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Yeah I know. I was just using it as an example. Intakes have come a long way from just shoving a cone filter at the end of a pipe and calling it a day lol.

Kiwami?

You won't prevail. You modded the car in such a way that the engine had to work outside its safe parameters set by the manufacturer. Your mod caused it to do so. Case closed.

2020's didn't come in Refraction Blue lol so my choice was easy. As far as mods go, I'm only doing cosmetic stuff. Catback, Springs, Interior stuff, Wheels maybe.

Yup. Now you go spend $50k on a lawyer, and make them prove it :rofl: And like I said, that connection is easily made. All they need is to pull the MAF data from your ECU. Done. Proven.

And how many try to get modded cars warrantied? They'll laugh at you as they usher you out the door.

Their proof is in your engine bay. All they have to do is point at your modifications. Then they can pull the data from your ECU and say it's outside their parameters. Then you can fight it, which will cost even more than the repair, and then after all that, you can still pay for it yourself to...

Wrong. They'll just say you modded your car outside their specifications, we won't warranty it. Tough shit.

It makes perfect sense. CAI pushes more air into the engine, if the fueling can't keep up, there will be too much oxygen particles per fuel particles and that'll lean out the car. My STI couldn't accept an intake without tuning for it. If you had a downpipe too, you needed to upgrade injectors...

No warranty is ever "voided". That's the wrong wording. Warranty claims can be denied because of modifications. Cars will be "flagged" modded by service techs at the dealership so if you go in later with engine problems, they'll say it's because of the CAI and your claim will be denied. your...

Lol they could try i guess

Sticky tires. Every mechanical part you change, and the parts it affects, you run the risk of getting warranty claims denied.

I Googled which port BMW ships cars from, I knew the departure date, Googled which shipping companies BMW uses, found one ship that left that port, that date, going to Newark.

The point of the test is to do it on the fly lol. "Fuck, a Moose! Hold on..... press Sport mode, TCS off, ok, I'm ready Moose!" :p

After a bunch of Googling I think I found the vessel carrying my car. She left Bremerhaven on July 31st, quick stop in Southampton, now she's off to Baltimore, and then finally to Newark to arrive August 16th. So with a bit of luck, I'll have my car before the month is out!

Me too!!

Yes. They'll say that's the reason it broke. And an intake is not a "simple" mod anymore. It used to be before MAF's and the like. But nowadays intakes are very sensitive to engine performance. For instance on my 2015 STI you had to tune for one. Couldn't just slap it on. At the same time stock...

I didn't mean it like that lol. I just meant I'm used to engines with bad reliability. But the B58 isn't one of them. Rotaries and EJ's blew left and right bone stock. I haven't heard of any B58's going stock. As far as reliability down the line, it's way too early to tell.

I went into the dealer in February, gave them money, they put the order in and now it's somewhere on the Atlantic lol. I think they're all allocated by now so you'll have to call dealers and see who has one available.