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      11-03-2016, 09:26 PM   #67
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Well let's see, 2015 passed, 2016 passed, 2017 models are out, again by the time you will have your molds figured out and all most of us will be in a 2019 x5m or somewhere else, hell with it I can have a local guy computer scan the engine bay and make custom carbon fiber intake for it! But all jokes aside DINAN should of been on top of the game way before this, I guess things did change since Steve left and we can see it first hand
I don't think that's a fair criticism. The complexity and performance envelope on a modern ///M car is far beyond what Steve cut his teeth on. Gone are the days when a hotter cam, intake, exhaust and simple, unencrypted tune revolutionized a car.

I'd rather the right product late (or never), then waste money on the wrong product too soon.

I am a bit surprised that an injection PU mold is really that much more expensive, but I can't imagine they wouldn't have considered it (which seems to be the case).
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Well let's see, 2015 passed, 2016 passed, 2017 models are out, again by the time you will have your molds figured out and all most of us will be in a 2019 x5m or somewhere else, hell with it I can have a local guy computer scan the engine bay and make custom carbon fiber intake for it! But all jokes aside DINAN should of been on top of the game way before this, I guess things did change since Steve left and we can see it first hand
I don't think that's a fair criticism. The complexity and performance envelope on a modern ///M car is far beyond what Steve cut his teeth on. Gone are the days when a hotter cam, intake, exhaust and simple, unencrypted tune revolutionized a car.

I'd rather the right product late (or never), then waste money on the wrong product too soon.

I am a bit surprised that an injection PU mold is really that much more expensive, but I can't imagine they wouldn't have considered it (which seems to be the case).
For a scale of a company as dinan it really shouldn't take this long to "design" a scoop cover for the air box and stick a larger filters in it. It's one thing to design and engineer a piggy back just like they did but a scoop with with some filters? Come on now. They even stated it them self the design of the intake is great as it so to pop some larger filters shouldn't really take this much time, and yes I know what the replies going to be it's not that simple and there is a lot of engineering goes into that and such, but I disagree, original post was posted months ago and it could of been done awhile back. I guess there Is no such large market for those and in the end of the day if they not making 200% profit it really makes no sense of doing it whatsoever anyways. I will still wait for it to be released and see what price they will come up with but for a meantime I just dropped bmc filters in place which I don't think dinans design will outperform but much if any
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I too think a plastic version would be a great option. Have both to satisfy everyone.

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      11-06-2016, 12:13 AM   #70
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For a scale of a company as dinan it really shouldn't take this long to "design" a scoop cover for the air box and stick a larger filters in it. It's one thing to design and engineer a piggy back just like they did but a scoop with with some filters? Come on now. They even stated it them self the design of the intake is great as it so to pop some larger filters shouldn't really take this much time, and yes I know what the replies going to be it's not that simple and there is a lot of engineering goes into that and such, but I disagree, original post was posted months ago and it could of been done awhile back. I guess there Is no such large market for those and in the end of the day if they not making 200% profit it really makes no sense of doing it whatsoever anyways. I will still wait for it to be released and see what price they will come up with but for a meantime I just dropped bmc filters in place which I don't think dinans design will outperform but much if any
Apologize for the long delay. Just got back into town from SEMA and have a lot to catch up on...

I'll save you the wonderment on price--- it will be $1199.

This particular intake was presented at SEMA as we full intend to release it. Originally was suppose to be out to the retail public on the 15th (Nov.) as that is what it was tagged at in the new product showcase. Unfortunately stuff happens and its out of our control as we don't do carbon fiber in house. While the first photos were published months ago they were the very first prototypes. The filters were revised slightly (they are completely custom, which takes time) and the box lid had to be tweaked so that it was seated correctly and the box would seal (photos didn't show it but the lid was loose)--- this entailed more engineering time as well as a new mold to be produced by the carbon folks and then put into the queue for another sample. We are not the only customer so sometimes once the mold is done we are still sitting on our hands for a few weeks. Its just the business. Now we have a new mold that seals but extracting it from the mold cracks the CF (usually cosmetic as noted, but still). The vendor is now trying other things and most likely going to have to resort to a revised mold to alleviate the problem which means more time (which is where I believe they were this past week).

Do we like it? No. But not everything goes at the pace it was intended. **** happens.
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Thanks for the full explanation. I don't care to buy it for the winter anyway, lol. Price is reasonable as well. Do you have any performance figures?
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Yes, numbers will do some sense here, would love to see how it compares between bmc filters that cost friction of the price. Wouldn't mind paying dinans price if the numbers are there
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Thanks for the full explanation. I don't care to buy it for the winter anyway, lol. Price is reasonable as well. Do you have any performance figures?
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Yes, numbers will do some sense here, would love to see how it compares between bmc filters that cost friction of the price. Wouldn't mind paying dinans price if the numbers are there
Nothing has been relayed over to my side of the building in terms of official numbers. Considering its the same engine as the M5/M6 I would expect the gains to be similar in nature as that platform (~10HP/5TRQ on a stock car and ~15-20HP/10-15 TRQ on a tuned one).
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I have 1 of these left after our pre orders will be fulfilled for anyone interested.
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cant wait for mine....thanks!
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any update on Intake...ship date?
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Never lol
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I may be parting out my lease in the next couple months. Waiting on an M2 to arrive, so my intake will be for sale...anyone interested.
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I may be parting out my lease in the next couple months. Waiting on an M2 to arrive, so my intake will be for sale...anyone interested.
Will the wagon be enough?
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Interested in the dinan intake. Are you in the Bay Area?

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I may be parting out my lease in the next couple months. Waiting on an M2 to arrive, so my intake will be for sale...anyone interested.
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Did this die? Sounded like ya'll needed a new carbon manufacturer if "their" mold kept breaking the box...and if you determined this to fit in a 50i I'm sure you would open your "market" up quite a bit.
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Did this die? Sounded like ya'll needed a new carbon manufacturer if "their" mold kept breaking the box...and if you determined this to fit in a 50i I'm sure you would open your "market" up quite a bit.
Manufacturing issues have been resolved. Actually have 2 carbon vendors doing them concurrently with 4 molds between them to catch up with the demand.

We will not be supporting the intake on the 50i application I am afraid.
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Has anyone tried to fit this to the 50i? Interested as to what makes it not fit. The setups look very similar.
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The airboxes are the same. Only issue might/might not be hood clearance.
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Any chance Dinan checked this before saying it won't work for the 50i?
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Any chance Dinan checked this before saying it won't work for the 50i?
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The airboxes are the same. Only issue might/might not be hood clearance.
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Has anyone tried to fit this to the 50i? Interested as to what makes it not fit. The setups look very similar.
It was checked on the 50i. Hood clearance was less then desirable. The cf lid will be marred after a bit of time when the hood naturally starts sagging. We have no intention of replacing countless units because they are scratched due to time. Hence the lack of support for the application. Designed for the M so that is where it will stay.
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Cool. Didn't realize that hoods "sag." I would expect that from a Kia.

Thanks for the explanation.
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Cool. Didn't realize that hoods "sag." I would expect that from a Kia.

Thanks for the explanation.
Natural metal fatigue is all. On a big surface like a hood the center naturally concaves a bit over time. When the margin for error in a new "taut" hood with the intake is barely a 1/16" of clearance it doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room to hope for--- even a hard enough road imperfection could cause enough shifting for the lid to get marred at that point.
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