01-11-2018, 07:35 AM | #1 |
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Dinan Stage 1 tune on a lease
I'm leasing a 2017 230i, and wanting to get the Dinantronics performance tuner stage 1 to get some more thrills out of this thing. Does anyone know if at the end of the lease I can return the car after going back to the factory tune and not have any issues with BMW?
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01-11-2018, 08:25 AM | #2 |
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I'd ask your dealer. Especially if they are going to do the install. If you remove the tune or turn it w/ the tune installed may make a difference. W/ the tune in place, @ the end of a 3 year, the car would still have a full 1 year remainder of the Factory/Dinan warranty. Additionally, a Dinan car sometimes makes an easier sell for the dealer when they take the car in.
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The rule is basically BMW OEM, what came on the car / equivalent / or better. So if you swap your interior trim as long as it's BMW not aftermarket no one cares. MPE since it's better that's fine - although you'd be better off selling it and putting the stock one back.
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Keep in mind I have spent zero time researching options for your engine. But for the N20 which we have 2, nobody had a good intake solution that had any sort of performance benefit. I literally just ordered and AFE drop in filter for my wagon but any aftermarket Intake was worse for everything but sound. Again your engine may be different but from an engineering perspective it was impossible to get true sealed CAI on the N20 If your 230 is like a 228 in that regard I'd start with the MPE and go from there. That one especially is nice if you take calls for work in the car because it's pretty tame when not pushing the car so you can still be on the phone and not sound like a total jackass. Then when you get on it the sound is there.
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Steve Dinan is back - check out car bahn auto works dot com (remove spaces). He carries Dinan tunes at a slightly lower price than those shown on the original Dinan website.
Regarding these add-on tuners - they don't actually alter anything in the DME, so removing them before selling or trading will return the car to stock. As far as intakes go, using an AFE or K&N filter element in the stock housing is the best way to go. The intakes are already cold-air type on our cars, so a less-restrictive filter will provide a very small advantage. An MPE will also provide a small amount of increased airflow and will benefit turbo spooling by reducing backpressure more so than anything else. A complete cat-back exhaust wold be the next step up. The greatest benefit would come from a catalytic converter with a less-dense core so it (theoretically) stays legal and will pass emissions readiness testing while providing increased flow.
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W/O knowing the particulars regarding the car w/ the problems to which you refer, I can't specifically comment. I do however know that there can be the odd case where one car will not work properly w/ any modifications (perhaps due to the components installed during manufacture are functioning properly but just barely within designed specifications (rather than well within specification-if that makes sense). So changing anything will cause malfunctions in the car's operation. Also there are cars that never work properly w/o any modifications coming stock out of the factory - ("lemons"). Rare, but these car do exist. If you were to talk to an owner of one of those cars, you'd likely be steered away from BMW all together. Just ask me about Hondas. But Hondas sell like hotcakes and get sterling reviews in car mags. Not my intention to steer you in any direction. Just to add some perspective to what you've been told. If the BMW dealer you referred to is "your" BMW dealer, then it wold be prudent to not modify you car at all. Additionally, if you have a 7 year warranty and plan to keep the car that long, I would not modify the car either. Mine will be traded at the end of the 4 year warranty, so a Dinan made/makes perfect sense for me. |
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