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BMWaffectSean
03-08-2005, 09:23 PM
I have a great deal to purchase a excellent working 4.0 V8(engine only). I'd have about 2k extra to by misc parts. Can I do this ?

Please advise.. need to make decesion soon.

thanks alot you guy!
BMWaffectSean
03-08-2005, 10:45 PM
More importantly will it fit ?
GDB
03-08-2005, 10:49 PM
Someone did this, but apparently it required alot of customization and made the car VERY nose heavy.
J!m
03-09-2005, 12:01 AM
It's do-able. Fitting is not the problem, just making all the parts work in harmony is the trick.

I think Schnitzer did this- 4.0 in a Z3. Similar swap...