325i Turbo Day #2 - Progress Report

[M-technik-3]

Got to admit that Eta Turbo is one clean set up. I like the aluminum ducts that cleanly intergrate into the headlight backing plates.

[E30godz]

Hey Jordan,
We can make your setup any way you want! 3" charged air pipe and huge air/air intercooler, no problem. Ship your car to us and we'll build it.
Todd

thats support for like...1200 HP isnt it? ; )

[TCD]

It's beautiful. I am amazed that someone would put such time, effort and money into the project and then put an intercooler in the engine compartment! But I guess the good looks make up for the inefficiency of the system. Is that a Dinan system? They always put intercoolers in the engine compartment.
Todd

[Jordan]

From my understanding the red car was built entirely by Dinan. I really don't know many more details about it.

[Stu]

Looks badass Todd. Can't wait to see the power curves! Plan to take this one to the drags?

[TCD]

Thanks Stu. I am a drag racer so you know it's going to the drags!
Todd

[E30/M30]

Thanks Stu. I am a drag racer so you know it's going to the drags!
Todd

Todd

What sort of times are you hoping for ?

Cheer's

Andrew

(newbie member)

[matt325is]

Yes, the red car was built by Dinan. The owner is a friend of Steve Dinan himself. It puts out 320hp (12psi) on street gas, and 400hp (18psi) on race gas. It uses half of a BMW 850i engien management. The intercooler flows really well actually, it has custom panels to direct the air. It is 20in long, and 6 or 8" thick! it is also 6 or 8" wide.

matt

[TCD]

Thanks for the info Matt. 320rwhp on 12psi? That's a huge number. What's the displacement? Where does the intercooler go? 20 inches? I can only see 8 or 10 inches of it. It's a beauty no doubt. I bet the owner has close to 20k in it if he's paying retail.
Todd

[Stu]

Todd, what are you expecting out of it in the .25?

Also, I don't know if you have covered this in another post, but what do you have planned for tires? Any fender rolling?

[TCD]

1/4 mile
Well this is not a permanent vehicle for us. We plan to sell it sometime this year. I put most of my drag racing energy into the 5er. We are going to run 225/50/15 on oem basketweaves on the street. Those tires will be useless at the track. I figure intercooled it will run 13.50s at 110mph on street tires and mid to high 12s on drag tires. I am not sure how far I intend to go with the effort.
Todd

[matt325is]

I was a little off on my eintercooler measurement for the dinan car. 5.5" thick, 20" tall, and 12" wide. Here is a link for info about the car http://www.sterling-carcare.com/Perf.../dinan-m3.html .

matt

[TCD]

Those numbers are corrected. Dinan always corrects the numbers to BHP. 302 at 13.5psi is believable with 2.7L. Cool stuff.
Todd

[Stu]

1/4 mile
Well this is not a permanent vehicle for us. We plan to sell it sometime this year. I put most of my drag racing energy into the 5er. We are going to run 225/50/15 on oem basketweaves on the street. Those tires will be useless at the track. I figure intercooled it will run 13.50s at 110mph on street tires and mid to high 12s on drag tires. I am not sure how far I intend to go with the effort.
Todd

15" Euro baskets? :up: I would be beyond impressed if you could dip the car into the 12's.

8)

[TCD]

Stu,
It won't be about power. We'll have 300+rwhp which will be good for deep into the 12s if I can launch the car effectively. I do seem to have trouble launching the cars though. I'll need lots of practice this year.
Todd