let me explain my thought to do both...there are plenty of Dinan cars around, and plenty of twin turbo m6. But how many have you heard do both. I want to have a bad machine, even if it is just short lived. But I also want it to be daily driveable. Have any of you heard how reliable both of these kits are?
I have over 1700 miles on my new engine and have not had one problem. It is still great to drive daily, but when you jump on it, she becomes another kind of monster. I love the fact that Dinan is reliable and close for me. The ASR TT is a great option also, but I live North of the Mason Dixon line. As was stated before, there is always some else that has more mods and is faster. It is the arms race for cars.
__________________ Modifications: (Installed 06/09)
-Dinan High Flow Air Mass Assemblies
-Dinan Throttle Bodies
-Dinan Free Flow Exhaust
-Dinan 13% Underdrive Crankshaft Pulley Kit
-Dinan 5.7L Stroker Engine
-Passport 9500ci
I spoke with Dinan today, they have only ever done 2 M6 cabrios and 1 is in Canada. I am going to do the whole s3 upgrade with brakes, and differ. I am still not sure of lowering springs.
let me explain my thought to do both...there are plenty of Dinan cars around, and plenty of twin turbo m6. But how many have you heard do both. I want to have a bad machine, even if it is just short lived. But I also want it to be daily driveable. Have any of you heard how reliable both of these kits are?
We currently do not have any of our Twin Turbo Packages on the street, since the two we are currently building in house are both Stage III's with built engine and take a bit longer than Stages I and II. As of right now, we have already completed about 95% of the hard parts needed for Stages I & II. That being said, it wouldn't take us very long to complete a Stage I or II at this point. Stage I will produce a minimum of 40% more hp over stock putting you @ 700flywheel hp. There would be no need to do both the Stroker and our TT since we have the capability to produce up to 1300whp with the Stage III, of course in my opinion the SMG will not be able to support that kind of power. Keep in mind that a stroker S85 is a completely different type of power than a TT S85, and at the end of the day it's all a matter of preference. Hopefully, this helps answer some of your questions!
I have the dinan S2 package....perhaps not the ultimate, but I do find the suspension to be wonderful. Not too low in terms of driveways etc, but definitely more sporting in feel.
We currently do not have any of our Twin Turbo Packages on the street, since the two we are currently building in house are both Stage III's with built engine and take a bit longer than Stages I and II. As of right now, we have already completed about 95% of the hard parts needed for Stages I & II. That being said, it wouldn't take us very long to complete a Stage I or II at this point. Stage I will produce a minimum of 40% more hp over stock putting you @ 700flywheel hp. There would be no need to do both the Stroker and our TT since we have the capability to produce up to 1300whp with the Stage III, of course in my opinion the SMG will not be able to support that kind of power. Keep in mind that a stroker S85 is a completely different type of power than a TT S85, and at the end of the day it's all a matter of preference. Hopefully, this helps answer some of your questions!
no it makes me more confused, so I think I will call you tomorrow. or maybe email you.
I spoke with Dinan today, they have only ever done 2 M6 cabrios and 1 is in Canada. I am going to do the whole s3 upgrade with brakes, and differ. I am still not sure of lowering springs.
I am also still thinking about a 150 shot of NOS.
We shall see!
I think if you look carefully at Dinan's website there is no full Signature package of any kind for the convertible. While the coupe has S, S1, S2, & S3 Signature pacakages, there are several things in the suspension kits just not available for the convertible. You can get close, but not official.
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Yes this is what was explained to me, however they do have some suspension options we are going to try, and they also talked about more power to be had in the near future.
I am also in the process of getting my wife an x6m, she can not decided on color or interior.
We currently do not have any of our Twin Turbo Packages on the street, since the two we are currently building in house are both Stage III's with built engine and take a bit longer than Stages I and II. As of right now, we have already completed about 95% of the hard parts needed for Stages I & II. That being said, it wouldn't take us very long to complete a Stage I or II at this point. Stage I will produce a minimum of 40% more hp over stock putting you @ 700flywheel hp. There would be no need to do both the Stroker and our TT since we have the capability to produce up to 1300whp with the Stage III, of course in my opinion the SMG will not be able to support that kind of power. Keep in mind that a stroker S85 is a completely different type of power than a TT S85, and at the end of the day it's all a matter of preference. Hopefully, this helps answer some of your questions!
So, you would have to build your own transmission to withstand the (holy crap) 1300 bhp of the Stage III?
__________________ Modifications: (Installed 06/09)
-Dinan High Flow Air Mass Assemblies
-Dinan Throttle Bodies
-Dinan Free Flow Exhaust
-Dinan 13% Underdrive Crankshaft Pulley Kit
-Dinan 5.7L Stroker Engine
-Passport 9500ci
We currently do not have any of our Twin Turbo Packages on the street, since the two we are currently building in house are both Stage III's with built engine and take a bit longer than Stages I and II. As of right now, we have already completed about 95% of the hard parts needed for Stages I & II. That being said, it wouldn't take us very long to complete a Stage I or II at this point. Stage I will produce a minimum of 40% more hp over stock putting you @ 700flywheel hp. There would be no need to do both the Stroker and our TT since we have the capability to produce up to 1300whp with the Stage III, of course in my opinion the SMG will not be able to support that kind of power. Keep in mind that a stroker S85 is a completely different type of power than a TT S85, and at the end of the day it's all a matter of preference. Hopefully, this helps answer some of your questions!
SMG is not strong enough, thats for sure... It cant handle the torque and thats why alot of high tq/hp SMG builds have RCOG's
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2004 Mini Cooper S: Alta supercharger 15% pulley upgrade, Dinan cold-air intake, Skunk2 header back exhaust, RMW CUSTOM TUNE, Alta oil catch can, OMP Strut brace, Eibach pro-kit springs, H-Sport camber links, 19mm Rear sway bar w/ adj. end links, 18 in. Breyton mini magics, 6lbs lighter crank pulley, polyeurathane tranny and engine bushings, wheel Studs, Wilwood BBK... More to come soon!
RIP=White 944 turbo: KKK K-27/6 turbo, upgraded intercooler, Lindsey Racing hardpipes, Autothority MAF, B&B exhaust with 4.5" oval tip, Siemens #55 fuel injectors, Lindsey Racing MaxHP custom Chip set, 3 bar fuel pressure regulator, Re-worked head and slightly overbored pistons, Spec Lightened 6 puck stage 3 clutch, Quaif torque biase differential, Apexi AVC Type-R Electronic boost controller, HKS type-1 turbo timer, Shimmed wastegate, Champion Motorsports adj. bypass valve, Weltmeister front and rear sway bars, Weltmeister strut tower brace, Koni adj. "yellows", unknown springs, Turbo Twist rims, Kumho Ecsta Supra tires... And a couple of more unknown mods...
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