{"id":32542,"date":"2022-09-29T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=32542"},"modified":"2022-09-29T09:00:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T13:00:53","slug":"bmw-z3-roadster-ls1-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=32542","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: BMW Z3 Roadster With LS1 Swap Looks Like a Blast"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do you get when you mix Germany and America? David Hasselhoff? The Grand Cheese n\u2019 Beef Classic at McDonalds? What about this BMW Z3 Roadster<\/a> with an LS1 Chevy V8 under the hood? Yea, that\u2019s probably the best German American combo we can think of.<\/p>\n

In this new video from The Smoking Tire, you get to see exactly that. The owner of this Z4 Roadster decided to swap out its puny 1.9-liter four-cylinder engine for some grade A American beef, an LS1 V8<\/a>. As heretical as such an act might be, the LS1 makes around 450 horsepower at the crank, which is more than double what its original engine made. Sure, the engine weighs more but not by as much as you might think. So it\u2019s still an incredibly light car, checking in at around 3,200 lbs, but it makes modern BMW M3-power.<\/p>\n

That engine is paired to a six-speed manual transmission and it looks like an absolute blast to drive. Sure, it can seem a bit unsafe at times but it looks like the sort of car that will leave you panting, sweat, and wondering when the next drive will be, afterwards.<\/p>\n