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    Z3 lsx turbo swap

    New to the site and figured I'd post a little about my build . I'm almost finished my Z3 with a 6.0 LQ4. Engine has a set of 823's LS3 heads and intake. Brian Tooley stage 3 turbo cam and springs with harden push rods! All Arp bolts of course. Transmission is a tr6060 6 speed and we made custom mounts our selfs for the engine and transmission. 80mm billet wheel turbo with T6 flange. Hydro dipped valve covers timing cover and intake. Car is going to still keep A/C. I'd post picks but I'm not seeing a way to do so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LSXZ341240 View Post
    I'd post picks but I'm not seeing a way to do so.
    You have to host them on a site like Flickr and then you can use the IMG tags.

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    Sorry I'm not sure how to do that. I'll try and figure it out.

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    Hopefully I did this right!

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    https://flic.kr/p/UECeJb

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    Photos look good

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    Looks mint. Did you repaint engine bay? Or did it just clean up nice.
    Last edited by fallguy; 06-20-2017 at 05:35 PM.

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    It just cleaned up that nice. The only thing left is the hot and cold side.

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    Thank you I've took a while to get this thing where it is!

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    Do you have pics of the turbo mounted? Is it centre mounted? Do you have enough room in there for it?

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    Just dropped it off to have a hot and cold side done.

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    What are your plans for the diff mount/trunk floor?

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    Just starting to research that part and trying to see what I wanna do. Any suggestions would be great.

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    This makes me want to start mine. I'm too lazy to drop my block off at the machine shop. Haha.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fallguy View Post
    This makes me want to start mine. I'm too lazy to drop my block off at the machine shop. Haha.
    It's been a fun swap and if you make your own mounts you don't have to change your steering link.


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    Looking for a set of wheels as well. Any suggestions


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    Is that a 6cly wide body car?

    Apex has some nice wheels, that's what lots of guys run. How wide do you want to go?

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    Man, that thing is going to be a beast! The paint on the VC, intake and front cover was screwing with my eyes. I couldn''t focus on it. Sux getting old!
    keep us posted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fallguy View Post
    Is that a 6cly wide body car?

    Apex has some nice wheels, that's what lots of guys run. How wide do you want to go?
    It's a roadster. I didn't know they made them any different but it's defiantly wide.


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    Quote Originally Posted by sid33 View Post
    Man, that thing is going to be a beast! The paint on the VC, intake and front cover was screwing with my eyes. I couldn''t focus on it. Sux getting old!
    keep us posted.
    It's hydro dipped. Thanks I can't wait till it's done. Said it will be done by August.


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    Quote Originally Posted by LSXZ341240 View Post
    It's a roadster. I didn't know they made them any different but it's defiantly wide.


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    The 4cly cars were narrower.

    I put 18x10's in the back of mine with 295 rubber.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fallguy View Post
    The 4cly cars were narrower.

    I put 18x10's in the back of mine with 295 rubber.
    I was trying to figure out what size rims I could get by with in the rear thanks


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    Quote Originally Posted by LSXZ341240 View Post



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    Thats an interesting emblem. ive never seen it before

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    https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...to-me-Z3-coupe

    Mid way down you will see my wheel and tire specs.

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    This is what I wanted to put on my car. They don't offer a 5 on 120 tho.

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