Raced a Dinan 540iA. Check out the post from the guys friend in the TL discussion. About dead even the whole way. Hw would pull at about 80 or so...but that would be expected. It was a damn rush. Couldn't believe it when I saw it was a 540....and then I saw the DINAN tag. So sweet. My girlfriend was in the front seat so I rolled down the windows while we were going so she could hear his exhaust cuz it sounded bad ass. But then she realized what she was hearing was VTEC range. This engine wails. I love it. oh yeah....bone stock except for Eibachs. Getting CAI and RES...as soon as the RES is out!

How don't you know that the guy just bought the Dinan eblem and stuck it on his car? Because to get a Dinan emblem you need to spend atleast $10,000 in parts (there's a whole points system to it really). So to get that emblem he must of had more than an exhaust. I'm not saying your lieing or anything. Just questioning your knowledge.

Anyhow once the road got twisty or once you past 120mph even a stock 540 would have schooled you.

(Btw how did you know it was an automatic?)

Read this first http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...threadid=27398

Um,

There is No way you raced AND beat a DINAN modified BMW 540i in your TL-S .. um, unless you're spraying a 100shot of nitrous. So, lest you are spraying, and you wanna fry your tranny, god bless. Otherwise, wise up and realize that not every emblem (as suggested above) represents what is truly under the hood.

Jeez.

hehe - this neighbor of mine. At first I thought that he got an M3, then his friend came and also had M3 badge on the trunk. Then I saw them doing their magic with one more 3-series in his garage, turning it into M3. Actually they did a prtty good job, more than emblem, to make it different from normal 3-series. But the giveaway is the lack of cutouts in the front fenders and lack of the real M3 wheels.

What u gotta do is watch out for people WITHOUT badges........

LOL! That's all I can say...

However, to achieve a Dinan badge, you don't need all performance. You can get Stage1, 2, or 3 suspension for 5 points, then add two strut braces for 2 more points, and get exhaust for another 3 points...here comes your Dinan badge. Not saying you're lying, but I too have a 540iA with Dinan CAI, tranny software, Stage2, and Hamann Exhaust, and trust me, my experience was not nearly the same as yours. For what it's worth, good job.

Agreed, my cousins neighbor has an M3/318. Dont know who exactly he thought he was foolin especially since he waited awhile before ditching the 318 emblem.

Yes I have seen a silver 540 with dinan badge in Anaheim Hills. I was in blue A6 on Santa Ana Canyon. This person should take it to Carlsbad and see what times it can get. I did not know its an automatic.

AC did you ever get the info you asked for concerning the S4 I think it was? I responded to your old post way back when.

Have tried out a new chip for Giac the past 2 weeks. Oh my! Your buddy who bought the S4 should inquire about the GIAC X-chip. Kinda nice. I have not had time to get to Carlsbad to see the difference, but would guess maybe 13.7's - 13.8's just from the chip upgrade from the regular GIAC chip program., on a big ol A6 Tiptronic.

About it just being a sticker, Iridium130 is a long time member on the board and wouldn't make this up.

This sounds about right to me..for some reason...my friend has a 540ia w/ sports package and ACS exhaust and a TL-S could stay with it... He just put in a dinan chip this monday also...but haven't raced it yet with the ecu. The TL-S(intake & exhaust) could stay with it from 0-80 permitted the TL-S gets a good launch, and the 540i doesn't gun it all the way...but that 540i probably doesn't have that much done to it. I can't picture a TL-S hanging with it for that long and able to beat it, no way...

Here are some pics of the 540i, I was talking about...
www.tlaudiovideo.com

I owned both TL-S with Comptech header, exhaust, AEM CAI and 540i with Dinan CAI and Stage 2 Engine chip upgrade.

TL-S performace could compete with STOCK 540iA, but not with Dinan CAI and Engine chip.

Probably the one you beat is 528i

As much as I love the TL-S, it will not beat a 540, especially if it is a 6-speed. The 540 has loads of torque and the autos shift points at WOT are amazing.

Because a 530ia could already do a good job keeping up with TL-S right of the line. A 530i 5 speed would probably be slightly faster than TL-S ( i have seen a couple people from E39 board pulled 6.4- 6.8 on the 530i 5 speed).

Even a dumb 540ia driver could easily pull low 6. I guess this guy probably has a 528i at best.

Read the post that was put up by the guys friend. That was put up before I posted mine. No joke....a 2001 or 2002 540 DINAN. I know by the numbers this stuff is not supposed to happen. Why do you think I came and posted about it. It is unusual and unexpected. But it did happen. Dont know why everyone has to doubt.

I believe ya man. At first I didn't but after reading the link posted by 4thGSi (which was up before yours) I was convinced!! Great job!!

The TL-S had a special mod (schematic enclosed):

No way a TLS, even with a nuclear reactor could take a Dinan 540i!

Larry, Larry, Larry...your Dad told you you would regret cutting those particle physics lectures!

It is a thermonuclear device, i.e. H-Bomb, and I doubt even an M5 has that energy potential.

Yea, I probably missed a couple of critical classes. I still have those nightmares.

Anyway, I _was_ wondering what the styrofoam was for.

LL: Very perceptive of you - it is odd to see styrofoam in an H-Bomb. It is there to keep Edward Teller's coffee warm.

Actually, it is a bit complicated, but the sytrofoam controls the detonation. The shock waves produced by the primary (A-bomb) propagate too slowly to allow the fusion assembly before the bomb blew apart. Teller and Ulam solved it with styrofoam.

The styrofoam absorbs the gamma radiation from the primary, allowing radial compression forces to exert along the entire cylinder nearly at the same instant. The lithium deuteride is compressed, and neutrons produced and focused towards the compressing lithium core. Tritium forms, and we have fusion - Boom!

So, again, we see the positive results of advanced scientific development. Thank God for the A-bomb, which gave us STYROFOAM!

Now, RR, can you explain string theory for me?