Never Enough: Dinan to shoehorn 628-hp V10 into BMW M3Posted Aug 18th 2008 10:29AM by http://www.autoblog.com/bloggers/noah-joseph - Noah Joseph Filed under: http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/ - Aftermarket , http://www.autoblog.com/category/tunertuesdays/ - Tuners , http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/ - BMW http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-bmw-m3/206111/"> Click to view a hi-res gallery of the BMW M3
Ever meet one of those parents who are never satisfied no matter how
well their kids do? The child comes home with a 98% on a school exam
and the parent asks "How'd you lose two percent?" Dinan is one of those
parents. But instead of overstressed children, Dinan produces
overachieving performance automobiles.
Take, for example, the latest M3, which BMW unveiled with a V8
derived from the award-winning 5-liter V10 found in the M5 and M6. The
eight replaced the inline-six on the previous model, but instead of
remaining content to say "good job on the extra two cylinders", Dinan
asks what happened to the extra two from the V10. Not that they would
have been happy with the V10, either. On that, Dinan pushed and pushed,
boring and stroking out the engine's ten cylinders until they got it up
to http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/24/dinan-strokes-the-m5-m6s-v10-to-5-7-liters-628-hp/ - 5.7 liters and 628 horsepower .
Pretty sick, but saddled with the heft of a BMW 5 or 6 Series, Dinan
couldn't help but ask what would happen to its pride and joy in a more
suitable setting. Word has it now that Dinan is preparing to shoehorn
in its 628-hp concoction into the M3's engine bay. Thankfully they'll
be lightening it up a little after that, removing some of the bulk from
the front end in order to keep the weight balance in check. We can't
wait to see what it can achieve.
Gallery: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-bmw-m3/ - 2008 BMW M3 http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-bmw-m3/206107/"> http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-bmw-m3/206108/"> http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-bmw-m3/206109/"> http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-bmw-m3/206110/"> http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-bmw-m3/206111/"> [Source: http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/18/never-enough-dinan-to-shoehorn-628-hp-v10-into-bmw-m3/ - autoblog.com from http://www.modifiedle.com/events/archives/event_083.html - Modified Luxury & Exotics ] http://www.dinancars.com/ - Dinan Website
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