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Old 06-14-09 | 11:09 AM
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Exclamation Saw This "BEAST" Up At My BMW Dealer Yesterday...

It is a customers car who according to the service adviser, had the "Full DINAN Stroker Kit" and he "spared no expense!" Well ladies and gents... If that's true (I didn't look under hood) then that means this guy has 600+hp and comparable torque under his right foot! The White with Carbon Fiber roof is simply ricockulous.
What I could see is Huge Dinan 6 (maybe even 8) pot calipers, Dinan Exhaust, Full Dinan Bodykit, giant rubber wrapped around custom 3-pc wheels and a perfect drop.

The license plates speak for themselves...


Old 06-14-09 | 11:36 AM
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Don't know, never loved the look of this car, and your second picture makes the door seem very awkward. Not sure this looks any better than your standard run of the mill 6 series. Personally I would take a 3 series coupe any day.
Old 06-14-09 | 11:40 AM
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Engine mods sound awesome, though I am still not a fan of the 6 series.
Old 06-14-09 | 11:51 AM
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not my style.
Old 06-14-09 | 12:08 PM
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i'm secretly a fan of the 6 series.
Old 06-14-09 | 12:59 PM
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Interesting. I didn't even realize Dinan made stroker kits or that stroker kits were available for any BMWs.

http://www.dinancars.com/store/produ...cat=554&page=1

50 grand in mods not including the 80.5 hours necessary to install, and not including the wheels or tires or body kit or who knows what else he has that's not in that package.

Test Results for S3 (E63) M6 with 5.7L Engine:
(as tested by Road & Track, 12/08)
0-60 MPH: 3.8 seconds
¼ mile: 11.9 seconds at 124.8 mph

Skidpad: 0.94g
Braking: 80-0 mph in 194 ft.

Part # SE63-M6S3
Labor Hours 80.5
Price $49955.98
Peak Horsepower 611 @ 7500 rpm
Peak Torque 468 lb-ft @ 6000 rpm
Included Items Dinan 5.7L V-10 Engine; Engine Management Software; Free Flow Exhaust; High Flow Air Mass Meter/Intake Assemblies; Under Drive Pulley; High Flow Throttle Bodies; Stage 3 Suspension System; Carbon Fiber Front Strut and Rear Shock Braces; Dinan/Brembo 4-Wheel Brake Conversion; Dinan Pedal Pads; Dinan Deck Lid Badge; Serial Numbered Dinan-S3 Plaque
Recommended Option: 19x9” and 19x10” Dinan Lightweight Forged Wheels with 275/35-19 and 295/30-19 Tires
So let's assume with the body kit and new tires/wheels, labor and misc items you're looking at another 20 grand.

So 110 grand for the car plus 70 grand... 180 grand before tax.

The number of cars I'd buy for 180 grand before spending 180 grand on that car wouldn't even fit in the college essay. Then again if 180 grand was pocket change to me then maybe I'd get one just to say I had something unique. Who knows...


In the end you've paid 180 grand for a car that's still going to see the tail lights of a C6 Z06 Corvette that costs 1/3rd the price... and get completely destroyed by a ZR1 that costs almost half the price.
Old 06-14-09 | 01:20 PM
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still ugly
Old 06-14-09 | 05:05 PM
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That car will be a dot in my rear view mirror...
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Are those really 3 pcs wheels?
Old 06-14-09 | 07:37 PM
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Can somebody say panel gaps?
I think a Hyundai Accent would have less of a gap...
Back bumper looks like it belongs at the front.
I'm not a big fan of the 6 series, but stock looks way better IMO (even though I least like the look of the 6 series out of everything BMW sells).
Old 06-14-09 | 09:09 PM
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I still don't like the looks of the 6, despite all the mods.
Old 06-14-09 | 10:17 PM
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haha...the guy spend all that money modding his car and still wishes he drove an AMG.
Old 06-14-09 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by blacksc400
Are those really 3 pcs wheels?
Those definitely do not look like a 3-piece wheel.

The Dinan kit must be very subtle because I can't tell what is changed over stock.
Old 06-15-09 | 12:03 AM
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AMG EATER, you wish, I take CL65 anyday over this car...
Old 06-15-09 | 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by theanimala
Personally I would take a 3 series coupe any day.
WHAT hell no! maybe M3 over 650, maybe...



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