Cross posting from For Sale Forum.
http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh...-with-LS3-Swap
2003 330i ZHP Sedan with LS3 and T56 Swap
There aren’t too many E46/LS swaps out there, and this is certainly one the most sorted out there. Other than engine noise and some vibration differences you’d be hard pressed to tell it isn’t stock sitting inside. A/C blows cold! All gauges work with the exception of the MPG gauge. Everything is functional except traction control and cruise control. It is a daily driver and occasional track day car.
Body:
• 126k miles (swap completed at 121k miles)
• Good condition – no rust
• Paint – 7/10 (black tends to show every scratch and swirl mark)
• Interior – 7/10, leather in good condition. Re-wrapped alcantara wheel, newer shift knob, ZHP specific trim and alcantara shift boob and park brake boot
• ZHP specific front and rear fasia ad lip spoiler
• Both front fog light lenses are cracked, but no water yet. I’ve replaced these once already, but they are in a susceptible spot
Engine:
• L92 (truck version of LS3) pulled from and Escalade at 70k miles
• An ear on the block broke during build so I sourced a brand new LS3 block
• New rings and bearings
• Full head rework including new LS3 valves (hollow stem on exhaust side) and aftermarket springs and pushrods
• Mild cam from SMC performance
• Vorshlag headers with dual 3” exhaust
• Vorshlag engine mounts, but changed to lower durometer polyurethane to improve NVH
• New water pump, alternator and A/C compressor. Turn One P/S pump
• Customer C&R radiator with 55mm core and a 16” Spal high volume fan
• Z06 oil cooler
• LS7 clutch
• Holley hotrod oil pan with optional baffling
• 407hp at the rear wheels
Driveline:
• T56 trans from a 2002 Camaro
• Upgraded to carbon synchro rings, bronze shift fork busting and iron 1-2 shift fork
• Hurst shifter grafted to the stock BMW shift level
• 3” diameter one piece aluminum drive shaft
• E46 M3 210mm diff with LSD and larger M3 half shafts
Suspension:
• E46 M3 front LCAs and spindles
• E46 M3 rear trailing arms and adjustable LCAs
• TC Kline DA dampers with camber plates and height adjusters. 450lb/in from springs and 500lb/in rears
Wheels - 18 X 9.5 Apex ARC 8 wheel in hyper black all around. One wheel has a scuff mark, but all are straight.
Brakes – Stoptech ST-40 calipers and Stoptech 355mm floating rotors all around
Controls/wiring:
• GM E38 standalone ECU
• All tuning was done by Phil Hoeffler (aka Dr. Phil) with a focus on drivability vs. absolute peak hp numbers
• I have an HPTuners setup and all of the tune files that would be included in the sale. .
• EFI Connection engine harness (all new connectors, wires, etc.)
• Using stock BMW DBW accelerator pedal so placement for heel and toe is stock
• Using and Arduino setup from Thaniel to convert CAN signal between GM and BMW protocol to run the cluster and A/C function. I have an on/off switch in the glove box for the Arduino so that it does not interfere with data logging.
• Analog gauges in center console for water temp, oil temp and oil pressure
The car does have cats and no CELs, but it is the buyer’s responsibility to understand what is required for registration and inspection by their local authorities
Last edited by ssburns; 08-04-2016 at 08:09 PM.
Shea Burns
Just going to say: damn that's a beauty, why haven't you had this posted up before (or did I honestly miss the build thread)? ZHP + LSx sounds like a winner in my book. Your location accurate? Too rich for my blood but I'd love to see it one day (I live by Woodward).
Agreed
Yes. Location is accurate. It's gotten some strange looks at the Dream Cruise due to the sound.
I was too lazy to create a build thread, but I've posted several threads on specific items like working with Thaniel (huge help!) and getting the BMW DBW pedal to work.
Haha I bet it gets some looks! If you're ever around Woodward in the evening or Dearborn during the day, let me know!
So you can have what I consider a nicer and more functional base car + the LS3 swap for a lot less than just the conversion price for one of these: http://www.motortrend.com/news/flyin...-to-v-8-power/
Shea Burns
Don't know how I missed this.
Very nice!
Tipsy
So I received a PM from a forum member who was politely inquiring about my bottom end on pricing. He formulated a number based on an assumed value for the base car and the cost for the conversion. The number that he used for the conversions was $9k. While $9k number MAY get you a very basic LSX conversion, this project was nowhere close to that. So in the interested of helping people understand the costs of building a car such as mine (both to help sell it ;-) and to educate people who are considering such a project) I have compiled a spreadsheet of the costs that I have incurred over the last 3 years (this is painful BTW). Some of these numbers are estimates since I didn't save every receipt, and I'm also sure that I have forgotten some things. I also didn't include maintenance or wear items or the new LS3 block that I purchased after cracking the original trying to mount the trans. I'll also admit that I got a pretty good deal on the base car, engine, trans, brakes and dampers. Looks these up at retail and you'll see what I mean. So please don't nit pick the list with "I found this part on eBay $50 cheaper..."
Also realize that I did all of my own work. So I've not included any costs for that, but 300 hours probably wouldn't be far off. At $75/hr that would be $22,500 in labor if you were to have a shop do it for you. They might be more time efficient, but you can contact JakeB who built another awesome car and get a quote http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh...ammed-LS3-Swap.
Enjoy!
Item Desc Line Item
2003 330i ZHP (used) $7,200
2007 Escalade Engine (used) $3,500
New Rings and Bearings $300
Head work and valve guides $500
Ugraded valve springs, [ushrods and new exhaust valves (sodium filled) $500
SMC Performance cam and VVT delete parts $600
Intake, fuel rail and injectors (used) $450
FEAD brackets, pulleys and waterpump $400
AC Compressor $250
AC lines and fittings $250
Vorshlag headers $1,850
Vorshlag mounts $695
Holley Oil Pan $485
Custom C&R radiator with Spal high flow fan $1,300
Z06 oil cooler (used) $250
Oil cooler block and lines $250
GM ECU and harness $1,200
HP Tuners VCM Pro $650
Tuning by Phil Hoeffler (aka Dr. Phil) $600
Parts for custom CAI $350
2 Exhaust Cats $300
2 Mufflers and center resonator $450
3" Stainless tubing and fittings for exhaust $300
Various coolant hoses and fittings $200
Misc underhood wiring $200
E46 M3 coolant bottle $150
E46 M3 washer fluid bottle $100
Arduino parts to do CAN conversion for cluster and A/C operation $75
LS3 throttle body $250
Corvette engine covers $250
VDO gauge kit $280
T56 trans (used from 2002 Camaro) $1,300
T56 upgrade parts $700
Custom drive shaft $500
4 bolt flange for diff (used) $100
JTR 4 bolt yoke $111
e46 M3 rear subframe, diff, half hsfats, traling arm, ect. (used) $1,100
Stock ls3 flywheel $225
Stock ls7 clutch $300
Clutch slave cylinder/ thowout bearing plus extended lines for bleeding $150
Turn One PS Pump $500
PS pressure line $120
E46 M3 front spindles (used) $200
Turner E46 Front Subframe Reinforcement Kit $50
Turner E46 Rear Subframe Reinforcement Kit $140
Turner front and rear swaybars $400
Turner front and rear swaybar links $187
TC Kline DA Dampers and Camber plates (used) $1,350
TC Kline Springs $400
Stoptech Brakes F&R (used) $2,800
18x9.5" ET35 APEX ARC-8 Wheel x 4 $1,276
E46 M3 front subframe brace $125
E46 M3 Strut tower brace (used) $150
Coby re-wrapping on Alcantara Wheel $200
New shift knob $100
New headlight covers $200
New shift knob $75
Engine, trans, wheels & misc parts sold off original car $(2,500)
Grand Total $34,394
Last edited by ssburns; 08-04-2016 at 01:32 PM.
Shea Burns
I'm never brave enough to put together a list like you did. Worried that my wife might see it!
$9000 is a low number unless you are using a basic 5.3 200K mile LS and used T56.
By the way nice car.
Divorce not included either...
Shea Burns
I uploaded the dyno sheet from runs yesterday to the for sale thread.
As requested I also have video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF5XjTp23y8
Shea Burns
A data point indicating my price point isn't completely crazy...
http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1999-bmw-528it/
Shea Burns
That's a really nice wagon. Looks like you will get a proper amount for it in BAT
When I submitted my car to BaT last month they said they would take it, but wanted me to set the reserve at $15k. When I said that the reserve would need to start with a "2" they declined... Maybe the success of the wagon will change their minds.
Shea Burns
Wife finding the list is one way of looking at this. The other way is seeing how many very costly mistakes are done by looking at the list
When selling a car on forums, you will get bunch of lowballers like that all the time that will want to tell you how much your car should cost, it's just a nature of the forums. Yes, you do have (what I consider) bunch of costly mistakes that I see in your list, but you also have what looks like a nice, sorted car that costs way more than $9k
- 96 328is 6.0L. (LS1 to LS2 build thread: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...ad.php?2098938)
- 96 328is 5.7L. (LS1 build thread: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1289987)
- 95 ///M3 6.0L. (LS2 build thread: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1619249)
- 97 ///M3. (e46 Fender Flares/track car build thread: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1727098)
- 96 328is (Dual Fuel Pump to Surge Tank thread: http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh...ad.php?1964025)
Sold
Shea Burns
Congrats!
- 96 328is 6.0L. (LS1 to LS2 build thread: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...ad.php?2098938)
- 96 328is 5.7L. (LS1 build thread: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1289987)
- 95 ///M3 6.0L. (LS2 build thread: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1619249)
- 97 ///M3. (e46 Fender Flares/track car build thread: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1727098)
- 96 328is (Dual Fuel Pump to Surge Tank thread: http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh...ad.php?1964025)
Thanks.
Car will reside in SoCal, but the owner is in the military. So he can register the vehicle back home in Arizona.
Car is for sale again.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2003-bmw-330i-3/
Shea Burns
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