Dinan Stage 3 335i vs. V8 M3

chubs22 · 07-08-2008, 10:18 AM

VIDEO: WebridesTV pits the BMW M3 against the Dinan 335i - Autoblog

***solovus*** · 07-08-2008, 10:29 AM

Great find...hopefully this will silence all the guys who bought the 335i saying it could take the M3....Geez...I'd like to see a stage 3 M3 now.

YUM! BTW...a 13.4 1/4 holy crap...thats STI territory there. I love my STI

vovik05 · 07-08-2008, 10:43 AM

Good vid. Was actually really interested of the outcome on this one. Thought the m3 will need at least an exhaust to beat the dinan 335i but i guess it doesn't.

funSTi · 07-08-2008, 12:36 PM

Cool video.

***Majin*** · 07-08-2008, 12:51 PM

the best part of the video was the narrator's commentary at the end.

***520*** · 07-08-2008, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Majin

the best part of the video was the narrator's commentary at the end.

agreed.

nice vid man.

***MikeO*** · 07-08-2008, 01:05 PM

Great video, i wish i could do that for a living. Thanks for posting.

STIVendetta · 07-08-2008, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solovus

Great find...hopefully this will silence all the guys who bought the 335i saying it could take the M3....Geez...I'd like to see a stage 3 M3 now.

YUM! BTW...a 13.4 1/4 holy crap...thats STI territory there. I love my STI

Agree ^^^ Great vid!! Interesting....R&D Test below....I always "thought" the New M3 was a 12.5~12.6 car in Quarter....Hmmm..

"The 4.0-liter V-8 makes 414 bhp, spins to a nerve-tingling 8300 rpm, has an ingenious dual-sump oiling system seemingly impervious to g-loading, makes feral-cat sounds but...it's still only 4.0 liters, the smallest capacity in the test. This means the lowest peak torque of 295 lb.-ft., generated at 3900 rpm. By contrast, the Mercedes feels as if it has this much at 2500, and packs on an additional 150 lb.-ft. or so by the time it reaches 5000 rpm. "The M3's V-8 is a very special piece, but it just doesn't have the punch of the Mercedes, or even the Lexus," noted Monticello. As such, the M3 was the tail-ender in 0–60 acceleration (4.6 sec.) and **couldn't crack the 12s in the quarter mile."

HAHAV8 · 07-08-2008, 05:18 PM

very cool video.

GhoSStRyda · 07-08-2008, 06:07 PM

$14000 to mod the 335i with dinan stage 3. wow~

the m3.... well... i saw it in person, didn't get to drive it but i wasn't very impressed... its kinda blah... of course thats jmo~ for the close to $60k price tag, the m3 was missing small details that i thought would have came standard... like sports stainless pedals instead of plastic ones...

***MikeO*** · 07-08-2008, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STIVendetta

Agree ^^^ Great vid!! Interesting....R&D Test below....I always "thought" the New M3 was a 12.5~12.6 car in Quarter....Hmmm..

"The 4.0-liter V-8 makes 414 bhp, spins to a nerve-tingling 8300 rpm, has an ingenious dual-sump oiling system seemingly impervious to g-loading, makes feral-cat sounds but...it's still only 4.0 liters, the smallest capacity in the test. This means the lowest peak torque of 295 lb.-ft., generated at 3900 rpm. By contrast, the Mercedes feels as if it has this much at 2500, and packs on an additional 150 lb.-ft. or so by the time it reaches 5000 rpm. "The M3's V-8 is a very special piece, but it just doesn't have the punch of the Mercedes, or even the Lexus," noted Monticello. As such, the M3 was the tail-ender in 0–60 acceleration (4.6 sec.) and **couldn't crack the 12s in the quarter mile."

If only they shaved off a couple or few hundred pounds, it would get into the 12s.

07-08-2008, 10:18 AM	#1
chubs22 Junior STI Driver Car: WRB '04 WRX STi Location: NorCal Posts: 152 Join Date: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	Dinan Stage 3 335i vs. V8 M3 VIDEO: WebridesTV pits the BMW M3 against the Dinan 335i - Autoblog This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

07-08-2008, 10:29 AM	#2
*solovus* Lurker Car: STIzzle Fav Mod: Tint Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 1,735 Join Date: Mar 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Dinan Stage 3 335i vs. V8 M3 Great find...hopefully this will silence all the guys who bought the 335i saying it could take the M3....Geez...I'd like to see a stage 3 M3 now. YUM! BTW...a 13.4 1/4 holy crap...thats STI territory there. I love my STI

07-08-2008, 10:43 AM	#3
vovik05 STI Driver Car: 2007 OBP STi Fav Mod: block heater Location: MN Posts: 269 Join Date: May 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Dinan Stage 3 335i vs. V8 M3 Good vid. Was actually really interested of the outcome on this one. Thought the m3 will need at least an exhaust to beat the dinan 335i but i guess it doesn't.

07-08-2008, 12:36 PM	#4
funSTi Professional STI Driver Car: 07 SWP STI Fav Mod: I-SPEED/Bride ZetaIII/Tein Flex Location: Boulder,CO/Victorville,CA Posts: 467 Join Date: Aug 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Dinan Stage 3 335i vs. V8 M3 Cool video.

07-08-2008, 12:51 PM	#5
*Majin* A.X.D. Car: 2004 STi Location: LI, NY Posts: 12,792 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Dinan Stage 3 335i vs. V8 M3 the best part of the video was the narrator's commentary at the end.

07-08-2008, 01:05 PM	#7
*MikeO* Young and restless Car: 2005 Aspen White STI Fav Mod: Torque Location: MD/VA (Home)//OR(School) Posts: 529 Join Date: Mar 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Dinan Stage 3 335i vs. V8 M3 Great video, i wish i could do that for a living. Thanks for posting.

07-08-2008, 05:18 PM	#9
HAHAV8 Junior STI Driver Fav Mod: Coming Soon Posts: 50 Join Date: Mar 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Dinan Stage 3 335i vs. V8 M3 very cool video.

07-08-2008, 06:07 PM	#10
GhoSStRyda Spec C Club Car: its a wagon,hatch... Fav Mod: cylinder #4... Location: in la jun&le Posts: 1,041 Join Date: Jan 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Dinan Stage 3 335i vs. V8 M3 $14000 to mod the 335i with dinan stage 3. wow~ the m3.... well... i saw it in person, didn't get to drive it but i wasn't very impressed... its kinda blah... of course thats jmo~ for the close to $60k price tag, the m3 was missing small details that i thought would have came standard... like sports stainless pedals instead of plastic ones...