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"There's no substitute for positive manifold
pressure."
There she is, a black rocketship weakly masquerading as a 4-door
sedan... not much different than the common 528e, just another 11 year old BMW good for
carpooling, grocery shopping, picking up the kids at school, right?
But wait! What's that sound?
sssshhhhhwwwwWWWOOOOSSSSHHH!!!! Did that old car really just catapult ahead in a
rush that would make Corvette drivers soil their undies? Did you really just hear a
bit of tire sqeal as it moved forward at a rate unthinkable to mortal cars?
You never know what you'll find under the hood of an E28...
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1988 M5 a.k.a. "The
Beast" shown with "Helen" (the red '85 535i Callaway Turbo) and
"Barry" (the white '90 Miata with ///Koalapower 1.8)
not shown: "Rob's Most Excellent Custom Exhaust": www.shortshifter.com/m5exhaust/
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on any picture for a larger view, mouse-over some for more info. |
 Chromed intake pipe and orange
pressure-resistant throttle body flex couplers, Porsche 944 Turbo airbox. |
 Intercooler at
right, it's from a 911 Turbo, turned 90 degrees and is the full height of the engine
compartment. Driver's side fog light removed to create cold air duct.
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 Black interior. Different
sources claim as few as six came to North America this way. UUC Motorwerks short
shifter installed, of course.
Guages for turbo boost, oil pressure, and water temperature
in center console where ashtray was. |
 17"
E34 M5 wheels with BFG 235/45-ZR17 tires. Shown with Dean Boucouras' 1999 740i Sport. |
 Dinan
324mm brakes are from the 850CSi (with "Dinan" cast into them).
Rear 740i calipers with 540i/M5 rotors were recently installed
to improve the font/rear brake bias.
Click here to see the installation procedure and technical
info for the rear brakes. |
 Dinan
Stage IV suspension is very effective and surprisingly supple for street use - definitely
recommended! |
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