4.6is with Dinan S3 - WOW!

[khooger]

Nice!

[Eurosport]

i was wondering what happened to your install, i remember reading you took your car in
sure took a looooong time to get it installed jeeez
but that wait is probably all forgotten by now ;p
seattle bmw service but their service prices wait most cars on their lot prices too

[SeattleYates]

Originally Posted by Eurosport

...sure took a looooong time to get it installed jeeez...

Well, apparently Dinan doesn't have the parts for this kit on the shelf, so it took about a month for them to build/put all the parts together. Then I left the country (taking underwater photos in Indonesia - see http://www.underwaterreflections.com/gallery/2275895 ), so they had about 3 weeks to work on it while I was gone - didn't need to rush to get it all done in a few days. Then, late in the installation, they discovered that I needed a new head gasket, which was back-ordered, so that held it up another week after I got home. (Lucky for me, I took it in a few days before the original warranty expired, so the head gasket was covered!)

All in all, understandable delays! But definitely worth the wait!

[ljnlaw]

As always incredible underwater pics!

[Budarooski]

Originally Posted by SeattleYates

Then, late in the installation, they discovered that I needed a new head gasket,

Are you sure they didn't pop the head gasket due to a bad tune (e.g. computer program) while you were away? Superchargers are fun, but they can be your worst nightmare if the tune is not safe, or if the FMU doesn't correctly spike your fuel under boost.

Be sure you run ONLY 93 octane from a reputable gas station, check the blower belt frequently and be sure the FMU, boost retard, knock sensor and ignition controls you may have are all working. If any one of these go bad, you'll be back in the shop for a new head gasket (and hopefully not for a new piston or rod). Invest in a GOOD air/fuel meter that you can monitor from inside the car to be sure you're not leaning out under heavy load/boost. Lean is mean, but with blowers lean = blown gaskets.

I'm glad your happy with it and can afford to spend so much on a 120hp gain...at $141/hp, that about the most expensive mod I've read about in a long time. I'm not a fan of Dinan, and when I read things like this I know why...the blower and brackets run about $5-6K from Vortech. I didn't see an air-to-air intercooler listed in the package; but for $17K they should have installed one.

My back ground is building fast Mustangs, down to 8 second street cars. I have been there down that path with Paxton, Vortech and ATI superchargers, laptop tuning, running up to 160lb/hour injectors, tuning with FAST, etc. None of this supercharging stuff is to be taken lightly. Never trust an "off-the-shelf" computer chip to re-tune the computer for a blower...it should be done via a laptop on a dyno with an 02 meter measuring air/fuel mixture. That is the only way you'll have a safe tune.

[SeattleYates]

Originally Posted by Michelle

This Thread Is Worthless Without Video!

Sorry...a little thing called Christmas has gotten in the way of me providing you all with photos, video, 0-60 times, etc., etc. I'll attempt to remedy that ASAP!

In the meantime, I will attempt to drive it as much as possible to continue gathering subjective "data"...

[ljnlaw]

Simply Awesome Seattle, now when you get a chance please inform us on the 0-60 times and 0-100 if possible...curious minds want to know.

[Nick@Jlevi SW]

Wow that's a great mod! However for 17k, I think you can get a lot more for your money. Don't get me wrong, Dinan makes great stuff but I'm not so sure their price justifies the ends.

[AlpineMsix]

if ur dealer is a dinan dealer, then u can go to ur local bmw dealer and have them work on dinan parts and they are all warrantied.. thats the biggest advantage.. so if u have the money might as well take that advantage

[gregwx5]

Congratulations...You accomplished one of my all time dreams lol...enjoy!