I could be wrong but I think Aartsy19 was referring to the transmission reset like on the auto or steptronic models..

 

are you serious? why???? You should have bought the 550 if you really drive in this manner, you'd have a faster dailydrive and less running costs, the M5 is a waste in P400 S1 mode

 

Yes Sir

 

now i really need one..lol/

 

So if someone were to drive their M5 harder then another, then he/she would technically drive a faster M5? Is that what you are telling me? So someone who would drive in only P400 all the time.. vs. myself who likes that extra tone of the M5 P500 power most of the time, would be driving a slower M5 under full power??

Doesn't really make any sense!! Wouldn't it be the complete opposite as the person driving the car under full power would be wearing down the car quicker, making it slower?

 

Sorry to be so late on this reply, and probably should have included these comments in the previous post...

But are these upgrades by Dinan recommended to someone whose M5 is close to warranty expiration? I am worried that i'll do something to my car (exhaust,pulleys,blockoffplates,scoops and now ECUremap) and then it will have a negative effect, causing me $$$@ the dealership.

Basically my question in rebuttal is; Is the ECUremap worth the value with the increased risk of negative effect on the car a factor? if there even is a risk?

Thanks,

Aartsy

 

Dinan has two warranties. There's one that will match your OEM warranty and if your car is out of warranty, then their parts are covered for 2yrs/unlimited miles. What I don't know is if for example, your car has only 1 year and let's say 10K miles left on the OEM warranty, will they only match what's left of that warranty or do you get the 2yrs/unlimited mileage one. Whatever the case, the fact remains that Dinan has the best aftermarket warranty in the business as far as tuners are concerned because they will also cover consequential damage to other parts if their part caused the failure.

Now if you have parts from other companies thrown in there, then yes, there's a chance you'll have problems at the dealers if they determine that one of those tuner parts caused the failure of the part being claimed for warranty work. In the US, we have the Magnusson-Moss Act that protects consumers and basically states that dealers can't void a warranty unless they can prove that an aftermarket part caused the failure of the part being claimed for warranty work. I don't know if Canada has something like that.

Although I have not heard people having issues with their dealers regarding aftermarket parts, I'm sure it can happen. And I also haven't heard much about aftermarket parts causing negative effects on people cars but logically, that could happen. The more your car is modded, the more it's being pushed to the tolerance levels of its parts. That said, most bolt on mods like what you've listed above should be relatively safe.