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08-01-2009, 04:33 PM
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My Ride: 2006 550i sport package, manual, black on black w/ anthracite trim, pdc, logic 7, cold weather pkg.
Exactly the same amount of horsepower as before!
The curve was a little higher from 2000 to 3000 RPM but thats it.
I called Dinan and they said that it was impossible.
I told them it was the same person, running the same dyno, setting the
same parameters, at the same time of the day, & the same temperature.
They said the car had to be faster. I told him that prior to the mods I went
to the racetrack and ran a 13.8. If I significantly improved my quarter mile time
i wouldn't care what the dyno results were.
So last night I went to the racetrack again and guess what I ran......13.7
I should remind you that the first time I had runflats and now i had PS2's
which is what caused the tenth of second decrease. I made 8 passes and 4
out of the 8 were 13.7.
I have to say that the throttle response is better and the exhaust sound great
but for $4000 in parts and labor this is complete bullshit! I would have been
happy with a 10 HP gain on the dyno or a 13.5 quarter mile time but i got nothing.
Scott at Dinan is expecting a call from me on monday. We'll see what happens.
As of now I still love my car but i'm very dissapointed with Dinan.
The curve was a little higher from 2000 to 3000 RPM but thats it.
I called Dinan and they said that it was impossible.
I told them it was the same person, running the same dyno, setting the
same parameters, at the same time of the day, & the same temperature.
They said the car had to be faster. I told him that prior to the mods I went
to the racetrack and ran a 13.8. If I significantly improved my quarter mile time
i wouldn't care what the dyno results were.
So last night I went to the racetrack again and guess what I ran......13.7
I should remind you that the first time I had runflats and now i had PS2's
which is what caused the tenth of second decrease. I made 8 passes and 4
out of the 8 were 13.7.
I have to say that the throttle response is better and the exhaust sound great
but for $4000 in parts and labor this is complete bullshit! I would have been
happy with a 10 HP gain on the dyno or a 13.5 quarter mile time but i got nothing.
Scott at Dinan is expecting a call from me on monday. We'll see what happens.
As of now I still love my car but i'm very dissapointed with Dinan.
08-01-2009, 04:40 PM
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Goodness gracious. What a ripoff. 
So much for my thoughts of a Dinan Stage 1 remap.
So much for my thoughts of a Dinan Stage 1 remap.
Originally Posted by dusandimic' post='962298' date='Aug 1 2009, 08:33 PM
Exactly the same amount of horsepower as before!
The curve was a little higher from 2000 to 3000 RPM but thats it.
I called Dinan and they said that it was impossible.
I told them it was the same person, running the same dyno, setting the
same parameters, at the same time of the day, & the same temperature.
They said the car had to be faster. I told him that prior to the mods I went
to the racetrack and ran a 13.8. If I significantly improved my quarter mile time
i wouldn't care what the dyno results were.
So last night I went to the racetrack again and guess what I ran......13.7
I should remind you that the first time I had runflats and now i had PS2's
which is what caused the tenth of second decrease. I made 8 passes and 4
out of the 8 were 13.7.
I have to say that the throttle response is better and the exhaust sound great
but for $4000 in parts and labor this is complete bullshit! I would have been
happy with a 10 HP gain on the dyno or a 13.5 quarter mile time but i got nothing.
Scott at Dinan is expecting a call from me on monday. We'll see what happens.
As of now I still love my car but i'm very dissapointed with Dinan.
The curve was a little higher from 2000 to 3000 RPM but thats it.
I called Dinan and they said that it was impossible.
I told them it was the same person, running the same dyno, setting the
same parameters, at the same time of the day, & the same temperature.
They said the car had to be faster. I told him that prior to the mods I went
to the racetrack and ran a 13.8. If I significantly improved my quarter mile time
i wouldn't care what the dyno results were.
So last night I went to the racetrack again and guess what I ran......13.7
I should remind you that the first time I had runflats and now i had PS2's
which is what caused the tenth of second decrease. I made 8 passes and 4
out of the 8 were 13.7.
I have to say that the throttle response is better and the exhaust sound great
but for $4000 in parts and labor this is complete bullshit! I would have been
happy with a 10 HP gain on the dyno or a 13.5 quarter mile time but i got nothing.
Scott at Dinan is expecting a call from me on monday. We'll see what happens.
As of now I still love my car but i'm very dissapointed with Dinan.
08-01-2009, 04:44 PM
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sorry to hear, $4000 is a lot of money to pay out for no hp gains and a tenth of a sec on the track. 
08-01-2009, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by PraiseTheLowered' post='962312' date='Aug 1 2009, 05:51 PM
hey but atleast bmw honors your warranty right? lol
something sounds amiss to this though, dinan usually has pretty good results albeit at a hefty price
something sounds amiss to this though, dinan usually has pretty good results albeit at a hefty price
08-01-2009, 05:26 PM
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My Ride: 2006 550i sport package, manual, black on black w/ anthracite trim, pdc, logic 7, cold weather pkg.
Originally Posted by dbae1978' post='962321' date='Aug 1 2009, 08:00 PM
nothing against dinan, sorry to be a stick in the mud but you should have gone with RPI.
08-01-2009, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='962360' date='Aug 1 2009, 08:52 PM
Man, I was really hoping that this wouldn't turn out the same way as member karth. 
GL dealing with Dinan.
GL dealing with Dinan.