I have a dinan trans chip in my new 740i. While I have no basis of comparison to a stock 740i yet, I will say the way this trans works totally surprised me. It downshifts like I would if it were a manual, it holds gears better based on throttle position. I've never driven a stock 740i, as I said, but I've driven plenty of other auto BMWs. I love the way this trans works.