Quadruple VANOS wrote Bravo to Dinan for actually having a shippable product upon announcement. Too many companies make a stink about products they don't intend on shipping for weeks.
Now the question is how long it stays that way. Try to have enough at launch to satisfy projected 3-4 months worth of demand but in the current enviroment in stock stuff might as well have vultures circling it folks are so rabid for stuff resulting in projections that are often wrong.
BJCO23 wrote Highly considering it!
Do you have an audio sample installed on a regular X3M (non-comp)? Or shouldn't make a difference at all?
Do not. Our in house vehicle is a comp but generally speaking it should matter very little. Both variants use the same resonator that is being replaced with the X so the DELTA at least between the 2 should be identical. The comp exhaust from the get go is a bit meaner due to a slightly different can design but I don't know if I would consider it a monumental difference. Everyone's ears are different though.
Derek.H wrote Any option to pay extra to get tip in carbon fiber? Or any alternative parts out there that is a suitable replacement for those stainless steel tips? Thanks
The Dinan exhaust comes in polished or black tips. Do not offer CF personally but they are clamp on tips so you could source your own elsewhere if desired. As far as replacing the stock exhaust tips -- I know there are black chrome replacements out there so I would assume there are CF versions as well if you look hard enough.
pimp4cheddar wrote For those that are stupid (me)...how does this compare to a mid-pipe in terms of sound?
Depends on the mid-pipe as there are a couple different variables at play. Most full mid-pipes are incorporating an H tube as opposed to an X and are deleting the secondary catalytic convertors completely.
H vs X - Generally speaking an H elicits a deeper muscle car tone between the two . An X on the other hand is more commonly associated with a more exotic sound and promotes a more even flow so sounds related to pulsing are reduced. In the case of of the X3M both are removing the same resonator so offer essentially the same advantage to overall volume enhancement.
Secondary Cats - If cats are deleted you automatically increase volume as a relatively large restriction is being removed. Those cats are essentially acting as another resonator so chances of adding a drone that your ears may notice goes up as well although everyone's tolerance and senstivity differ so mileage may vary there. Then there is the emissions laws to contend with in some areas when removing cats so that is a consideration for some as well (CA).
Depending on the back section and how it was designed to perform there are nearly infinite permutations that can effect sound in various ways (volume, tone, drone, backpressure, etc), but from a strictly volume approach the ranking from quiet to loud would be: Stock, Resonator Delete, Axleback, Axleback+Resonator Delete, Axleback+Full Mid-Pipe.
From a Dinan perspective we leave the bulk of the tone changes to be achieved by the axleback/muffler instead of further upstream (we prefer the deep and throaty sound like most). The mid's /resonator deletes are designed with volume enhancement in mind and evening out the tone (refinement of the sound).
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. The exhaust they have available is another 4K. I think the Resonator delete pipe would be a hit with the owners. There are multiple threads on how to get the exhaust sounding better. Not sure that they would ever reach the 50 units every 60 days need.
