LS1/T56 in 1997 E36 M3 - Samberg kit
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The Samberg kit has good and bad aspects, with a lot more of the good. The good is the motor placement is low and far back to the firewall. The headers are also close to the underside of the car so they do not hang low causing scraping issues. The headers and mounts make everything easy to work on, and the motor/headers clear the steering shaft and brake booster. The only one bad thing is the clearance of the passenger side header. It would not clear the subframe, so it had to be clearanced. You can sort of see how close it is here:
And here is another example on another E36 M3. This car was used for the design of the kit and they had to dent one runner to clear the subframe. That LSX puts down 543whp so I don't think it hurts anything!!
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With a little rework of the sub frame tube wouldn't have to ding up a nice header. I would redo both sides to match so they looked the same.
I'm in the planning stages of my swap. Don't even have car yet. Planning
a E36 convertible. Still undecided on T56 or 4L60E.
Anyone have a nice rust free 99 M3 convert for sale cheap?
I have very nicely built LS1 on the engine stand screaming to be installed.
I'm in the planning stages of my swap. Don't even have car yet. Planning
a E36 convertible. Still undecided on T56 or 4L60E.
Anyone have a nice rust free 99 M3 convert for sale cheap?
I have very nicely built LS1 on the engine stand screaming to be installed.
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http://store03.prostores.com/servlet...LS2-T56/Detail
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Yes, something Samberg should have done from the beginning! Good luck with your swap. I would consider selling my M3 if I got a good offer.
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LS3 has a Pat G. spec'd 226/234 cam, dual springs, and ported intake with F.A.S.T. 92mm TB, and dyno tune by Next Level Performance.
Headers and exhaust stayed the same on both motors, with primaries of 1 3/4".
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LS1 had LS6 intake, Texas Speed 228R cam with dual springs, and Texas Speed mail in tune.
LS3 has a Pat G. spec'd 226/234 cam, dual springs, and ported intake with F.A.S.T. 92mm TB, and dyno tune by Next Level Performance.
Headers and exhaust stayed the same on both motors, with primaries of 1 3/4".
How much faster is it with the LS3?
What kind of clutch set-up do you use?
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Yes, the OEM BMW shaft is wider and would hit the header runners. The new steering shaft gives a more connected, positive feel than OEM.