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10-09-2012, 10:58 AM | #221 |
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this is not a game changer, TUNERS will blow your warranty! On an M3 I expect it to be different and powerful out of the box. The only route i can see this going is M division now having tune packages available for big $$$ to jack your M3, if they do this then it make sense otherwise
same hp ... 6 cyl... sounds nowhere near as nice as N/A.... does not rev as high.... alot of downsides to a 70k car. There must be a silver lining somewhere, I just cant see it yet. |
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10-09-2012, 01:37 PM | #223 |
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Not exactly correct.
Dinan tunes (I guess he's a tuner) do not void your warranty. Dinan has some kind of agreement with BMW which keeps the BMW warranty in effect even with Dinan Mods. In fact, some BMW dealers will do DINAN tunes on your car. I don't know that this is the case for everything Dinan offers, but, if you want some extra poop in the old M3 and your concerned about the warranty, check out Dinan. |
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Here let me turn that on its head for you: smh at the M3 guys who of course always come with with their handling smack talk. As if the 335i is always just about the handling When I owned my S2000, I used to (and still do) laugh about M3 owners talking about their handling or how poor electric-assist steering is.
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And that 6cyl sounds amazing when done right. I don't think it can be helped that there's very few exhaust manufacturers that know what they're doing that sell parts for the 3 series. And seriously, the E46 M3 sounded like ASS. One of the worst sounding engines every made stock.
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How about if I re-phrase it for you too? How about a BMW 135 with a chip and downpipe compared to your stock BMW 335???? Does that make sense to you? Modded vs stock. It doesn't matter about similar driving characteristics, engine block. You're still comparing a stock car with a modded one. ANYONE can MOD just about any car (BMW vs BMW or BMW vs something else) and it will spank a stock one That goes without saying
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If you look on this map, http://www.dinancars.com/dealers/, you will find many, many BMW dealers who will put Dinan products on your car. My guess is, these dealers would not perform mods which they new would void the BMW warranty. I don't think it would be good for business. Dina appears to have some kind of in with BMW. However promising that might appear, it would still be smart to check into the warranty issue. |
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"If your vehicle is currently covered by the vehicle manufacturer's new car limited warranty, Dinan products are warranted for the remaining term of the vehicle manufacturer's new car limited warranty..... Dinan's warranties are transferable when ownership of the vehicle into which the Dinan products were originally installed is sold. To obtain service under this warranty, the vehicle must be brought, upon discovery of a malfunction or defect in materials and/or workmanship, to the workshop of any Authorized Dinan Dealer" Dinan does its best to match the original, factory-warranty on its parts and work, and dealerships do have a rapport with Dinan to put its warranty to work. But the parts that you mod are no longer warrantied by BMW themselves. As such, the warranty claim does need to be handled at a Dinan-authorized dealership. "CARS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S NEW CAR LIMITED WARRANTY Dinan Performance Products are warranted for a 2-year, unlimited mileage period from the date of original purchase. Dinan's warranties are transferable when ownership of the vehicle into which the Dinan products were originally installed is sold." This can be a good thing, because Dinan gives at least 2 years of warranty on its products. So if you have the Dinan mods done when you have less than 2 years left on your otherwise factory warranty, you get the peace of mind in knowing there is still a warranty on the mods you've done, though courtesy of Dinan, not BMW.
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Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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Wow this thread hit the cliff.
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It's going to take more than 5k to toss a 335i on the track with an M3 and compete on a regular basis... Coil overs and a tune are not going to do it but you already knew that. ON TOPIC: If BMW can get the power band right than that's all anyone here should care about. Flat torque curve please.
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But its increased torque will have little if nothing to do with it being faster. It will be faster because it will have an improved power to weight ratio.
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I think a lot of people will be content with more torque and a lighter car overall.. but not me personally. If BMW offers a reasonably priced tune package (which, honestly, who are we kidding, will probably not be reasonably priced) then I'll stick to the M brand.
If not.. well, I'm already looking at GTR's.
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