01-13-2015, 06:29 PM | #1 |
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I too have been lurking around these forums and would like to introduce myself and my new Gran Coupe as of this past November. The shot attached was the best I have for now with the crap weather in the Midwest. Looking to do a few minor mods but this machine is a beast as is! Looking at exhaust and wheel options.
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01-13-2015, 06:41 PM | #2 |
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Congrats on the beautiful new car!! Take a look at Burger Tuning for performance, really brings this car to life! Also coding to activate launch control, your car is equipped with it but it is not activated. That along with the N63TU JB from Burger and you are going to have some fun with that AWD!
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01-14-2015, 12:06 PM | #4 |
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No, BMS is not Dinan so they don't support your vehicle warranty but it is a fraction of the cost of those competitors and it takes 10 minutes to install/remove and is undetectable once it's gone. People have put down up to 491whp up from about 405-410 stock and over 530wtq, it makes a huge difference in regards to the performance of the car. Def worth every penny!
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01-14-2015, 11:41 PM | #5 |
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I agree about a tune for your car as it really wakes the car up and you'll enjoy the added hp/torque. I did the Dinan Stage 1 and Intercoolers on mine and am very happy with the work and results. Also added an Eissenman Race which now give the car a nice sound to match the tune. Also added cross drilled rotors and a few CF bits too as mods.
However be careful on those that say a tune is NOT detectable. That is false. I've talked to quite a few friends who are Service and Sales Mgrs at both Audi/BMW and also Porsche and there are ways that they can detect a tuned car when its hooked up to their computer/calibration machines and testers. For example recently tuned my wife's Q5 with an APR tune and had another unrelated issue and my dealer immediately could tell it was tuned when the car was hooked up and scanned and this was without me saying a word. Same with BMW. Suspect Porsche also. Just because you can REMOVE it doesn't mean they cannot detect the tune as traces of the flash are written to the car where you cannot see but the manufacturer can. So if you did have an issue they would likely know. Not saying it would automatically cause them to reject it but that was what my Audi service mgr said initially when they found the tune and this is from a guy who just bought an new S3 and was modding it himself to include and APR tune in a few weeks. So that said I went with Dinan for the added safety and security of their warranty which is at least 4yr/50k equivalent. Dinan has deeper pockets as well and thus can handle a new engine versus other manufacturers so on a $105k+ car well sometimes you got to pay to play. Here's mine...
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Congrats! Looking good
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MDrobc, you would be correct in what you said about a flash tune being detectable, A piggyback interceptor once removed is not. There is a difference, although you cannot control as many perimeters with a piggy back as you can with a flash the dyno and track results speak for themselves and I personally prefer them because once you remove them, no one ever knew they were there. What I don't like about Dinan and hopefully you never encounter the on going issue with their warranty department is once you install their piggyback and parts, if something goes wrong they will first blame you, then a BMW part that is not covered by them, and then finally after Albert Einstein comes back from the grave and shows them that it was their parts fault to cause the issue they will repair it under warranty, saying it's like pulling teeth would be an understatement. That is why i prefer the undetectable method.
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Update to my issue. Technicians determined the engine requires replacement of the vanos solenoid. Not too happy to break open a factory engine after only 3000 miles.
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