Video: Dinan BMW M49 dyno video makes me tingly

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dinan bmw m49 engine dyno

Engine dyno videos are either exciting or terrifying. Well, OK, occasionally they’re boring too. The folks at Dinan just put out a video that manages to be amazing, sensational, and borderline pornographic. The star of the clip is a Dinan-rejuvenated BMW M49. If you know BMW engine codes, you know we’re dealing with something special here.

How special? Well, this is a M49/2, which was the motor used by the 1976 BMW 3.5 CSL IMSA… which won the 24 Hours of Daytona. It was rated at 480 bhp, which is a ton when you consider that the Batmobile-esque BMW racecars it powered only weighed about 2300 pounds.

Want to hear what one sounds like?

[youtube width=”720″ height=”405″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdU0T7r5zcQ[/youtube]

That, my friends, is a noise that sends shivers down my spine. Well done Dinan… well done indeed.

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Jeff Glucker

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Jeff Glucker is the co-founder and Executive Editor of Hooniverse.com. He’s often seen getting passed as he hustles a 1991 Mitsubishi Montero up the 405 Freeway. IG: @HooniverseJeff

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11 responses to “Video: Dinan BMW M49 dyno video makes me tingly”

  1. Jeff Glucker Avatar
    Jeff Glucker

    Is this post working for everyone? I'm having issues with it on my computer… but the issues don't make sense.

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    1. skitter Avatar
      skitter

      No video, and inexplicably, if I click on the link, it takes me to a different Hooniverse M1 vs. Pantera article. If I copy the link location, it does the same thing. If I take just the youtube part off the copied link, I get the correct, dead sexy video.

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      1. Jeff Glucker Avatar
        Jeff Glucker

        fixed

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  2. Dave Avatar
    Dave

    Here's a better link for the video:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdU0T7r5zcQ

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    1. Jeff Glucker Avatar
      Jeff Glucker

      fixed, thank you

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  3. Bret Dodson Avatar
    Bret Dodson

    Pure, uncut awesome. Thank you.

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  4. buzzboy7 Avatar
    buzzboy7

    What are the sprayers in the top of the Velocity Stacks?
    That sound is so very amazing. Also super cool seeing the slide valves in action.

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    1. Irishzombieman☆ Avatar
      Irishzombieman☆

      Fuel Injection.
      Great video, though I gotta say that I sort of expect all engine dyno videos to end in disaster.
      [youtube 9I9k9rHB4EA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I9k9rHB4EA youtube]

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      1. Irishzombieman☆ Avatar
        Irishzombieman☆

        Buggered that up, I did.
        [youtube 9I9k9rHB4EA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I9k9rHB4EA youtube]

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      2. buzzboy7 Avatar
        buzzboy7

        I don't think I've seen fuel injection above the butterfly. That's way out of the mind of a carburetor guy.

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        1. Irishzombieman☆ Avatar
          Irishzombieman☆

          I recognized it only because the injector's above the butterfly on the throttle body of my Geo Metro.

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