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A V8 will definitely make anything better. And we do mean anything, from going to the dentist to leaving his office (yeah, some of us have recently been traumatized by a trip to the dentist) and even to a clown shoe, anything can be ‘upgraded’ with a nice, big V8.
Didn’t get the clown shoe reference? Well, you’re not a true BMW fan. You see, a while back (actually, come to think of it, more than 10 years ago) the blue and white roundel company used to make a car that enthusiasts called ‘clown shoe’. It had a weird shape and a long bonnet which made some compare it to the aforementioned footwear but once you got in, you realized there was nothing funny about it.
Especially if it was the M3 that had some serious power under that long bonnet up front. All of it coming from a nice inline 6-cylinder, naturally aspirated engine that revved into what seemed like oblivion back then.
Ask some people that knew about it then and they’d tell you that the engine was the main attraction about that car. However, some people didn’t agree, like the man owning this heavily modified one that was turned into a proper race car with the help of a ... V8.
The car is now sporting an LS2 motor with a T56 transmission, the duo having only 30,000 miles on them. The swap was done by Vorschlag Motorsports in Dallas, Texas. However, just changing the engine and tranny doesn’t mean your car is set for racing.
Therefore, it also received a carbon fiber hood, roof and bumper from Trinity Motorsports, a roll cage and safety preparations from Deman Motorsports while the engine was also taken care of receiving new cams, headers, hi-flow ceramic cats and a custom exhaust done by Rogue Engineering. With those add-ons, the car is now putting down 425 WHP and 440 lb-ft (600 Nm) of torque.
Of course, other things were changed as well such as the suspension, bushings and even the windows, making this a true track car. It also looks the part and everything that wasn’t necessary was taken out, the car ending up tipping the scale at 2,700 lbs (1,224 kg).
The fact that the owner is asking $45,000 for it shouldn’t surprise anyone, especially considering how it looks and how much money and time was put into making it. However, don’t think for a moment that you could take this for a city run.
Especially if it was the M3 that had some serious power under that long bonnet up front. All of it coming from a nice inline 6-cylinder, naturally aspirated engine that revved into what seemed like oblivion back then.
Ask some people that knew about it then and they’d tell you that the engine was the main attraction about that car. However, some people didn’t agree, like the man owning this heavily modified one that was turned into a proper race car with the help of a ... V8.
The car is now sporting an LS2 motor with a T56 transmission, the duo having only 30,000 miles on them. The swap was done by Vorschlag Motorsports in Dallas, Texas. However, just changing the engine and tranny doesn’t mean your car is set for racing.
Therefore, it also received a carbon fiber hood, roof and bumper from Trinity Motorsports, a roll cage and safety preparations from Deman Motorsports while the engine was also taken care of receiving new cams, headers, hi-flow ceramic cats and a custom exhaust done by Rogue Engineering. With those add-ons, the car is now putting down 425 WHP and 440 lb-ft (600 Nm) of torque.
Of course, other things were changed as well such as the suspension, bushings and even the windows, making this a true track car. It also looks the part and everything that wasn’t necessary was taken out, the car ending up tipping the scale at 2,700 lbs (1,224 kg).
The fact that the owner is asking $45,000 for it shouldn’t surprise anyone, especially considering how it looks and how much money and time was put into making it. However, don’t think for a moment that you could take this for a city run.
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