question about the dinan stg 2 & 3

335iBaller · 05-28-2008, 04:35 AM

hi I've been reading about some complaints with ppl who got the revised stg 2 flash done.. I've notice some saying after putting some miles on there car their car feels like it goes back to stock..someone mentioned something about the car reflashing it back to stock setting and dinan made a mistake with AT cars.. My concern is that when I first got the car the car was amazing... Now I notice that the car doesn't feel like when I first got the car back.. I think the car might have resetted itself back to stock... By the way I have stg3 with AT transmission... Can anyone confirm this before I call dinan back about this issue... Or it might be I'm getting use to the power.... Snipe, sparkplug plz chime in

StarrDlux · 05-28-2008, 04:53 AM

Adaptation. go to your dinan guy and explain. he would be glad to clear adaptations.

you can't tell when you nail it going around a common turn the fact the car smokes tire before the DTC can kick in? i sure did. I use places like that to remember how the car drives since it is stupid fast.

Rev 2 is great. it is fine. Adaptations may occur since the car was reset when you had it flashed. The AT6 learns you. Throw it in STEP mode and watch the shifts go by stupid fast.

funkdoc · 05-28-2008, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 335iBaller

hi I've been reading about some complaints with ppl who got the revised stg 2 flash done.. I've notice some saying after putting some miles on there car their car feels like it goes back to stock..someone mentioned something about the car reflashing it back to stock setting and dinan made a mistake with AT cars.. My concern is that when I first got the car the car was amazing... Now I notice that the car doesn't feel like when I first got the car back.. I think the car might have resetted itself back to stock... By the way I have stg3 with AT transmission... Can anyone confirm this before I call dinan back about this issue... Or it might be I'm getting use to the power.... Snipe, sparkplug plz chime in

Baller, steve told me that stage 1, stage 3, and manuals arent affected but I would definitely hook up a boost gauge to be absolutely sure youre seeing 14 psi. You never know. If you have the flash, the stock mapping is erased so it can't revert to stock programming. If your stage 3 auto didn't load up correctly, you could possibly be seeing only 8psi right off the bat. I'm dynoing my car down here again at EIP with my revised revised stage 2 flash, so if you are down to dyno your stage 3, hit me up.

Sniper1690 · 05-28-2008, 10:05 AM

Baller, I don't have the same kind of miles on my Stg. III that some of the 6AT guys have on their Stg. II revised...but, as far as I can tell the power is absolutely still there. It pulls and pulls all the way to redline...still feels like a NA small block V8. I will get on it some more this week and report back, but, honestly I don't have any problems, concerns, or issues as it stands right now. I have 6MT, so maybe I have been lucky and avoided all the problems the 6AT guys are having. Attorneyscott and I will be on the same dyno that he put down 339.8rwhp and 370.5rwtq SAE with Stg. II non-revised + exhaust. It is considerably hotter and more humid now than 2 weeks ago when he dyno'd...so maybe Stg. III will show even smaller gains that anticipated. I remain steadfast from my "Initial Impressions" review...peak power may not be increased a whole lot...however, its the way power is delivered that has been dramatically changed...pulls harder, longer, and with more grunt than ever before.

335iBaller · 05-28-2008, 01:51 PM

ok well thx for the feedback.. i'll drive the car for another week and see if it gets better.. maybe i got some bad gas or something.. but if it feels the same in 1 week im going to call dinan to see what is going on

sparkyg · 05-28-2008, 04:10 PM

335iballer pls keep in touch, see about getting a boost gauge with a peak boost memory, I am sure you can get one from Autometer.

Plug her in and secure it in the engine away from anything hot and do some runs, see what the peak boost is. You'll know immed then.

335iBaller · 05-28-2008, 05:01 PM

well i called dinan to let them know of the situation and they do know there is a problem with AT cars and said they will give me a call back by end of today or tomorrow... so i guess there is a problem for the stage II revision and the stage III with ppl who have AT... not quite sure about stage I yet

05-28-2008, 04:35 AM	#1
335iBaller Second Lieutenant 27 Rep 200 Posts Drives: 335i!! twin turbo Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: san francisco iTrader: (0)	question about the dinan stg 2 & 3 hi I've been reading about some complaints with ppl who got the revised stg 2 flash done.. I've notice some saying after putting some miles on there car their car feels like it goes back to stock..someone mentioned something about the car reflashing it back to stock setting and dinan made a mistake with AT cars.. My concern is that when I first got the car the car was amazing... Now I notice that the car doesn't feel like when I first got the car back.. I think the car might have resetted itself back to stock... By the way I have stg3 with AT transmission... Can anyone confirm this before I call dinan back about this issue... Or it might be I'm getting use to the power.... Snipe, sparkplug plz chime in
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05-28-2008, 04:53 AM	#2
StarrDlux Pussycat's Meow 9 Rep 682 Posts Drives: '08 335i montego \| Stock Join Date: May 2008 Location: Midtown (Altanta) iTrader: (0)	Adaptation. go to your dinan guy and explain. he would be glad to clear adaptations. you can't tell when you nail it going around a common turn the fact the car smokes tire before the DTC can kick in? i sure did. I use places like that to remember how the car drives since it is stupid fast. Rev 2 is great. it is fine. Adaptations may occur since the car was reset when you had it flashed. The AT6 learns you. Throw it in STEP mode and watch the shifts go by stupid fast. __________________ 2008 335i montego \| stock 2002 A4 1.8TQS \| APR 1+ 1990 VW Corrado \| Stage 4 by SNS
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05-28-2008, 10:05 AM	#4
Sniper1690 Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 216 Posts Drives: Dinan Stg. III E92 335i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dallas iTrader: (0)	Baller, I don't have the same kind of miles on my Stg. III that some of the 6AT guys have on their Stg. II revised...but, as far as I can tell the power is absolutely still there. It pulls and pulls all the way to redline...still feels like a NA small block V8. I will get on it some more this week and report back, but, honestly I don't have any problems, concerns, or issues as it stands right now. I have 6MT, so maybe I have been lucky and avoided all the problems the 6AT guys are having. Attorneyscott and I will be on the same dyno that he put down 339.8rwhp and 370.5rwtq SAE with Stg. II non-revised + exhaust. It is considerably hotter and more humid now than 2 weeks ago when he dyno'd...so maybe Stg. III will show even smaller gains that anticipated. I remain steadfast from my "Initial Impressions" review...peak power may not be increased a whole lot...however, its the way power is delivered that has been dramatically changed...pulls harder, longer, and with more grunt than ever before. __________________ "...here's a word of advice for those who have been saving their lunch money and patiently waiting for the E92 M3 V8 to come to our shores: If you encounter a 335i with a Dinan badge on the trunk, don't throw down for pink slips. This car is so fast in a straight-line drag that you'll have to hitchhike home." Roundel, April 2008 \|\|08 E92 335i 6MT / Montego Blue / Dinan Stage III, IC, OC, exhaust and Stage 1 Suspension / Morr VS8
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05-28-2008, 01:51 PM	#5
335iBaller Second Lieutenant 27 Rep 200 Posts Drives: 335i!! twin turbo Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: san francisco iTrader: (0)	ok well thx for the feedback.. i'll drive the car for another week and see if it gets better.. maybe i got some bad gas or something.. but if it feels the same in 1 week im going to call dinan to see what is going on
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05-28-2008, 04:10 PM	#6
sparkyg Brigadier General 142 Rep 3,523 Posts Drives: A6 Allroad Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oil Country iTrader: (5)	335iballer pls keep in touch, see about getting a boost gauge with a peak boost memory, I am sure you can get one from Autometer. Plug her in and secure it in the engine away from anything hot and do some runs, see what the peak boost is. You'll know immed then.
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335iBaller Second Lieutenant 27 Rep 200 Posts Drives: 335i!! twin turbo Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: san francisco iTrader: (0)	well i called dinan to let them know of the situation and they do know there is a problem with AT cars and said they will give me a call back by end of today or tomorrow... so i guess there is a problem for the stage II revision and the stage III with ppl who have AT... not quite sure about stage I yet
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