Automotive - Superb post. BMW owners have a wide range of possibilities to upgrade their cars.

Superb post. BMW owners have a wide range of possibilities to upgrade their cars.

Not the same here, in France, and for Volvo owners.

You have well known brands such as Heico, or Polestar, which bring some interesting and great offers to increas the power of your car,, the brakes, suspensions and so on.

The main problem is that cheap tuning is not homologated in France. So you can't do that on your Volvo, which is the less expensive way to have better performances.

So, I am working on another playground: I opted for a bigger intercooler, sports exhausts, KN filter, and a new inlet manifold which optimizes the boosted air distribution between the cylinders.

I will gain circa 35 HP, and 55 Nm... Which will be a total of 265 HP and 400 Nm.

I still hve to install the new inlet manifold, at the end of March. Then, I'll check if I need to improve the brakes and the suspensions. I already have some ideas, but well... First engine tuning, then the rest.

As for BMW, the offer is wider, with the same problem ( the prohibited cheap tuning ).

You report made me want to dive into motor tuning, again!

I don't know if I have to thank you for that.

Best!

Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2014-02-08 01:28:27

A Visit to DINAN Motorsports, Premier BMW Tuner

By: patrick_y : February 6th, 2014-17:43

Patrick_y of PuristSPro visits DINAN Motorsports, a premier BMW tuner, at their headquarters in Northern California. A rare opportunity with a photo report about cars, performance enhancement, and racing engines. Read further to get a behind the scenes gl...

Superb post. BMW owners have a wide range of possibilities to upgrade their cars.

By: amanico : February 8th, 2014-01:26

Can't wait to see the results!

By: patrick_y : February 8th, 2014-12:40

Are we talking about your P1800? Or are we referring to a different car?

No not the P 1800, which has 120 HP... Another one. ;)

By: amanico : February 8th, 2014-14:57

2002 ti

By: Ares501 - Mr Green : February 8th, 2014-05:42

A childhood dream Exactly same in same colour was owned by local guy My preference would be in BMW orange of that era Thank you for extensive report Best Damjan

Imagine a 2002 ti in all matte black...

By: patrick_y : February 8th, 2014-12:39

Imagine a 2002 ti in all black. With minimal chrome trim. Tommy Milner, a race car driver, has exactly that as his "fun" car. Thank you for reading. I like the 2002 in orange too!

Upgrading a good car ...

By: bimbeano : February 8th, 2014-10:17

... is a great idea ... you can get a superb handling and performing car that really stands out ... . I'm dreaming of upgrading my Clio with some Eibach suspension, exhaust (Akrapovic), some fiddling with the air-intake and ECU, steel brake lines and mayb...

The one thing I love most about your Clio...

By: patrick_y : February 8th, 2014-12:31

Is the brakes! Those big beautiful brakes. Those don't need any changing (maybe steel brake lines will further enhance pedal feel). A ferocious exhaust is nice. I can totally see you enjoying the sound of the exhaust in your garage (it'd have to be in you...

Hahaha good one ...

By: bimbeano : February 8th, 2014-13:54

... when i was a young kid i used to draw blueprints of my dreamhouse with a huge garage ... and i was already designing fan-exhaust systems :-) ... . At my house i don't even have a garage ... but then only 666 metros down the road i have my 500 square m...

The last loaf looks like this...

By: patrick_y : February 8th, 2014-18:13

Love the photos! The last photo looks like this... It's an American cheese company's marketing vehicle.

That is incredibly cool !

By: bimbeano : February 9th, 2014-02:09

Whoever converted those type one vw's knew what he was doing ! Filip

wow...how did i miss this..

By: ocwatching : February 12th, 2014-12:37

been fans of DINAN ever since '98 with the E36 328 that I (still) have... what an experience to see the innards of DINAN...I have alwys been envious of my friends in the Bay Area who actually go to DINAN for simple maintenance.. glad to see DINAN prosper....

You have a BMW?

By: patrick_y : February 12th, 2014-14:45

That's awesome! I knew you had a P-Car and a kiddie hauler... Personally, I really enjoy 3-series cars. The best car I've ever driven that was at a more reasonable price point (it wasn't reasonable, but it wasn't esoteric) was an E92 2012 328i coupe RWD t...

yeah...this was my first nice car..

By: ocwatching : February 12th, 2014-15:42

now is driven by the wife to her daily carpool meeting point..LOL I take it every so often and I miss it. My only regret is not buying the M3 of the E36. The M3 has reached mystical status with Bimmer fans. My 1998 E36 is relatively fast, surefooted, just...

Sounds wonderful...

By: patrick_y : February 12th, 2014-16:06

I remember my first car. Get this car back! Your wife can take a different car to the carpool meeting place. Hope to see your 328i sometime!

Nice report

By: ED209 : February 12th, 2014-17:35

I've been in a passenger in a few Dinan'ized BMW's and it's very impressive work. Thanks for sharing this report. Regards, ED-209 ps - Patrick, have you scheduled any work on your beemer to be done by Dinan? :)

Dinans are pretty rare...

By: patrick_y : February 12th, 2014-22:04

I think I see more Ferrari cars than Dinan cars. I have never been in a Dinan car. I wonder if I would be able to feel the difference. I'm fortunately very happy with my car the way it is. So it's not going to Dinan for anything yet. But it's nice to know...