LQ4, Single Turbo, M Roadster :)

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Old 05-06-2010, 08:55 PM
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Default LQ4, Single Turbo, M Roadster :)

Picked this little jewel up last week. Its decently fast with what it has stock, but I have the itch!

Should I? ONLY this stopping my is it's a pretty rare car, hate to chop up a nice M.

























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Of coarse this is the wheel choice it will have.....





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looks good the question is it a dd or a toy ask yourself why you bought it and what you want it for, what your going to do with it in the long run. if you swap it i would save the weight with the ls2 block
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If its just a toy, ******* do it! a 500rwhp turbo LSx M would be sick. I've always liked those M roadsters.
Old 05-06-2010, 09:27 PM
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don't do it, especially if it's the newer models with the e46 m3 motor. I'd just get a regular z3 to do a swap with.
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Do it cause I wanna ride in it!!! And love the wheel choice, but I am not a fan of the droptop.
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Don't do it, you can turbo the M motor and make plenty of power.
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the amount it would cost to do the swap is less than you can sell the engine for.

profit in your near future lol
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well all i know is those lil things are F*cking tricky.. when i first got my car i was out cruising and one of these lil guys pulls up beside and wants to go.. now i laugh and punch it like wtf is this guy thinking..

im goin about 150 and this thing flys past me sounding like a damn jet the turbo is so big.. i had the speedo pegged for a while(damn windows were peeling away from the car lol).. this guy ends up a million football fields infront of me.. i was shocked... and yes thats the fastest ive been in my car and it was so stupid but wtf...

so i say DO IT that would be so sick buddy
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do it but invest in a roll bar. don't kill yourself.
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Turbo LS3!
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ls3=$$$$
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Find a wrecked LS3 vette or camaro.
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^i hope i get that lucky when i start my dream build.
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depends how much you got it for and are you going to finish it thought you were working on a mustang
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No need in an LSX swap, there was a guy down here in austin a couple years back that had on of those with a big single on it. That thing used to RAPE.

I got videos of it on youtube somewhere.
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CHOP THAT BITCH UP!!!!
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Originally Posted by Texas Heat
No need in an LSX swap, there was a guy down here in austin a couple years back that had on of those with a big single on it. That thing used to RAPE.

I got videos of it on youtube somewhere.
Yup, just boost what you got there Jeremy!
If it blows, then go LSX.
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keep the straight 6 and put a turbo on it.



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