[s-cars] My butt momentarily in a BMW

[Mark Strangways]

Scott,
    Obviously I cannot comment on the oil cooler build quality, but come on 
$2000.00.
Maybe it's been Happerzaped and made from sterling silver or something.... 
Or perhaps it has a surface area of 3 square blocks. Really, I am just 
kidding around. I just don't see how one can make a oil cooler for that 
kinda $$$$. YOMV.

    You will never have me admiring a BMW, sorry it's the enemy ! But I 
would have to agree that 400 HP would be pretty hard in an s-car, but then 
again are you comparing apples to apples here. That poor little over worked 
2.2 L I-5 does a pretty good job at stock boost levels, lets see BMW strap a 
2.2 in the 300 series and see what levels they can achieve.

Really, I am just poking some fun here, nothing I say has much merit.. But 2 
frigging grand for a oil cooler... I know your dollar has suffered, but not 
that much. :-)

Mark
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Subject: Re: [s-cars] My butt momentarily in a BMW


> Mark
> Being familiar with a variety of Dinan installed products, I bet it's 
> worth
> every penny, and has not a single MacGuyver in it.  I'd further  venture 
> that
> in order for Dinan to receive the factory warrantee blessing,  whatever 
> was
> offered by Dinan was far in excess of what might otherwise 'do the  job'. 
> BMW
> can be picky like that.
>
> I apparently look at mods much differently than you.  I see a 400/400
> machine for 50k with a factory warrantee for 4 thousand over sticker 
> price.  I also
> venture that 400 with 13 psi would be impossible in any  S car.  I might 
> also
> present that all the 10vt tuners charged massive  amounts of monies in the
> early 90's for 10 bucks (retail) worth of  zener/diodes.
>
> That's a lot of car stock, and a lot more considering *after* the mods the
> boost level is below a stock S car.
>
> Paradigm shift, it's tough sometimes.  Paulie knows
>
> Scott J
>
> In a message dated 12/17/2007 11:02:19 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> StrangConst at rogers.com writes:
> How do you charge $2000.00 for a friggin oil  cooler.
> My ass hurts just reading it !!!!!!!!
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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