Going from Dinan Stage 2 to no Dinan in preparation for Procede

DaFish · 03-19-2011, 12:20 AM

I just thought I would share my experiences with NO Dinan Stage2

I have had Dinan Stage 2 for 3 years now. I am out of warranty, so now I am going to the next stage... procede, DCI, Meth, DPs, FMIC... that is happening in 2 days.

In preparation for this, I had the Dinan Stage 2 taken out.

The car is definitely slower, pulls less hard, BUT there is a much smoother/less turbo lag. It is much smoother with no Dinan, I have less vibration... Dinan did introduce some vibration/roughness to the engine.

The Dinan introduced much more turbo lag, or the power just came on harder all of a sudden with Dinan.

Torque is definitely reduced.

Torque and HP is not reduced as much as I thought it would be. The stock car has more power than I thought. At High RPM, I don't notice any difference with Dinan removed - like 5.5k and above

It cost me $150 to REMOVE the Dinan. They estimated 2-3 hours at $133/hour to do this, but it only took just over an hour.

Anyway, I thought I would just reflect what I have experienced.

I can't wait to go to the next level !!

MKE_M3 · 03-19-2011, 07:05 AM

You are going to love Procede. I've never been in a car with a Dinan tune, but the car is completely differant with the Procede vs. stock. I find it just as smooth, if not better than stock. The ability to switch maps with the cruise stalk and change gauges is awesome. I can't wait for the DIC maps to go non-beta!

DaFish · 03-20-2011, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by jdemetry

You are going to love Procede. I've never been in a car with a Dinan tune, but the car is completely differant with the Procede vs. stock. I find it just as smooth, if not better than stock. The ability to switch maps with the cruise stalk and change gauges is awesome. I can't wait for the DIC maps to go non-beta!

I actually can't believe how much smoother the turbos are without the Dinan. It is just like they describe the car stock, almost imperceptable turbo lag. With the Dinan it would "hit" at about 2k - noticably.

MKE_M3 · 03-20-2011, 09:51 AM

do you have the Procede installed yet? make sure to let it warm up for full boost. You can double click the warning lights once and you'll get the boost guage where you fuel guage is. I think there are four guage settings, you cycle through by double clicking the flashers. It's nice to be able to see your boost.

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DaFish Major 158 Rep 1,288 Posts Drives: 2014 435iX, FBO Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 BMW 435i Xdrive [0.00]	Going from Dinan Stage 2 to no Dinan in preparation for Procede I just thought I would share my experiences with NO Dinan Stage2 I have had Dinan Stage 2 for 3 years now. I am out of warranty, so now I am going to the next stage... procede, DCI, Meth, DPs, FMIC... that is happening in 2 days. In preparation for this, I had the Dinan Stage 2 taken out. The car is definitely slower, pulls less hard, BUT there is a much smoother/less turbo lag. It is much smoother with no Dinan, I have less vibration... Dinan did introduce some vibration/roughness to the engine. The Dinan introduced much more turbo lag, or the power just came on harder all of a sudden with Dinan. Torque is definitely reduced. Torque and HP is not reduced as much as I thought it would be. The stock car has more power than I thought. At High RPM, I don't notice any difference with Dinan removed - like 5.5k and above It cost me $150 to REMOVE the Dinan. They estimated 2-3 hours at $133/hour to do this, but it only took just over an hour. Anyway, I thought I would just reflect what I have experienced. I can't wait to go to the next level !! __________________ 2020 M2 Competition HS, DCT, 763s, Carbon: splitter, side skirt, grill, diffuser, wing Previous: 2014 BMW F32 435iX - JB4, MHD Flash, BMS Meth Kit, ER Intercooler, intake, catless DPs, KW Streets, 437M Reps with 245/35 and 275/30 Michelin PSS 4S
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MKE_M3 Lieutenant Colonel 65 Rep 1,705 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 M3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI iTrader: (0)	You are going to love Procede. I've never been in a car with a Dinan tune, but the car is completely differant with the Procede vs. stock. I find it just as smooth, if not better than stock. The ability to switch maps with the cruise stalk and change gauges is awesome. I can't wait for the DIC maps to go non-beta!
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MKE_M3 Lieutenant Colonel 65 Rep 1,705 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 M3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI iTrader: (0)	do you have the Procede installed yet? make sure to let it warm up for full boost. You can double click the warning lights once and you'll get the boost guage where you fuel guage is. I think there are four guage settings, you cycle through by double clicking the flashers. It's nice to be able to see your boost.
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