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10-14-2016, 07:56 AM | #47 |
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Soon, yes. Was originally intended to be released right before SEMA (first week of November) but CF manufacturing has had some production issues so it may be delayed slightly. Or we may still end up doing it then and just go to immediate backorder as demand will far outweigh what we will have ready at launch. Its not ideal either way but I would personally rather delay then have another bad backorder situation like we did with the exhaust.
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11-01-2016, 11:32 PM | #50 |
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CF Production is still trying to figure out a way to make it work. As is all the molds are coming out cracked. Given, they are minor and mostly superficial but still not something you want to release. First articles didn't have the issue which is the odd part...
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11-02-2016, 07:05 AM | #51 | |
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Any thoughts to just making it out of plastic? I don't really spend a lot of time driving around with my hood up. Would rather something slightly less expensive (and available). |
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11-02-2016, 07:29 AM | #52 |
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Good suggestion Round Down, some people think Carbon Fibre is over rated, especially under the hood. Plastic/less expesive and available is a good idea.
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11-02-2016, 09:55 AM | #57 |
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I'm holding out for the pressure drop data on the stock vs new lid/filters. If the stock lid/filters don't have any PD, then it will be an appearance mod. I've dyno'd bigger filters on other combos that made zero extra HP because the existing filter had zero PD.
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11-02-2016, 12:08 PM | #58 |
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the CF composition will give a audible difference in addition to the increased air flow. if the box is all plastic very little of the intake will be heard. i would prefer a little more grunt that you would get with the cf box.
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More air only works if you add more gas.....you need a chip/fuel mapping to get real more HP.....
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11-02-2016, 10:16 PM | #61 |
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By the time DINAN will move with their "releases" I think most of us will be in another vehicle lol it's insane how much money they potentially can be making if they didn't go so much for cosmetics and more for performance and price reduction, DINAN listen to your customers and make a plastic mold. You guys came in with the right price on your exhaust system and you orders were backed for months! Didn't you learn the lesson yet?!
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In terms of going plastic instead of CF I can certainly pass it along but my understanding (not my forte or department in the least) is that injection molded plastic molds are actually more expensive to produce by quite a fair margin. While the end product is cheaper to make and you can make them in great quantity the up-front cost is huge. Whereas with CF the upfront cost is significantly less but the per piece cost is higher and the production rate is low. Given the X5M/X6M market where it is not exactly a 335i market, in terms of units, recouping injection molded plastic costs in a mold is not very likely. Simply aren't enough of them on the road, and be tuned to boot. Again, this is how I understand it so I may be way off base. |
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11-03-2016, 08:34 PM | #66 |
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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
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