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Dinan upgrade
I've got a 2001 325ci and I was wondering if anyone out there got the
Dinan upgrade with the performance chip. I was just curious if it was worth the money to do the upgrade. I know there are other chips out there but I'd hate to void my warranty. I mean is it that much of a performance boost? Any help is appreciated. |
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On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 18:50:35 -0500, akap1 wrote:
> I've got a 2001 325ci and I was wondering if anyone out there got the > Dinan upgrade with the performance chip. I was just curious if it was > worth the money to do the upgrade. I know there are other chips out > there but I'd hate to void my warranty. I mean is it that much of a > performance boost? > I don't think there's any chip out there that significantly increases the power output of the engine. The inital state of tune of a modern BMW engine is soo good that the tuners can't gain very much. As I recall Dinan claims something like 12HP if you do the whole thing (chip, CAI, exhaust). That winds up being some $225/HP. Whether that gain is worth the price is something that only you can say. That's not to say that the chip is a bad thing. It does improve the drivability of the engine, and on a car with an auto trans the companion trans chip is a marked improvement. -- The instructions said to use Windows 98 or better, so I installed RedHat. |
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Don't waste your money with anything "DINAN" unless you are ready to spend
thousands. Try the "Shark Injector". Go to: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/index.php and sign up. Do an archive request for "chip" and/or "Chips". There is more than you will ever want to know there at that forum. Matt. > wrote in message news:1105832757.52e0daf514eda79aa24b3905e41e4a9f@u ltrafeed... > I've got a 2001 325ci and I was wondering if anyone out there got the > Dinan upgrade with the performance chip. I was just curious if it was > worth the money to do the upgrade. I know there are other chips out > there but I'd hate to void my warranty. I mean is it that much of a > performance boost? > Any help is appreciated. > > > |
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On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:09:15 -0800, mjc wrote:
> Don't waste your money with anything "DINAN" unless you are ready to spend > thousands. > Try the "Shark Injector". Go to: > http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/index.php and sign up. Do an archive > request for "chip" and/or "Chips". There is more than you will ever want > to know there at that forum. > From everything I've seen on Jim Conforti's tuning chip it doesn't do any better than the Dinan chip and it does have the disadvantage that it will void your warranty. And the prices that I've seen for the "Shark Injector" are about the same as the Dinan chip. -- The instructions said to use Windows 98 or better, so I installed RedHat. |
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"Jim Levie" > wrote in message news > On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:09:15 -0800, mjc wrote: > >> Don't waste your money with anything "DINAN" unless you are ready to >> spend >> thousands. >> Try the "Shark Injector". Go to: >> http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/index.php and sign up. Do an >> archive >> request for "chip" and/or "Chips". There is more than you will ever >> want >> to know there at that forum. >> > From everything I've seen on Jim Conforti's tuning chip it doesn't do any > better than the Dinan chip and it does have the disadvantage that it will > void your warranty. And the prices that I've seen for the "Shark > Injector" are about the same as the Dinan chip. > I agree with the above in part. For *newer* cars made after year 2000, there really isn't that much difference between Dinan, Jim C, EAT and others. However, for older BMWs, especially those with OBDI, chips did make a difference, sometimes substantial. Why? Because BMW use to tune their car for the "average" driver using regular gas. Thus, a performance chip would tune the car by advance the timing and adjust the fuel mixture for premium gas. Today, BMW tunes its car for premium and thus is actually not really necessary. I also agree that Dinan is expensive. However, I will say that his suspension systems are excellent as they are extremely comfortable. I would highly recommend one for street use. Dinan tunes his suspension so that its not overly harsh on the street, yet provides excellent handling. |
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What makes you think that the Dinan software won't void your BMW warranty?
It could. In fact any performance tuning could cause BMW to decline coverage, if they could prove that the modification caused the failure. Dinan offers to cover the failure IF the warranty work is declined by BMW, AND you only use Dinan parts in that system... There are many horror stories about Dinan failing to provide coverage. You all need to read the fine print... > wrote in message news:1105832757.52e0daf514eda79aa24b3905e41e4a9f@u ltrafeed... > I've got a 2001 325ci and I was wondering if anyone out there got the > Dinan upgrade with the performance chip. I was just curious if it was > worth the money to do the upgrade. I know there are other chips out > there but I'd hate to void my warranty. I mean is it that much of a > performance boost? > Any help is appreciated. > > > |
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Dinan will not void the warranty on most of his items because that company
is an "authorized" tuner with BMW. ------------------------------------------------------- > What makes you think that the Dinan software won't void your BMW warranty? > It could. In fact any performance tuning could cause BMW to decline > coverage, if they could prove that the modification caused the failure. > Dinan offers to cover the failure IF the warranty work is declined by BMW, > AND you only use Dinan parts in that system... There are many horror > stories about Dinan failing to provide coverage. You all need to read the > fine print... ----------------------------------------- >> I've got a 2001 325ci and I was wondering if anyone out there got the >> Dinan upgrade with the performance chip. I was just curious if it was >> worth the money to do the upgrade. I know there are other chips out >> there but I'd hate to void my warranty. I mean is it that much of a >> performance boost? >> Any help is appreciated. >> >> >> > > |
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You should go to the Dinan site and read the warranty carefully.
It's NOT that Dinan work will void any warranty, but that Dinan mirrors the BMW warranty that BMW would not. Obviously, BMW won't pay for warranty work on other peoples parts, like CAI, chips, exhaust, suspension parts, etc. But whatever the BMW warranty is for the specific part, Dinan will mirror that warranty for their parts. |
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Dinan will also mirror the warranty on the entire car. Though maybe that's
just my dealer's policy since they are dinan dealers as well. Richard "tech27" > wrote in message .verio.net... > You should go to the Dinan site and read the warranty carefully. > > It's NOT that Dinan work will void any warranty, but that Dinan mirrors the > BMW warranty that BMW would not. Obviously, BMW won't pay for warranty work > on other peoples parts, like CAI, chips, exhaust, suspension parts, etc. But > whatever the BMW warranty is for the specific part, Dinan will mirror that > warranty for their parts. > > > |
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