Dinan Question

Daya · 11-21-2008, 11:51 AM

I tried searching and didn't necessarily find a concise flow of posts to find the info I am looking for

Are most people with Dinan Stage II keeping the factory intercooler or upgrading to the Dinan Intercooler or other aftermarket offering (i.e. AA, Helix, etc.)?

I am thinking about doing Dinan Stage II (I have factory Oil Cooler) in the spring, and possibly doing the Dinan Intercooler as well because it gets hot and humid here.

I thought about Stage III but don't want to buy the Dinan Oil Cooler and spend the extra for the Stage III tune.

From what I have read the IC does make a difference for tuned cars. Am I selling myself short by not spending the extra cash for stage III and Dinan OC?

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

samps · 11-21-2008, 11:56 AM

I have Stage II with the Dinan Oil Cooler, only because I did not have a stock oil cooler. I think you should be ok with the stock intercooler.

Dinan335iMD · 11-26-2008, 04:31 PM

i have the dinan ic, stage 3, oil cooler, i def could tell the difference when i got the stuff done..but the only problem with the stage 3 is my wastegate rattles so loud i have to keep the windows up. now dinan is supposed to fix the problem and if they do then i would reccomend it

dlbrooks18 · 11-26-2008, 10:51 PM

I have the factory oil and intercooler w/ my stage II setup...

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samps Captain 26 Rep 671 Posts Drives: Transit Join Date: May 2008 Location: GVA iTrader: (2)	I have Stage II with the Dinan Oil Cooler, only because I did not have a stock oil cooler. I think you should be ok with the stock intercooler.
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Dinan335iMD Bmw for Life 11 Rep 39 Posts Drives: Always broken Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Arnold, MD iTrader: (1)	i have the dinan ic, stage 3, oil cooler, i def could tell the difference when i got the stuff done..but the only problem with the stage 3 is my wastegate rattles so loud i have to keep the windows up. now dinan is supposed to fix the problem and if they do then i would reccomend it
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dlbrooks18 Brigadier General 161 Rep 3,736 Posts Drives: e90 335i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (2)	I have the factory oil and intercooler w/ my stage II setup...
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