[palomino0527]

I have a 08 335i coupe and i wanted to see if anyone here has got a dinan intercooler? i want to buy one cause i heard it helps your car out alot but i want to get you guys opinion. thankyou

[NiVeDh]

Dinan parts are rarely "worth" it.

[palomino0527]

i want it because the dealer said the warranty would still be good on the car. does anyone know of anyone selling dinan parts for e92 335i 2008?

[achien]

did you get the other Dinan mods first?

Originally Posted by palomino0527

I have a 08 335i coupe and i wanted to see if anyone here has got a dinan intercooler? i want to buy one cause i heard it helps your car out alot but i want to get you guys opinion. thankyou

[palomino0527]

not yet just bought the car so im looking at what to buy first

[achien]

get the tune first, Stage 2 can do without the intercooler

Originally Posted by palomino0527

not yet just bought the car so im looking at what to buy first

[BQTuning]

Originally Posted by NiVeDh

Dinan parts are rarely "worth" it.

So would the Spearco IC be worth it ?

[RnmEvo9]

In after BuraQ..

[bryce]

Originally Posted by BuraQ

So would the Spearco IC be worth it ?

not really, for the price. it sells for $1200-1300, there are plenty of better intercoolers that cost significantly less. "worth it" is all relative to an individual though

[bigdaddycane]

At $1,800 (that's what the Dinan retails for correct?) NO intercooler is worth it (that).

palomino, skip all the Dinan parts and get the competitors same parts and be happy with the savings and piece of mind that you didn't get boned while modding your car.

The "warranty issue" rarely comes into affect unless you have a major engine or transmission problem (which is not likely).

And to the nervous nellies that will respond, yes some dealers can be d*cks about mods, but you obviously have to have a "feel" for your dealer before you start modding.

[secretsquirrel]

Get the ets 5" and put the other 1100 in the bank.

[marcvtec]

Only worth it if warranty is priority one on your list
Otherwise all the others are worth it instead

[dicostal]

Originally Posted by palomino0527

I have a 08 335i coupe and i wanted to see if anyone here has got a dinan intercooler? i want to buy one cause i heard it helps your car out alot but i want to get you guys opinion. thankyou

Dinan is not worth even if it saves the warranty.

Shiv has a tune for about $2k for the whole kit, that will get you 400 WHP and you can put it on an off in 30 mins.

if you go all out on Dinan you will never see those numbers and that is with 10k in mods...
so save The $8K and whenever you go to the dealer for a warranty issue remove the mods. They do not seem to care for regular service.

that is the opinion of most on the board.

good luck!!!

[ar design II]

Originally Posted by secretsquirrel

Get the ets 5" and put the other 1100 in the bank.

+1 for that! or spend the other $1100 on cobb+downpipes!

[CPWINCH]

duck finan

[palomino0527]

thank you guys for all the responses. i think im going to get get cobb ecu upgrade and i researched AMS intercoolers look good what you guys think?

[E90SoFlo]

Cobb Tune + Godspeed FMIC + VRSF Downpipes + BMS Intake + Meth and Lunch is what you can get for $1800

Or a Dinan FMIC.

When you go to the dealer for work, just take off the parts that they are working around. Talk to your SA about it

[Robert@vishnu]

If you want to pay a few hundred dollars more for the name then Dinan is okay. If you want the best bang for the buck FMIC ETS is gona be your choice. If you all you care about is making power $1100 will get you a complete PWM meth kit and I will get you 40whp gain which no bolt on parts can achieve. Let me know.

Regards,
Robert@Vishnu

[marcvtec]

Originally Posted by E90SoFlo

Cobb Tune + Godspeed FMIC + VRSF Downpipes + BMS Intake + Meth and Lunch is what you can get for $1800

Thats the cheap way, and okay, but if you want quality parts go ---
Procede - AR catless downpipes, AA FMIC, and any dual cone intake + Aquamist meth ( the new one) or vishnu PWM.

Everyone else can just talk smack after this lol,

[Rotorocious]

But Dinan makes you look like a baller, I think.

Anybody wanna buy the over hyped and lusted over Dinan Badge? Got one for sale lolz

[alnk1015]

Check out the extreme turbo systems fmic. Good price. Not as big as the others, but gets respectable output increase, and no trimming. Also it replaces the plastic charge pipe.

[cvc 22349a]

No one has mentioned the shroud that surrounds the face of the Dinan fmic. It directs on coming air through the fmic as opposed to letting air escape around it. Pretty cool design. Does any other fmic (ER?) have a frontal shroud? I know my ETS fmic doesn't.