{"id":139,"date":"2017-02-19T17:21:27","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T22:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motor-junkie.com\/?p=139"},"modified":"2023-10-26T06:07:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T10:07:21","slug":"watch-undercover-m3-actually-1000hp-track-monster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/watch-undercover-m3-actually-1000hp-track-monster\/139\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Undercover M3 is Actually 1000HP Track Monster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Did not see that coming&hellip;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Out of all the great cars that came off the production line in the 90s, the E36 3-series is among the best. Winning numerous awards for drive feel and performance, the E36 was really an outstanding motor.<\/p>\n<p>Forged with German precision, the M-3 was undoubtedly the crowning achievement of BMW in the 1990s. The M3 engine came in 282HP, the limited GT&rsquo;s were 291HP and the Evo packed a whopping 321HP.<\/p>\n<p>Now imagine sticking a supercharger in one of those already monstrous engines.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-149 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sw0GW1.jpg\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\"><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1000HP?!?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Really putting some horses under the hood is not a simple or cheap process. Hours of labor and thousands in hard-earned cash will get dropped in a project such as this. Although draining, clearly the outcome is insane.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Radowski has made the sacrifices, and is now reaping the benefits of an amazing engine. Here&rsquo;s what Radowski&rsquo;s car looks like on the street, where it&rsquo;s still fully road-legal, by the way:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-151 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/59281495799889921.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Radowski&rsquo;s Silver Sleeper Destroys Drag Tracks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With his manual s52 engine in his rather normal-looking E36 M3, Mike Radowski has produced a 1000HP beast. Including a ported head, custom Bavarian solutions cams, a maximum PSI turbo and more, this thing is a stone-cold killer.<\/p>\n<p>Watch as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dragzine.com\/news\/bad-bimmer-mike-radowskis-9-second-bmw-m3-streetcar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Radowski smashes 163MPH<\/a> in just over 9 seconds at a drag track event in 2015. My God, this car is INSANE!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9endRdV1pk8\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>That Burnout Is Beautiful<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There&rsquo;s not many sights in the <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/20-unusual-race-cars-of-the-motosports-world\/15298\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">race car world<\/a> more satisfying than a good rear wheel burnout. If you are interested in buying a pre-packaged turbo charger kit for the E36 M3, get saving, as they&rsquo;ll set you back anywhere between $4-7000 USD.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, you can pick up a standard E36 M3 for around 7-12K dependent on condition. Remember, if it ain&rsquo;t rear-wheel drive, it probably ain&rsquo;t worth driving!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did not see that coming&hellip; Out of all the great cars that came off the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":47266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[43,35,39,41,37,45],"class_list":["post-139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cars","tag-1000hp-e36","tag-bmw","tag-bmw-e36","tag-bmw-e36-supercharger","tag-e36","tag-mike-radowski-e36","iab_keys-automobile-markets-of-germany","iab_keys-automobile-markets-of-japan","iab_keys-automobiles","iab_keys-automotive-equipment-manufacture-car-industry","iab_keys-bmw","iab_keys-car-parts-and-supplies","iab_keys-compact-cars-and-small-family-car","iab_keys-cross-country-vehicles","iab_keys-manufacture-of-vehicles","iab_keys-motor-vehicles","iab_keys-premium-cars","iab_keys-road-transport","iab_keys-test-drives","iab_keys-traffic-and-transport","iab_keys-vehicles"],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":139},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57054,"href":"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139\/revisions\/57054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}