Dinan to introduce new BMW M3 V8 520hp Stroker

[KonigsTiger]

Originally Posted by GewoW

More specifically:

4/5
+ more focused than the sl55 it replaces
- lost some of it's all-round appeal

Looks good, but not my cup-o-tea!

Yea I think it did lose some of its appeal. But the SL is still a great car, it eats up miles like no other car I know. It is by no means a track car though.

[335destroyer]

520hp m3 would just be awesome to havee! but then again the dinan package for it would just cost too much $$$

[335destroyer]

Originally Posted by BMW-M-Mexico

Yea I think it did lose some of its appeal. But the SL is still a great car, it eats up miles like no other car I know. It is by no means a track car though.

YES that is so true. i have an sl65 and its just awesome and since i got the brabus chip in it so it has 700HP and its just amazing when you floor it and all that torque and ya it doesnt do any good on the track with all that power

[KonigsTiger]

We´re all speaking ahead of time I think!! None of us really know how much the stroker engine will cost, it is all speculation whether or not its going to cost $25K or whatever. We will have to see the final price, but, we know that:

1. Much of the R&D (as the stroker needs only to develop a crank and ECU really) has already been amortized over the M5/6 stroker engine.

2. All parts are identical to these developed for the V10 stroker with the exception of the crank.

3. There are two cylinders less.

4. They have to price within M3 market in order to maximize profits where the price elasticity IMO is very different.

Hence, probably not going to be anywhere close to $30K or $35K that it takes to get the stroker for the V10. Again, all speculation, but lets hope!!!

[GewoW]

My guess. 10K.

We'll see for sure soon enough.

[KonigsTiger]

Originally Posted by GewoW

My guess. 10K.

We'll see for sure soon enough.

$10K sounds great!!!!

[e46e92love]

Originally Posted by BMW-M-Mexico

I’m not so sure there are that many options? A NA 520hp BMW M3 with improved suspension is quite a killer!! Very hard to beat! What car would you think is better. This Dinan M3 would be considerably less expensive than, say, a Porsche 997 tt and would probably be comparable in terms of general performance (well maybe just a tad slower), but not much. Plus 4 seats and really nice looking etc…

True enough, but I still don't like the idea of someone taking apart the M// engine and replacing parts. Yes, we get more power, but I bet it will become a 8mpg car and wind up blowing up or having issues. Its no longer an M// engine, its just a derivative of an M// engine. The smoothness and efficiency may go out the window with this mod as well. Just don't think I am crazy about this.........or maybe I am giving the guys at M// too much credit and Dinan not enough.....

[KonigsTiger]

Originally Posted by e46e92love

True enough, but I still don't like the idea of someone taking apart the M// engine and replacing parts. Yes, we get more power, but I bet it will become a 8mpg car and wind up blowing up or having issues. Its no longer an M// engine, its just a derivative of an M// engine. The smoothness and efficiency may go out the window with this mod as well. Just don't think I am crazy about this.........or maybe I am giving the guys at M// too much credit and Dinan not enough.....

I think your point is fair, however, I've moded so many car engines with "reputable" tuners and have never had any issues at all. First time I did it, I felt the same way, it was an AMG engine. I was all worried about warrenties etc... but no issues at all and I do push my cars very, very hard.

[M3Lion]

that would be THE most intense thing you could do, however does anyone (BMW-M-Mexico) know whether it would be possible to get a super/turbo charger on that stroker and/or chip.. Hence making it the destroyer of roads. (even though it might be overkill, but when has that ever hurt anyone?)

[bmwprince4life]

thats unbelievable

[KonigsTiger]

Originally Posted by M3Lion

that would be THE most intense thing you could do, however does anyone (BMW-M-Mexico) know whether it would be possible to get a super/turbo charger on that stroker and/or chip.. Hence making it the destroyer of roads. (even though it might be overkill, but when has that ever hurt anyone?)

I think adding turbos to the stoker may not be so easy (or smart). It seems to me that at the very least, in such a high strung engine, in order to really increase boost, you would require low compression cylinders and probably major work on the injectors and intake manifold. Exhaust and intercoolers would also need to be entirely different from the stoker, so that I think you may be better off in just going pure stoker or pure twin turbos (the V8 lends itself well to twin turbos since you can install to smaller ones that spool up quicker closer to the exhaust). Mosselmann turbos seems to believe they can get to 600hp with turbos and around 520 with Supercharger.

[Radiation Joe]

Originally Posted by GewoW

My guess. 10K.

We'll see for sure soon enough.

Ha!!!!!!

Figure at least double-point-five installed.

Personally, i don't think a 3700 pound M3 is worth it. However, the next MZ4 will have the V8 also. My idea of fun is an eXX MZ4 coupe with a Dinan stroker. That would be worth the money. Yee Haw!!!!

[Herms]

I'm sure it will expensive as hell, but considering he just admitted all the technology carries over, there's not quite the same justification as when they need to recoupe R&D costs.