{"id":147540,"date":"2026-04-14T14:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=147540"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:19:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:19:02","slug":"1995-bmw-m3-with-a-ls2-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=147540","title":{"rendered":"1995 BMW M3 with a LS2 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1995 BMW M3<\/a> (E36) originally came with a 3.0 L S50 inline-six. It is now powered by a 6.0 L LS2 V8 featuring a 102 mm throttle body, Comp Stage 3 camshaft, Comp trunnion kit, CXRacing headers and exhaust. Behind the motor is a Powergrip HD clutch, T56 six-speed manual transmission, and limited-slip differential. The coupe rides on MaXpeedingRods coilover suspension kit, Eibach rear springs and rear sway bar, and Megan Racing rear camber arms. The chassis is reinforced using Bavarian Autosport front strut bar and Mason Engineering X-brace and 4-point strut bar. The exterior is modified with a VIS Racing carbon fiber hood, NRG Innovations carbon fiber spoiler, Black kidney grilles, Yellow fog lights, and BBS 18-inch wheels. View more photos and specs on Cars&Bids listing<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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This 1995 BMW M3 (E36) originally came with a 3.0 L S50 inline-six. It is now powered by a 6.0 L LS2 V8 featuring a 102 mm throttle body, Comp Stage 3 camshaft, Comp trunnion kit, CXRacing headers and exhaust. Behind the motor is a Powergrip HD clutch, T56 six-speed manual transmission, and limited-slip differential.… Read More »1995 BMW M3 with a LS2 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":147545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e36"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":127276,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=127276","url_meta":{"origin":147540,"position":0},"title":"BimmerWorld’s 1400+ hp Twin-Turbo BMW E36","author":"swaptastic","date":"February 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"BimmerWorld built their \u201cBergsteiger\u201d BMW E36 M3 to compete at Pikes Peak. 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