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What would you buy for $224,500? A super expensive watch? A supercar? How about a 1989 BMW? Yes, you can if you really want to but you can bet your life’s savings that won’t be any Bimmer.
Recently we stumbled upon a rather interesting proposal on eBay. One seller wants that exact amount of money for his BMW E30 M3. The reason why the price is so high? Well, it has the legendary S85 engine under the bonnet.
That’s right, there is somebody crazy enough out there to replace the traditional S14 4-cylinder mill with a massive 5-liter V10. That’s not all though! The one unit he’s selling was put through the Dinan treatment.
That means it was upgraded from 5-liters of joy to no less than 5.7 thanks to a nice stroker. The gearbox is a 6-speed manual that was built by Mitch Piper of Piper Motorsports specifically for this M3.
Unfortunately, the ad is rather short and doesn’t go into specifics. As far as we know, the Dinan 5.7 stroker engine was good for over 550 HP and that’s a roughly 10 percent increase over the stock output.
While it sound all nice and crazy to have that much power on an E30 you should also consider what made this car great in the first place. Thought about it? Well, it wasn’t power now was it?
Oh no, it was its great balance and the perfectly tuned chassis that made it the car that still haunts enthusiasts’ minds. That’s because it had a light 2.3-liter inline 4-cylinder engine up front that made a decent amount of power (192 HP in its initial guise).
That was enough for a car that had a 50:50 weight distribution that didn’t go over 1,300 kg (1,866 lbs). With a 5.7-liter V10 under the bonnet, that’s nothing more than a dream.
However, no matter how many arguments against buying this car we can find (you can buy an i8, an M3 and still have money left) there’s an incredible interest in it online. The eBay ad has 444 watches as we’re writing this and is viewed 116 times per hour. Let’s see if someone actually buys it too.
That’s right, there is somebody crazy enough out there to replace the traditional S14 4-cylinder mill with a massive 5-liter V10. That’s not all though! The one unit he’s selling was put through the Dinan treatment.
That means it was upgraded from 5-liters of joy to no less than 5.7 thanks to a nice stroker. The gearbox is a 6-speed manual that was built by Mitch Piper of Piper Motorsports specifically for this M3.
Unfortunately, the ad is rather short and doesn’t go into specifics. As far as we know, the Dinan 5.7 stroker engine was good for over 550 HP and that’s a roughly 10 percent increase over the stock output.
While it sound all nice and crazy to have that much power on an E30 you should also consider what made this car great in the first place. Thought about it? Well, it wasn’t power now was it?
Oh no, it was its great balance and the perfectly tuned chassis that made it the car that still haunts enthusiasts’ minds. That’s because it had a light 2.3-liter inline 4-cylinder engine up front that made a decent amount of power (192 HP in its initial guise).
That was enough for a car that had a 50:50 weight distribution that didn’t go over 1,300 kg (1,866 lbs). With a 5.7-liter V10 under the bonnet, that’s nothing more than a dream.
However, no matter how many arguments against buying this car we can find (you can buy an i8, an M3 and still have money left) there’s an incredible interest in it online. The eBay ad has 444 watches as we’re writing this and is viewed 116 times per hour. Let’s see if someone actually buys it too.
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