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Anyone have a full Dinan Exhaust on order with slipping delivery times?
Just curious if anyone has an Axle-Back or Mid-Pipe on order and what your lead time is/was?
I ordered the full system with the remote on December 13th with an end of February target, which is now end of March. The car is garaged for the winter, so it's not exactly pressing and March is probably more ideal for install, but it is kind of perplexing what the drivers are for this type of lead time? I mean, I don't think people are dropping $4,000 grand in droves on a Dinan exhaust. Could the volume demand be that high? I just hope March is realistic. Curious to hear recent experiences.
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For my Remus cat-back exhaust system, it took about 3.5 months to get the complete system. To be honest, I was a bit puzzled as well especially this was not a "mass market" or "cheap" goods. Therefore, it should've taken that long IMHO though.
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Thanks, I agree, I am also pretty sure that the Dinan system is made in the USA, so no overseas constraints, but I am not positive.
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Everyone is having the same issue, the ETA keeps getting pushed back
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Since this is your business, what are the issues? Materials, supply chain, labor, demand, etc.?
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Just an update, the mid-pipe has been delivered (earlier than original expectations), waiting on the axle-back that is supposedly targeted for end of March. Baby steps! Like others, it seems the mid-pipe arrives at least a month before the axle-back. Valve Remote was already in my shop's inventory.
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1 I wanted double round tips on each side. You can't do this with the stock muffler without hacking it up. 2 Tasteful improved sound, not obnoxious 1a/2a: I did not want a chop and weld system that was pieced together. Even the nicest welds don't look good to me. I wanted an end to end system in tact and unmolested. 3 I kind of want an all Dinan modified/upgraded car.
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The gains for me are an end to end system with the Dinan name on it and the Dinan tips. They make a beautiful hand made system. There is a very small gain in hp which by all means is not even noticeable. The price tag installed is $4,000. A resonator delete is $300. Both achieve similar sound in Sport+ mode. I assume you can do a resonator delete and get the axle-back, but they achieve similar except the X pipe in the Dinan supposedly adds HP. Also, why mix chop shop with a $2400 axle-back? Hope this helps.
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For the V8, the X-pipe does make a difference. With the I6, you are just removing restrictions. Either way, performance gains are minimal. The less you have in the exhaust, the louder it will be.
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So the ship date for my axle-back changed from 3/28 to 3/31, I view this as encouraging. They must have an idea to change it only two days. If it were delayed beyond 3/31, I would think they would push it a month, and then another month, etc.
Anyway, this is what I am going with, fingers crossed.
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Ship date changed again this week. I emailed Dinan to see if I could have someone set my expectations.
This is what I got back: ————————————————————— Thank you for the order number. Due to supply chain issues certain exhaust are taking much longer than expected to build and ship. Middle of May would be my guess based on what I see. I hope this helps, ————————————————————— My guess is this guy replying really doesn't have any intel, so I'm hoping he is wrong. I guess what irks me is that people make their decisions on stated estimated ship dates. The mid pipe is shipped and sitting at my shop. The order was everything together. If I want to cancel, I would have to pay shipping back for the mid pipe. The Dinan website says the mid pipe "may not fit the stock exhaust " (which we know it will), but if you take it for face value, one is useless without the other, so why would they partially ship the order? Just venting and sharing. I don't want to cancel. I just want my system before summer so I can enjoy my investment well before I start thinking about my next one.
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I'm still holding out hope. I know a lot of folks in my exact situation got tired of waiting for the axle back and just put the X pipe and waited. I really don't want to do this as I am more interested in the quad tips than the X pipe. Especially since I just bought the CS spoiler specifically to complete "the look".
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