[spatterson007]

I recently came across the DINANTRONICS Sport Performance Tuner which advertises 30 HP and 50 ft-lb of torque on the n20 engines for only 300$! I would buy it right now for my 328i if I knew that it isn't going to damage my engine components quicker however, I plan on keeping my car for atleast 4 more years and I need to know if I am going to regret spending 300$ for the power gains. Will this tuner impact my engine components life span? Is it worth the 300$? I don't plan on driving around 24/7 in the sport + mode, I am just the daily driver that occasionally has some fun on the side roads.

[raqautle]

I can't speak from experience. I think the tuner has been out for half a year so no one really knows how it'll be long term, but it's a mild tune. Short term I haven't heard of anything bad about the tune.

There should be increased wear due to the slight increase in stress, but it's probably so small you shouldn't even worry about it.

[Rick4345]

Originally Posted by spatterson007

I recently came across the DINANTRONICS Sport Performance Tuner which advertises 30 HP and 50 ft-lb of torque on the n20 engines for only 300$! I would buy it right now for my 328i if I knew that it isn't going to damage my engine components quicker however, I plan on keeping my car for atleast 4 more years and I need to know if I am going to regret spending 300$ for the power gains. Will this tuner impact my engine components life span? Is it worth the 300$? I don't plan on driving around 24/7 in the sport + mode, I am just the daily driver that occasionally has some fun on the side roads.

If you get the sport tune there is no warranty through Dinan or BMW if anything goes wrong.

If you want to do it right get one of the stage tunes such as Stage 1.

More money, yes. More peace of mind, definitely.

I had the Stage 1 along with the exhaust on my 2012 328i. Believe me, it's plenty of fun.

[spatterson007]

Originally Posted by Rick4345

If you get the sport tune there is no warranty through Dinan or BMW if anything goes wrong.

If you want to do it right get one of the stage tunes such as Stage 1.

More money, yes. More peace of mind, definitely.

I had the Stage 1 along with the exhaust on my 2012 328i. Believe me, it's plenty of fun.

I completely agree with you however, with the sport tuner you can remove it in 5-10 minutes right before you take your car in for service. If I ever become die hard for more power, stage 1 for sure. Thanks for feedback.

[Rick4345]

Originally Posted by spatterson007

I completely agree with you however, with the sport tuner you can remove it in 5-10 minutes right before you take your car in for service. If I ever become die hard for more power, stage 1 for sure. Thanks for feedback.

The Stage 1 you don't have to remove.

The only tune that won't void your warranty either.

[fate_f30]

Originally Posted by Rick4345

If you get the sport tune there is no warranty through Dinan or BMW if anything goes wrong.

If you want to do it right get one of the stage tunes such as Stage 1.

More money, yes. More peace of mind, definitely.

I had the Stage 1 along with the exhaust on my 2012 328i. Believe me, it's plenty of fun.

Did you get the full Dinan Stage 1 Package Tune for $4k or just the CPU tune with an exhaust and no upgraded intercooler?

[Rick4345]

Originally Posted by xbnb1978x

Did you get the full Dinan Stage 1 Package Tune for $4k or just the CPU tune with an exhaust and no upgraded intercooler?

I just did the tune and exhaust. I didn't do anything with the intercooler.

I believe they recommend it with the Stage 3 and 4 packages.

When I had it installed I had the M Performance exhaust and it was fine. I wanted the Dinan though because there was no valve controls on it.

The only other enhancement I did engine wise was to add a drop in K&N filter.

I did do the suspension upgrades with the springs, bumpstops and monoball controls also. I just used the stock shocks and it seemed to work well. It rode a little stiff, but it cornered like a rocket sled on rails.

[LiquidMercury]

With any modifications to your engine that increases boost to the turbo, it's never a case of just adding the piggyback and driving off thinking everything is fine. You'll want to insure your engine by at least upgrading the stock CP and IC in my opinion (and many others that have gone the piggyback route). Just my 2 cents (and they're CDN cents at that, lol).

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by spatterson007

I recently came across the DINANTRONICS Sport Performance Tuner which advertises 30 HP and 50 ft-lb of torque on the n20 engines for only 300$! I would buy it right now for my 328i if I knew that it isn't going to damage my engine components quicker however, I plan on keeping my car for atleast 4 more years and I need to know if I am going to regret spending 300$ for the power gains. Will this tuner impact my engine components life span? Is it worth the 300$? I don't plan on driving around 24/7 in the sport + mode, I am just the daily driver that occasionally has some fun on the side roads.

100% safe

[fate_f30]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

100% safe

+1

[Adaptive]

So what is the total boost one should expect with this thing on? Is the boost gague it comes with acurate?

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by Adaptive

So what is the total boost one should expect with this thing on? Is the boost gague it comes with acurate?

you can select to add anywhere from 1 to 4 PSI of boost

[Adaptive]

so adding 1-4 PSI of boost brings the total boost to what? I'm just curious where this falls in line with other tunes as well as want to cross-check with the boost levels that others are saying destroys the N20 ....

[2015bmw328in26]

Max boost with the jb plus turned up to 3.75 increase is around peak 23 constant 21

[2015bmw328in26]

I have the torque app Bluetooth to obd2 and there is no benefit to any higher than adding 3.75. Maybe once in a great while if you have the sports trans locked into a gear at a very low rpm and use the torque to do a long pull it will do a little hickup. But it's very rare. My 0 to 60 is 4.9 on 93 Oct and ideal air/humidity with launch control. 2015 f30 328i xdrive

[fate_f30]

Originally Posted by Adaptive

so adding 1-4 PSI of boost brings the total boost to what? I'm just curious where this falls in line with other tunes as well as want to cross-check with the boost levels that others are saying destroys the N20 ....

I've always been curious about this too. What is our stock boost level in Sport Mode? Adding the 4psi of the Dinan Sport Tune does that add boost to the stock level or only allow 4psi through the Dinan tune?

[Adaptive]

So i got one of these and installed it. In the sport+ mode (+3) sometimea ot feels "wow" and other times its tough to tell its there. Im still pretty worried about it hurting the engine so im definately not certain the rism is worth what it does.

For testing, i turned the car to Stock mode and calibrated the boost gage in the app. I did a pull and the car felt just like it always did but then the app reported over 30psi in boost! Thisbgas to be nonsense. Does the gage in the app just not work?

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by bmw_bri_328i

I've always been curious about this too. What is our stock boost level in Sport Mode? Adding the 4psi of the Dinan Sport Tune does that add boost to the stock level or only allow 4psi through the Dinan tune?

Not sure i understood the question

[fate_f30]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

Not sure i understood the question

What is our engines factory boost level (psi) in Sport Mode?

The Dinan Sport Tune says in "Race Mode" it's pushing 4psi of boost. Is that adding 4psi extra on top of our stock boost level or is it 4psi total with just the tune? Hope that helps....

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by bmw_bri_328i

What is our engines factory boost level (psi) in Sport Mode?

The Dinan Sport Tune says in "Race Mode" it's pushing 4psi of boost. Is that adding 4psi extra on top of our stock boost level or is it 4psi total with just the tune? Hope that helps....

Boost does not increase in sport mode.
stock boost is 14-16 PSI

[fate_f30]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

Boost does not increase in sport mode.
stock boost is 14-16 PSI

So The Dinan Sport Tune is adding 4psi to our 14-16psi stock boost? Which potential put us at 18-20psi of boost.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by bmw_bri_328i

So The Dinan Sport Tune is adding 4psi to our 14-16psi stock boost? Which potential put us at 18-20psi of boost.

Correct, below 20 PSI is safe