Michael.

I like it, very nicely proportioned. It does seem already dated, but in a good way... reminds me of 5 series of old for some reason.

Does your car have a Fenix radiator?

So true though eh, I used to get it all the time on Trade Me. Even worse when you try sell certain models of cars that attract those types of 'cash' buyers.

Are you saying you don't have an eftpos machine at home?

You'd appreciate the extra torques of the 3.0 Dual vanos as well. Magic.

haaaaaaaa

It's safer in head on crashes on NZ roads since most crashes happen on the right side of the car. So it stands to reason the left side of the passenger area would be a safer place to be. Semi joking, but maybe?

Remove the spoiler, then its a normal LHD Z3.

From my experience this would be totally fine. Just make sure you use bolts 8.8 or 10.9 (better) and locking washers. 10mm is ideal. 6mm is the min for engine brackets.

Looks like my kind of fun!

Sell it and get a 650i 42% more power 96% more torque. Cheapest most trouble free way to get more performance

Just vinyl wrap them. I did such on all my soarer window trims. So easy!

Jesus Christ, this is a public BMW forum that is supposed to be enjoyable & and open discussion You make it sound like this is a A level exam question that can only be answered by arguing one point of view.

Ugh, this thread became so painful to read (mostly because of a certain someone)

Sweet! Making great progress.

It was about 20kg lighter than the outgoing M50B25 haha. 250hp crank hp with that. I just had a look at the LVV threshold spec. Found this relevant quote If you're using a M62B44 - the official figure for their output is 282hp So you need to see what the percentage increase is from a stock E46 your fitting it to, if its a 318i N42 they're 141hp so thats a 100% increase in power. They might require a significant brake upgrade, I however believe 330i brakes are perfectly suited, especially if you run quality discs and pads / fluid etc. For the weight of the car I can't see why you'd need bigger ones unless it was a track toy.

Bike performance! Now you're really digressing

The primary reason for bigger brakes is the supposed increase in weight. When I put the Lexus V8 into my old E36 the cert guy said the stock brakes (285mm) were fine but I had put M3 ones just because M3 brakes.

I think it's also crucial to what chassis the engine is fitted into. Any high performance engine is going to be wasted if the car is too heavy! I think you need at least 150hp per tonne for something to start feeling brisk. 200hp-220hp per tonne is an excellent bench mark (Ie E46 M3 / E39 M5) Anything over 250hp-300hp+ per tonne is getting crazy fast (especially if its a road car), but that seems to be what most performance cars are now days.

Good idea re the sump! Will get along well with the wee 3.0L V8, fast enough for a 16 year old. For the time spent etc I would run the 4.0L M60 myself, but then that makes them a fair bit quicker. More difficult with insurance etc.

^ Sooooo cool!

Correct Cloth or velour in some cases is more desirable in Japan. This is a Japanese import too.

100% cool!

Sounds like a Tui advert..

Thats glorious