1997 BMW Z3 w/ LS1 & T56

Car has 152K miles - I bought it with 147ish. I am moving to CA from NYC. I cannot have this thing in CA, as awesome as it would be, it would just not be the best idea. It’s a fantastic car that I really wish I could keep, but it would be stupid and selfish of me. The body is in good shape - the paint not so much (chips and typical stuff in the front, paint is sorta peeling off near the exhaust in the back.) Interior is in good shape also, some rattles here and there but nothing too bad.

Things I’ve done since I bought it : Replace new battery, all belts, replace fuel pump and fuel assembly, replaced rear plastic window.

Pasted from previous ad :
The car started life as a 4-cylinder car, was torn down and built by DonG into an SR20-powered monster, was purchased and torn down by [Previous owner], and now sits with a 2001 LS1/T56 drivetrain. In it’s current state, it’s making somewhere in the area of 500bhp, and is very quick with a current weight of 2940 pounds.

Mod list -

Exterior -
M-Roadster front bumper, side mirrors, side gills.
I-6 rear fenders (wider than the base model fenders)
BMW M 17” wheels
225/45 Sumitomo front and 275/40 Nitto rear tires
Cloth top in excellent shape, no rips or tears
Newer OEM chrome kidney grills
HID headlight conversion
Clear side-markers

Interior -
M-Roadster heated/power seats
M-Roadster leather door skins
M-Roadster leather center console
M-Roadster floor mats
M-Roadster leather-trimmed door panels
M-Roadster rear view mirror
M-Roadster door sills
Momo steering wheel

Electronics -
STRI 60mm oil pressure and coolant gauges
AEM UEGO wideband mounted in the gauge cluster
BMW M-Roadster gauge cluster
JVC headunit
Kicker F+R speakers

Tuning -
2001 PCM
Car tuned on EFILive

Chassis/braking -
Bilstein shocks
Ground Control coilovers
Randy Forbes rear subframe reinforcement kit
Hard Dog roll bar
Ireland Engineering urethane bushings all around
Racing Dynamics front and rear sway bars
Brembo big brake kit up front
Drilled rear rotors
Stainless, braided brake lines
Custom rear control arms
DINAN rear camber kit
Custom steering shaft

Engine -
Vorschlag engine mounts
2001 LS1 longblock - 68xxx miles
C5 Corvette fuel rail covers
LS6 intake manifold
LS6 timing chain
Lunati VooDoo camshaft
Lunati valve springs
TSS pushrods
3.5” intake with K&N air filter
1 ⅞” headers with 3” collectors
Dual 3” exhaust merging into a single 3.5” exhaust with an Apex’i muffler
Custom power-steering lines

Transmission -
Vorschlag transmission mount
2001 T56 6-speed transmission
Monster Stage 2 clutch/flywheel
Custom clutch line
2005 Pontiac GTO offset shifter
Hurst shift knob
Custom driveshaft
E30 BMW LSD rear end
Rogue Engineering dual-ear differential cover
E30 axles

Cooling -
ProCool radiator
Pusher fan mounted in front of the radiator

Fuel -
Walbro 255lph fuel pump (New!)
In-line Aeromotive fuel filter
-6AN stainless braided line from the tank to the fuel rail
Edlebrock AFPR with gauge
-6AN stainless braided return line back to the tank

Extras -
Whalen bushing kit for the seats
Kick-panel light kit
(1) decent-condition front kidney grille
Stock LS1 parts, including cam, springs, pushrods, clutch/flywheel, AC lines, and (2) extra O2 sensors

Known issues with the car -

As mentioned, the paint has some chips and nicks, and the front/rear bumpers could use a spray.
The hazard lights don’t work. It’s most likely a relay issue, but because everything works otherwise I’ve never bothered to look into it. The hazard button is also cracked.
The windshield has a small chip that was filled. I believe this occurred during transport from Washington to Pennsylvania.
There are three holes for 60mm gauges under the HVAC controls, but the car only has two installed, leaving an opening (see pics.)
One of the HIDs went out (drivers side). I hardly drive the thing so I haven’t fixed it.
EFI Live needs to be tuned to shut the check engine light off (however the check engine light is… not on on the dash, lol). I don’t drive the damn thing enough and no one around here cares about inspection stickers so I never cared.

Recycled pictures :
49 photos can be found here.







I understand it’s not exactly the “season”. I’m not giving it away for free, and have no issues keeping it in NY at my parent’s garage if I do not get something I see worth it.

Let’s start the asking price at $17,000. No lien on title.

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Will consider for trades : STi / Evo / Legacy GT Wagons 5spds

Wow amazing swap! Good luck with the sale! Jw though we’re did 500 hp come from with only a cam?

I copy and pasted from the original thread. 500HP seems a little bit of a stretch but we’re talking about crank HP. 390+ WHP is a much more accurate number.

trade for an E36 M3? lol glws!

I didn’t know you were the one who purchased this when it was up for sale last…nice!

your photo album is set to private

Free bump, Howie…

When are you leaving for CA.? I think I owe you dinner…call me…

bump while taking a look.

ugh, i want this but money isnt right quite yet. bump for howie. :slight_smile:

+1 GLWS!

trade me my R32 and a little cash this thing is badass

How did i KNOW you were going to jump in here with some sort of offer lol. I remember you wanting this when it was for sale.

Awesome car, GLWS! I may know a couple people interested, ill forward it to them.

Ya and it sold RIGHT before I came up with the money and I ended up buying my R instead…

car must be an absolute blast…glws

Got a link to your R32?

MUST RESIST SELLING M3 FOR V8 ROADSTER…

why resist? you can always find a cheap E46 M3, you won’t find one of these again at this price.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

…I want this Im just to broke to have it as a toy

I’m on the fence but don’t need another project. somebody else buy this (or buy my vert + E30)

did this ever sell???

this thing haunts me at night

It’s def. a cool car…