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12-22-2015, 06:42 AM | #134 |
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I've had my Dinan Stage 2 install/w Air Box for ver six months and have been very pleased with it. I participated in the advanced m course so have a good comparison as to my car versus several stock vehicles (M3/M4) that I drove on the track flat out. There is no doubt that my vehicle pulls much harder in the 3000-5000 rpm range.
With that said, I have not had a single problem or concern associated with the install. I know it isn't popular to praise Dinan and people will immediately replying with JB4 numbers; however, for seasoned citizens that just want a little more punch, Dinan does the job and retains the dual backed warrantee.
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12-22-2015, 01:41 PM | #135 | |
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12-23-2015, 09:20 AM | #137 | |
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There are options on the market for everyone that take into consideration cost, hp/tq, reliability, peace of mind etc. No one loses here as long as you are happy with your choice. I like my Dinan S2, peace of mind and the fact that I can take my car to my dealer and not have to worry about uninstalling parts or worrying about what they might find when the look at my car's DME. |
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12-23-2015, 06:56 PM | #138 |
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Happy Ending. On 16 Oct 15, the Fairfax Service Center in Fairfax, VA installed the Dinan S2 tuner on my F82. When I received the car from Fairfax, I noticed the increase in performance at 3+K as reported by several folks in the forum. Here is the twist: when I recently installed and ran the DINANTRONICS Dashboard for iOS on my iPhone, I noticed the menu only showed an option to bypass or change to Stage 1; this made me a bit suspicious that I actually had an S1 tuner. When I contacted Dinan [Nathan Fette and Dan McNiff], they asked me to register the product on decus.dinancars.com/decusinfo.php and then confirmed that I was correct, my S2 was actually an S1 with a preloaded software capability installed! Fairfax Service Center was just as surprised as I was and quickly corrected the tuner to an S2. Next steps are CAI and exhaust - just wanted to pass this information along to new or prospective S2 consumers - (1) Register your product and (2) Check your tuner via the iOS or the Android app to ensure you got what you paid for.
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Overall, its hard to distinguish any significant difference between Stage 2 over the Stage 1. I believe there was some very slight improvement, but believe a different exhaust set up would help enhance the performance of the Stage 2.
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Thru all the RPM ranges you can notice the improvement. Also, it is very minimal cost for the upgrade. I would jump straight to stage 2 |
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