash tune without messing with the factory mapping. Which in IMO is worth the price of admission.

#YouGetWhatYouPayFor

Not an M2 but related to the point:

[.2pdk]

Originally Posted by GoneIn4Secs

More linear build up of the power, any turbo lag that was there before is totally gone, feels NA , totally more responsive to the foot pedal

im sure at the top end it will still not be as good as s55, but i dont redline this thing, not yet anyway

Nice, will have to look into this, I'm also in the GTA.

[.2pdk]

Originally Posted by Poochie

I have a Dinan stage 1 and the power is mostly felt mid-range to top.

Prior to this I had a BMS stage 1 and it would chirp tires when taking off at the hard, at the light but then the power would die off at higher RPMs. Which makes total sense since from what I understand; BMW power delivery is based on total load and not just higher boost numbers.

With the Dinan ECU, its a more of a liner power delivery (no chirping tires) and still gives a nice bump above from 2,500 RPM up to the redline.

Also, in comparison to the BMS piggyback, the quality and confidence of the Dinan harness is discernible better. The Dinan harness plugs directly into the ECU and intercepts all the related sensor signals and makes changes before the ECU interprets the data. I believe all other piggybacks on the market is reactive but Dinan is proactive.

It also taps into the fuel, timing, lambda, AFE, data where as the BMS only changed boost and timing, making the ECU play catch-up to the demands.

I'm not a Dinan fanboy but I'm person the appreciate quality from a loaf of bread to a go-fast piggyback and Dinan products a top notch and not just all name and high price, as some would suggest.

Even without the warranty, which most likely you'll never need, It's the closest thing to a flash tune without messing with the factory mapping. Which in IMO is worth the price of admission.

#YouGetWhatYouPayFor

Nice, thanks.

[ZM2]

I started with Stage 1, went to Stage 4, and then the Dinan turbo with a custom BM3 map. Each step was a lot of fun over the next.

The Dinan turbo doesn’t add a huge amount of peak power, but there’s no lag and a lot more power bn 5.5k-7k with no fall off that makes the car a good bit quicker on track—much more than what the dyno sheets would show.