Thinking about selling my DINAN 535i Turbo...

[weiss_535is]

I'm not going to jump on your case. But you've only been here for a short amount of time....


Whit is one of the most knowledgeable members on this board. He's one of the "old schoolers" that's been around the block a few times, and knows his **** inside and out. Works at Koala, etc.

He's right. Dinan used to sell a "big brake upgrade" for e34 m5's. It was the 345mm calipers/rotors from a Nurburgring packaged euro M5, rebadged as Dinan, and sold for what, $5,000, iirc? That's great business, but shitty to the little guy.


I don't want to take sides. Zack's turbo 535 is clearly a really rare car. Dinan has proven to be extremely overpriced. That being said, 10k is not a bad price, with records and history.

/soap box

Wasn't my objective to 'slam' anyone just my honest opinion on that particular car - sorry if offence taken

[Zackb911]

thanks for your interest.
Hope the file is not to large. My only disappointment is that the Hartge it is an automatic. I am contemplating converting it to 5 speed and keeping the automatic for a later conversion back to original future collectible status.

Peter, very nice car! Thanks for the comments

[Antrieb]

Hmm that car was on ebay recently, no? What has been done to the engine?

[angrypancake]

thanks for your interest.
Hope the file is not to large. My only disappointment is that the Hartge it is an automatic. I am contemplating converting it to 5 speed and keeping the automatic for a later conversion back to original future collectible status.

damn that thing looks sweet. do you have any more pictures? bigger one perhaps? I've never seen a hartge body kit before. what are the engine specs on this H5? is the displacement upped or anything like that? what makes it truly badass?

[peter7907]

Hmm that car was on ebay recently, no? What has been done to the engine?

Yes..... it was on ebay. The engine has not been modified other than hartge changes. It seems Hartge would take a car from factory and have specific packages for that perticular car. It would include engine modification, suspension, wheels and body. This H5SP has ID hartge badges on all its optional equipment.

I found this searching the net.....
"the H5SP was a motronic 3.4 liter a US 535), it had a hemispherical combustion chamber with 10.2 Compression hemi dome pistons, of course headers, cam, adjustable fuel pressure regulator. It produced 254 HP. Then there was the H5SP sport, this was a H5SP with the addition of an adapter plate so the intake (individual throttle body) from a M motor could be mounted. This produced 290 HP."

So, i am not sure whether its 254hp or 290 hp???

My mechanic verified it to be a true Hartge car. He thinks by looking at the cam that it has a fairly high lift cam. With stainles steel headers and cam it sounds very nice especially at idle.

I am hoping to get documentation from Hartge.

another net quote...http://www.m535i.org/e12info/time.html
Competitor to the Alpina B9 and BMW's own M535i. The H5 utilized a 240 bhp 3.5 liter engine, and the performance is similar to the M535i and B9. The H5SP had a 254 bhp 3.5 liter engine. These cars had packages which were extremely flexible. So long as the documentation is there, then they can be considered Hartge Factory cars. Otherwise the mods are add-ons, and the value isn't as much as a "new" Hartge prepared car.


peter

[peter7907]

damn that thing looks sweet. do you have any more pictures? bigger one perhaps? I've never seen a hartge body kit before. what are the engine specs on this H5? is the displacement upped or anything like that? what makes it truly badass?

Hi, here are more pics. I am sure they increased displacement, how much? I do not know. I hope to find out.

[peter7907]

damn that thing looks sweet. do you have any more pictures? bigger one perhaps? I've never seen a hartge body kit before. what are the engine specs on this H5? is the displacement upped or anything like that? what makes it truly badass?

one more pic

[TC535i]

I found this searching the net.....
"Then there was the H5SP sport, this was a H5SP with the addition of an adapter plate so the intake (individual throttle body) from a M motor could be mounted. This produced 290 HP."

So, i am not sure whether its 254hp or 290 hp???

I would say 254hp. Sounds like the 290hp has the individual throttle bodies from the S38, and yours has just the stock single throttle body from the picture you posted.