» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | 03-13-2005, 08:29 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4 | Engine bay differences z3 and 318 I have been looking at v8 conversions for 318's and most of their faq pages say not to use a z3. I have a 98 1.9l z3 and i dont really see that much of a difference b/t the engine bay of a 318 and z3, so my question is would one of these v8 conversions work on my z just the same at it does on the 318. If I can do the engine swap in the z with relativly little extra work I would jump all over it. Thanks for any help I can get. | | | 03-13-2005, 09:11 PM | #2 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | I think Schnitzer or Hartge (in Germany) did a Z3 swap like you are envisioning a few years ago. It was written up in a Bimmer magazine. If you check with Bimmer, they may be able to direct you to the particular back issue, which may or may not help you. I have the issue in question (I have all issues of Bimmer since number 1), but I do not remember which issue it was. I would expect it to be of equal difficulty in either car, but I will say there are some differences in the M roadster and M3, based on my personal experience. | | | 03-14-2005, 06:26 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 | What V8 did you have in mind 1.9lz? __________________ My Former Rides 1999 318ti Alpine White, Cali Roof, Dinan goodies 1996 318ti Hellrot California Edition | | | 03-14-2005, 09:10 PM | #4 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4 | ls1 since they make the conversion kit for the 318. I figure it will probably work im my car just the same, and if it needs more work it won't be that much more where i can't handle the extra modification | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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