E30 Dinan Turbo In Central PA

[bimma360]

Beautiful interior -- are those actual M3/cab seats in the front, or just re-wrapped that way?

They were just re-wrapped that way. The original seats were sport "is" seats. Once you take the leather off all you are left with are just foam pads. I like to think there is no difference between the sports seat no matter the stitching.

Bro were you driving on 476 North last Tuesday afternoon around 3:30? I was driving 476 South bound in my 540i and almost broke my neck catching a glimpse, looks sweet! ;)

Haha thanks man! Yeah i'm usually there around that time during the week, right between the media and springfield exits. I would love to see that M3 of yours in person some day. My car is my daily so its pretty much on the road at all times... hah.

I really like it... very awesome car. Definitely some unique stuff there

Thank you! I still have a bunch of little things to do to it, but i'm pretty much there.

Dave

[BeirBrennerE30]

I really like it... very awesome car. Definitely some unique stuff there

[OOMPH!]

Bro were you driving on 476 North last Tuesday afternoon around 3:30? I was driving 476 South bound in my 540i and almost broke my neck catching a glimpse, looks sweet! ;)

[sherpa]

Beautiful interior -- are those actual M3/cab seats in the front, or just re-wrapped that way?

[wagonizzle]

Dave -

Lookin good! I was hoping to see this beast at BE but spring has barely sprung, so I'm sure there will be more opportunities in the near future :)

[shmutzigE30]

nice i love the interior and black combo. looks awesome

[bimma360]

Thanks for all the kind words guys! With a smic it put down 260hp and 290 lbs of torque at the wheels. So with 15% drive train loss thats like 306bhp and 341lbs of torque.

I'm hoping that with the water to air intercooler system thats in there now, i can squeeze out just a little more power out of the setup. I guess we'll see.

Dave

[nickpdx]

Love that interior. What kind of power does that m20 put out?

[Tree18is]

I looked at that engine bay for a long time, its just so nice and neat.

awesome car!

[Ray Smoodiver]

I love it!

Engine and interior is insane.

[Edev]

Back in the late 80s early 90s Dinan did one-off turbo kits for the e30. They supposedly put only 20 of these kits on e30s. And this is one of the few left. The water/air intercooling system however is not Dinan, the smic was damaged from the wrecked car i pulled this drivetrain from. It also has a e36 M3 Dinan turbo exhaust which was custom fitted for the car. I've put H&R sports and bill sports on it (amongst other stuff to the suspension) which i've been told was the standard stage 1 suspension upgrade back in the day.

Dave

Well very good! Your car is easily one of my top faves. I love it.

[bimma360]

Dave,
Great job I finally get to see the interior complete. I think I will make you some orange boots with black stitching to finish it off?
Kevin

Hey Kevin. For anyone who is wondering, this is where i got my interior from. Thanks for the offer on the boots, but my gf gave the black ones to me for a present so they're here to stay... haha. I might do the door handles and maps in black leather with matching stiching like we discussed. But that's for later down the line. I gotta do the headliner first.

Dave

[Tricked 323i]

Dave,
Great job I finally get to see the interior complete. I think I will make you some orange boots with black stitching to finish it off?
Kevin

[oekundar]

Dave,

Glad you finally got the car back and running...she looks great! Can't wait to see her in person.

[bimma360]

Awesome car! Is the interior a Dinan item? Or did you have it done yourself? Looks great!

No the interior was something i had done myself. Its funny though, b/c my intent with the interior is to make people think just that. I think as a tuner Dinan should do stuff like that too, to make their cars more unique. Kinda like Alpina or ACS. Oh well.

Very noice. What all did you do to make it an official "Dinan" car? My buddy has an e46 330i which has all the points and then some to become a Dinan 3. Sick interior btw.

Back in the late 80s early 90s Dinan did one-off turbo kits for the e30. They supposedly put only 20 of these kits on e30s. And this is one of the few left. The water/air intercooling system however is not Dinan, the smic was damaged from the wrecked car i pulled this drivetrain from. It also has a e36 M3 Dinan turbo exhaust which was custom fitted for the car. I've put H&R sports and bill sports on it (amongst other stuff to the suspension) which i've been told was the standard stage 1 suspension upgrade back in the day.

Dave

Dave