{"id":91277,"date":"2022-09-30T13:36:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T18:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=91277"},"modified":"2022-09-30T13:36:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T18:36:20","slug":"1997-bmw-z3-with-a-ls1-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=91277","title":{"rendered":"1997 BMW Z3 with a LS1 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=91283\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91283\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"91283\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=91283\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1997-BMW-Z3-with-a-LS1-V8-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C786&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,786\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1997 BMW Z3 with a LS1 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1997 BMW Z3 with a LS1 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1997-BMW-Z3-with-a-LS1-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C674&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1997-BMW-Z3-with-a-LS1-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1997 BMW Z3 with a LS1 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1997-BMW-Z3-with-a-LS1-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1997-BMW-Z3-with-a-LS1-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1997-BMW-Z3-with-a-LS1-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1997-BMW-Z3-with-a-LS1-V8-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brentgillcomedy.com\">Brent Gill<\/a> owns a 1997 BMW Z3 with LS1 V8 making around 450 hp. The engine sits on a set of <a href=\"https:\/\/vorshlag-store.com\/collections\/bmw-e36-lsx-swap\">Vorshlag mounts<\/a> and features LS6 intake manifold and timing chain, upgraded valve springs, Lunati VooDoo camshaft, TSS pushrods, and 1-7\/8-inch headers. Behind the V8 is a T56 six-speed manual transmission with a Vorshlag crossmember and Monster Stage 2 clutch and flywheel. A custom driveshaft sends power to a BMW E30 limited-slip differential and E30 axles. The car rides on Ground Control coilovers, Eibach springs, Bilstein shocks, custom rear control arms, DINAN rear camber kit, Hard Dog roll bar, and Racing Dynamics sway bars. The car stops thanks to a Brembo big brake kit in front. Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therealzackklapman\/\">Zack Klapman<\/a> from The Smoking Tire test drive the car. View the video description for the car&#8217;s full specs. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ltvqN1ka6nY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=91284\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91284\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"91284\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=91284\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1997-BMW-Z3-with-a-LS1-V8-02.png?fit=1400%2C783&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,783\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1997-BMW-Z3-with-a-LS1-V8-04.png?fit=1200%2C673&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1997-BMW-Z3-with-a-LS1-V8-04.png?resize=600%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1997 BMW Z3 with a LS1 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1997-BMW-Z3-with-a-LS1-V8-04.png?resize=600%2C336&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1997-BMW-Z3-with-a-LS1-V8-04.png?resize=1200%2C673&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1997-BMW-Z3-with-a-LS1-V8-04.png?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1997-BMW-Z3-with-a-LS1-V8-04.png?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheSmokingTire\">The Smoking Tire<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brent Gill owns a 1997 BMW Z3 with LS1 V8 making around 450 hp. The engine sits on a set of Vorshlag mounts and features LS6 intake manifold and timing chain, upgraded valve springs, Lunati VooDoo camshaft, TSS pushrods, and 1-7\/8-inch headers. Behind the V8 is a T56 six-speed manual transmission with a Vorshlag crossmember&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=91277\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1997 BMW Z3 with a LS1 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":91283,"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,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[141],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-z3"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1997-BMW-Z3-with-a-LS1-V8-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C786&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55608,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=55608","url_meta":{"origin":91277,"position":0},"title":"BMW M Roadster with a LS1 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 8, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"When this 2000 BMW Z3 M Roadster arrived at Vorshlag it was a rolling chassis with a lot of issues. The company rebuilt it into a race car capable of competing in SCCA X Prepared autocross and NASA Time Trials. 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But soon a condition known as torque fever started to develop. The first attempt at treating this alignment was by installing a supercharger kit. This only provided slight relief but didn't give any long-term cure. 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The motor features a 2M Autowerks Velocity Stack kit, modified S54 oil pan, and Arc Asylum exhaust header. Behind that is a BMW six-speed manual transmission and Wavetrac limited-slip differential with 4.10 ratio. 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The previous owner swapped a naturally aspirated 3.2 L S54 inline-six capable of 338 hp (248 kW). The motor features a custom A2B Performance stainless steel exhaust, Redline Motorsport wiring harness, and custom oil pan. 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The owner spent 2 years and around 1,000 hours swapping a complete E39 powertrain and getting everything to work properly. 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