[poloace]

I'm going to do it. I know it's costly... but, steve stands by his work and I'm keeping this car in my collection as I progress through life. let the flaming begin! I currently have stage 2 with the golf tee mod (don't know why it's called that- all I did was unplug the actuator and involved no golf tees)

[taylors335]

its called that cuz your supposed to plug the line you removed , and an easy part to use to plug it would be a golf tee !

[BQTuning]

I'm jealous go for it

[poloace]

crap- I have to plug that line?

[shortseller]

Originally Posted by poloace

crap- I have to plug that line?

No. Not if you unplugged the actuator. Some that do not want to unplug it, worried about throwing codes, use the golf tee method.

[canderson]

Originally Posted by poloace

I'm going to do it. I know it's costly... but, steve stands by his work and I'm keeping this car in my collection as I progress through life. let the flaming begin! I currently have stage 2 with the golf tee mod (don't know why it's called that- all I did was unplug the actuator and involved no golf tees)

I had Dinan stage 2 tune on my car until recently and thought seriously about upgrading to stage 3. When Procede dropped their price to $645 recently and offered $50 off for switching I couldn't resist that path. Dinan stage 3 only advertises another 28 HP and 24 ft-lb compared to stage 2. I also saw a post here of stage 3 dyno results that was disappointing. I want more than another 28 HP and Procede should deliver that now and will support more mods, race gas, methanol, etc. in the future. It also provides map switching back to stock for performance comparison, ability to display boost on the fuel gauge, data logging, and lots of other features above Dinan.

Procede is a well regarded tune and should be reliable. If I have problems that need warranty repair it can be removed fairly easily before taking it in.

[tscdennab]

If you plan to keep your car it doesn't mean Dinan is better. With the stock downpipes in place expect high engine stress.

[san6279]

Originally Posted by canderson

I had Dinan stage 2 tune on my car until recently and thought seriously about upgrading to stage 3. When Procede dropped their price to $645 recently and offered $50 off for switching I couldn't resist that path. Dinan stage 3 only advertises another 28 HP and 24 ft-lb compared to stage 2. I also saw a post here of stage 3 dyno results that was disappointing. I want more than another 28 HP and Procede should deliver that now and will support more mods, race gas, methanol, etc. in the future. It also provides map switching back to stock for performance comparison, ability to display boost on the fuel gauge, data logging, and lots of other features above Dinan.

Procede is a well regarded tune and should be reliable. If I have problems that need warranty repair it can be removed fairly easily before taking it in.

Believe Dinan actually states Stage 2 is 384hp and Stage 3 is 398hp, so the difference is only 14hp. Believe TQ difference is even less, 421 vs 429. Just doesn't seem worth it to me.

[Groundpilot]

Originally Posted by tscdennab

If you plan to keep your car it doesn't mean Dinan is better. With the stock downpipes in place expect high engine stress.

Does it mean we should expect high engine stress with procede and stock downpipes? Sorry for off topic question.