Post your daily ZHP/BMW/MINI pics!

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Originally Posted by 704sw

It’s always flattering when you come out of a store to find a nice car parked next to you. It’s as if they’re acknowledging you’re the kind of person who will respect their vehicle, as you both opted to park out in East Egypt.

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usually what i find, when that happens, is they will park about 3" from you. on the driver's side.

your car looks way better than that aston... sniff...

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Originally Posted by slater

usually what i find, when that happens, is they will park about 3" from you. on the driver's side.

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True, sadly.

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Originally Posted by slater

your car looks way better than that aston... sniff...

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I’m not sure if we’re biased, or what, but I completely agree. I wonder if I can fit that twin turbo V12 under the hood of an E46...(maniacal plotting intensifies)

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Originally Posted by 704sw

I’m not sure if we’re biased, or what, but I completely agree. I wonder if I can fit that twin turbo V12 under the hood of an E46...(maniacal plotting intensifies)

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oh, ya... we're biased. :)

if i ever did a non-BMW engine swap, it would be an LSx. i know they're widely used, but they make so much sense. and after having experienced an LS2-powered E46 for myself.... ;)

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Originally Posted by slater

oh, ya... we're biased. :)

if i ever did a non-BMW engine swap, it would be an LSx. i know they're widely used, but they make so much sense. and after having experienced an LS2-powered E46 for myself.... ;)

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Everything about an LS swap makes sense. Easy to work on, small, doesn’t ruin the 50/50 distribution, cheap power. Oh and they sound freaking awesome.

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Originally Posted by 704sw

Everything about an LS swap makes sense. Easy to work on, small, doesn’t ruin the 50/50 distribution, cheap power. Oh and they sound freaking awesome.

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It's not cheap at all when you consider the crazy retrofit pricing. It's a lot of custom fabrication from what I remember reading, and if you can't do it yourself, you may need to take a second mortgage. :)

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Originally Posted by az3579

It's only cheap until you can get past the crazy retrofit pricing. It's a lot of custom fabrication from what I remember reading, and if you can't do it yourself, you may need to take a second mortgage. :)

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Don’t be a negative Nancy, Botond!

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0a79ae1e24.jpg someone kinda backed into my car on Thursday. Smh. Nyc 🤷🏻*♂️


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Originally Posted by az3579

It's not cheap at all when you consider the crazy retrofit pricing. It's a lot of custom fabrication from what I remember reading, and if you can't do it yourself, you may need to take a second mortgage. :)

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nah, it's not that much fabrication - front subframe needs to be custom, but that's not a huge deal. i could design one. and the trans crossmember would need to be custom - but again, this is not anything crazy. custom driveshaft - i'd have to farm that out. and the tuning - that would be standalone engine management, for which nowadays i think is not that difficult.

an S54 swap would be way easier though. :) (a route i may go at some point.)

Vorschlag makes all the hardware but damn, it's so expensive! But I'd love to hear a V8 under the hood!!
https://vorshlag-store.com/collections/bmw-e46-lsx-swap

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front subframe needs to be custom

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the trans crossmember would need to be custom

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custom driveshaft

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that would be standalone engine management

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The kicker...

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nah, it's not that much fabrication

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:rofl