You know that thing that just whizzed over your head? That was the point of my post. You missed it.

 

Thanks Brian, I did check it out, although no leak but it looks pretty stripped. I will try to replace that and see. Thanks.

 

Well - It has been two weeks since this email from Dinan and I have not been contacted by their engineering staff.

 

and your surprised......my best guess is this is a dirty diaper of their own creation....they are holding as far away from their noses as they can hoping it just goes away....

 

I am not surprised but I am dissapointed that Dinan would enter the MINI marketplace without the R&D that they spend on BMWs. IMO it is not good for their overall image eventhough I am sure that their BMW stuff is awesome.

 

Even bmw owners have problems with dinan...just because they are on good terms with bmw dealers doesnt mean they are perfect

 

And during those two weeks, there's probably been another few hundred thousand miles put on lightened crank pulley MINI's...

As I think I said earlier, it took several attempts via email and phone to get responses in the past. I suppose it still might take the same effort. At this stage, I've experienced enough...

 

Lol, BMW owners have problems with BMW, and Mini owners with Mini, probably more then with Dinan. Anyhow, I can't speak to the Mini stuff but I was very happy with my Dinan stuff and the support I got from the indi shop that did the install as well as how the BMW dealer worked with it, the Dinan mods worked out well for me and smoothed over prior issues with aftermarket stuff. Anyway, I'd ping them again about it, who knows, maybe that person is on vacation or something.

It's funny how the same BMW dealer, who still is very visible with Dinan stuff for BMW had no info on the Mini stuff when I asked (the SAs were completely in the dark or just pretending to be). I do think they they feel a conflict with the JCW..

 

My past service writer at Global Imports about 8 mo ago said they were having lots of trouble with the Dinan Mini products.....

 

If they invest proportional to the market size in cars, or even worse, proportional to the number of cars times the average selling price, the Mini R&D would be much lower than for Bimmers...

Also, in asking about a part they don't even sell, and can't hope to make any money from selling to you, I'm not surprised that you're not a high priority....

Matt

 

As I've said all along, it's understandable for me, buisness-wise, why DINAN doesn't dedicate more time, energy and R&D $ toward the MINI. The MINI market is relatively small. And, making these $20k cars perform better than their bread & butter efforts is probably not in their best interest any ways...

I however feel that if you make a showing, and they have, you should represent yourself as the professional that you are, or at least desire to be. Many folks who have MINIs also have BMWs, had them, or will have them going forward. I have a bad taste in my mouth from this experience, and if I ever own a BMW, I would seriously consider not doing business with them now...

Randy Webb is coming-out for like his 5th Bay Area Pulley Party next weekend (I arranged the 1st many moons ago) ... Peter of M7 is PM'ing me, and calling me back promptly, always brimming with enthusiasm and passion for the MINI... I love that kind of Community involvement and attention!

 

I totally agree...... Randy, Peter, Eric are all fully supportive of this board and the Mini.....why spend money with people who treat us second class

 

I don't really care where each of us spends our money. But NONE of the vendors here or anywhere else have been perfect.

Whatever... Dinan did have two cars at Big Mini Day, and they had cards and brochures for those that wanted information or to talk about thier products. Perfect? No. Room for improvement? Sure!

Matt

 

Matt, I don't think anyone here has stated that any of them (our vendors or tuners) are perfect. I personally have stated that here, and other threads...

But we (it's human nature) look at what's provided or offered and factor that in against any short-comings, which we all have. If the good out-weighs the bad, well, that's good.

There a multitude of ways to contribute to the Community... The making and selling of performance parts is one, or two I guess, albeit important ones. And with that, so is support. Many of us feel that they have failed us in this regard. So where else have they helped to make the Community better?

A presence here on NAM...
Detailed How-To's to share with us...
Nationwide appearances for install parties & tech talks...
Participation in MINI gatherings and get-togethers...
Answering general questions on the MINI...
Competitive racing of the MINI...
Support of those racing a MINI...

If I'm not mistaken, these are "no's"... And if not, I apologize.

What we are left to base a decision on is minimal, and when that input is negative, well, one's final opinon is bound to be as it is expressed here...

 

There are plenty of different vechiles out there with solid crank pulleys right from the manufacture with no problems..dont the newer gen minis have a basic solid crank pulley? If the pulley is balanced and perfectly round then how can it cause vibration? Only way is if the crankshaft itself is not perfect..i believe if they went the way of non pressed it wouldnt be a problem..as they did with the newer mini i believe..