Year: 1998
Make: BMW
Model: M3
Price: $23000
Mileage: 119000
Color: White
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (State): CA
Transmission: Manual
Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Drive

Selling my 1998 BMW M3 with LS3 swap and 6 Speed T56 transmission.

$23,000 or best offer.

Car is located in Irvine California.

Full story of the car and the build is Here http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1624778 , I am hiding nothing, you can see the full build from stock. I've had the car for about a year. It currently has 119K miles on the chassis and only 1K on a freshly built LS3. I had a LS1 in it first, but had a valvetrain failure so the motor was pulled and I built the new LS3. I have over 30K in the car as it sits right now. On the last dyno session it put down 455whp and 435wtq. It stupid fast, it destroys my buddies E92 M3 with a supercharger that puts down 490whp.

The entire suspension was replaced, every bushing and all balljoints.

Only issues with the car are driver door lock solenoid sometimes doesnt work. It opens and closes with a key just fine. I also lost the remote control, so it only has a manual key. The Alarm is installed and functional just need the fob.

Mod List


Engine:

LS3 shortblock
LS3 heads
LS3 ported Intake manifold
LS3 Injectors and rail
ARP Head bolts
ARP Crank pulley bolt
Melling High Pressure Oil Pump
PTM 92MM Cable Throttle body
LS1 Wiring Harness
Custom 4inch intake
85mm Maf
222/230 EPS Camshaft
ACT clutch
lightened flywheel
2002 Camaro T56 Transmission with 40K miles on it.
Aeromotive stealth fuel pump in custom holder intank
MGW Shifter

NAHR swap kit which includes - NAHR stainless steel headers, custom CNC motor mounts, CNC Transmission mount, custom driveshaft, custom steering shaft. BMW (E36) 3-Series / New Age Hotrods Online Shop for more details

Custom exhaust with dual cats and Dinan catback.

Suspension:

AKG Subframe bushings
AKG Diff bushings
All new balljoints front and back
All new remaining bushings
Bilstein sport struts and shocks
Tein S-tech springs
New shock and strut mounts
New Swaybar endlinks and rubber mounts
New DBA drilled slotted front rotors
New stoptech pads
3.91 ring and pinion using the stock M3 LSD
BBS CH 18x10 Wheels
Nitto NT05 Tires 265/35/18 square setup

Misc:

Custom FXR retrofitted HID projectors with 55w morimoto ballasts.
BSW speakers, Alpine headunit with ipod adapter and bluetooth.


Car has working ABS, Airbags and Air conditioning. It has cats, but Smog is buyers responsibility.

Car is super fast, weighs about 3100lbs. Everything works on it. Interior is 9/10 exterior about 9/10 as well, has couple of dings in the paint, but overall very good.

 

Seriously?
I never would have thought of this GM powertrain conversion in an e36 or any European

I think I like it. Sounds and looks great. I am an e36 fan as well as an LSX follower. I have an LS3 in my 67

Too bad I have no spare cash

GLWS

 

I've followed this build on M3 Forum. I am quite jealous of this car. Best of luck with your sale.

 

Thanks

 

damn, before i clicked on it, i was like ugh, but to my suprise i like it,

how does that thing handle ?

and how much more power is the LS3 capable of making with out going FI ?
dif heads and cam make alot more power on this engine correct?

 

Handles nice, it has all new suspension.

With ported heads and bigger cam it can easily make 550whp.

 

awesome good luck with the sale.

i think i remember seeing an e36 m3 with a supra motor in it once, on bimmer forums.

 

Is white rare for an E36 M3? It looks stunning. I little more window tint and it would look menacing IMHO. Do you know what the weight difference from stock is?

 

White is not super rare, but it does look good

It is about the same weight as before. Engine is actually lighter since it aluminum vs iron block, transmission is a bit heavier, so it's a wash.

 

looks good and looks like it runs strong! is the motor older or newer than the car?

 

Wow this is a very cool build and puts out about what I did with my ls2 V, but 1000 lbs less, must be real fun to drive!

 

awesome build/car! wish i had the spare cash for this!

 

Love it!

 

Was the heat soak ever addressed, or does it still have it?

 

Current intake setup has a bit of heatsoak, but it's manageable. I have eliminated heatsoak when I pipe the filter through the opening in the fender, but I dynoed it and it lost 5whp due to extra piping. So the buyer has an option to run either config.