Comments on: Shoot Out – BMW “Sibling Rivalry” Dinan 335i vs. M3

By: Heathbmusic

Heathbmusic — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:31:53 +0000

im aware of whats …
im aware of whats being said about the dinan/bmw relationship, but ive had nothing but free service and ive had a couple of issues. my dealer has been amazing!

By: 08turboSS

08turboSS — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:31:53 +0000

90% of most drivers …
90% of most drivers ( unless your a professional driver) will not get within a half a second to the times in the magazines… These guys are pros The guys doing these tests here are better than the 95% of us but not as good as the pros……

By: 08turboSS

08turboSS — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:31:53 +0000

I hate to say it …
I hate to say it but its upto the dealer if they honor your Dinan flashed car… Alot of BMW dealers are not honoring the DInan reflash… or even other Dinan modds these days… 5 years ago the Dlr honored 100% of the warranty on Dinan cars but less then 40% do today……

Dinan and BMW are not getting along very well these days…..

By: akburst510

akburst510 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:31:53 +0000

As a daily driver, …
As a daily driver, the 335i (even stock) > M3. There are very few times you can use 306hp/300tq (the 335i is underrated though)let alone 414hp/295tq of the M3 on the streets. With literally $279, you can make an additional 70whp/80hp on the 335i (JB+) and with $579, you can make up to +180whp/207hp with a JB3 and high octane fuel. My 335i will keep up with stock E9x M3’s even though I run a conservative map (360whp/410tq) on my JB3. Reliability will suffer though.

By: akburst510

akburst510 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:31:53 +0000

I own a Space Gray …
I own a Space Gray 335i Coupe with BMS Dual Air Intakes and a JB3. That said, I would pick the M3 over my 335i if I wanted a track car instead of a daily driver. The M3 shines when you are revving, the 335i doesn’t need to break a sweat to go fast, because of the torque but it gets boring at higher rpm. The M3 is just made to be tracked…LSD, Tires, Brakes (Not that great), really sporty suspension and of course more power stock. BMW didn’t want the 335i to ruin M3 sales so they retarded it

By: BigVertical

BigVertical — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:31:53 +0000

Yeah, the Veyron …
Yeah, the Veyron made the M3 look like it was standing still.

By: bedcap

bedcap — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:31:53 +0000

I doubt you got …
I doubt you got 13.6, you read that in a car mag and told us. Very rarely do average people get the 1/4 times the mags get. But nice try tho….

By: Heathbmusic

Heathbmusic — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:31:53 +0000

i luv guys on here …
i luv guys on here sayin juicebox and proceed are faster than dinan reflash. thats just not the case and dinan replaces the factory warranty, so the car is still covered. dinan is well worth the dough and i wud say from owning a flashed 335xi and driving new m3s a few times, my didnan car is faster than an m3. even if its not im sure everyone would agree its close. ill keep my 17k!

By: LOL335i

LOL335i — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:31:53 +0000

m3 ran 13.4 QM..? …
m3 ran 13.4 QM..? ive gotten 13.6 in my stock 335i….

By: damwhodat3

damwhodat3 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:31:53 +0000

I think you guys …
I think you guys should do a Dinan 135i vs the M3!! That would be an even closer shootout!!