I’ve been having a V8 breadvan built and it’s nearly done!
Built by Tyre Torque in Birmingham who specialise in LS derived V8 conversions.
He’s already done loads of FD3 RX-7’s, a Z3M Roadster and an E36 M3 and does an exceptionally neat professional conversion.
Mines the small LS1 V8 at 5.7 litre so it’s been tuned to ensure some good figures………similar engines he’s built to this specification have produced a very reliable 450 – 500 bhp depending on the dyno.
The 6.2L LS3 powered Z3M Roadster that he built is an awesome road car and after driving that I was smitten and bought a tidy Coupe the next day as a donor!
The all alloy LS1 V8 is much lighter and shorter than the pig iron S50 that came out and although the Tramec 6 speed box is heavier than the BMW unit, it sits centrally in the car so should aid balance………The overall engine/box package is still lighter than stock but I won’t have an overall weight saving on the whole car until it’s on the road. I had it on a weighbridge before the project started and stock it was 1420kg with ½ tank of fuel.
Chassis, suspension and braking have all been improved to cope with the extra power so hopefully it should light my lamp!
I’ve never liked the S50/54 power delivery in Z’s or M3’s as I love V8 grunt so now I’ve got the best of both worlds………MC looks and charm with monster torque!
I’d upload some pics of the build if I could resize them small enough to attach without them being pixelated.
Built by Tyre Torque in Birmingham who specialise in LS derived V8 conversions.
He’s already done loads of FD3 RX-7’s, a Z3M Roadster and an E36 M3 and does an exceptionally neat professional conversion.
Mines the small LS1 V8 at 5.7 litre so it’s been tuned to ensure some good figures………similar engines he’s built to this specification have produced a very reliable 450 – 500 bhp depending on the dyno.
The 6.2L LS3 powered Z3M Roadster that he built is an awesome road car and after driving that I was smitten and bought a tidy Coupe the next day as a donor!
The all alloy LS1 V8 is much lighter and shorter than the pig iron S50 that came out and although the Tramec 6 speed box is heavier than the BMW unit, it sits centrally in the car so should aid balance………The overall engine/box package is still lighter than stock but I won’t have an overall weight saving on the whole car until it’s on the road. I had it on a weighbridge before the project started and stock it was 1420kg with ½ tank of fuel.
Chassis, suspension and braking have all been improved to cope with the extra power so hopefully it should light my lamp!
I’ve never liked the S50/54 power delivery in Z’s or M3’s as I love V8 grunt so now I’ve got the best of both worlds………MC looks and charm with monster torque!
I’d upload some pics of the build if I could resize them small enough to attach without them being pixelated.
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