Newbie just purchased

[Adam lane]

hi all good evening,
I’ve just purchased my z already impressed with it stock, already feeling places it could do with tweaking though, what recommendations do you all have for spacing the wheels they are stock 16”s on the car just need to fill those arches, what mm front and rears ? What modifications to limprove throttle response I believe the engine is the twin vanos 2.8, also feels like the suspension needs a little firming on the rear. Thank you

 

[Low Rider]

Hello and welcome Adam

 

[Adam lane]

Thank you for the welcome

 

[t-tony]

Hi Adam and welcome, .......... to the money pit. You've chosen a great car to have fun with but beware it can become an obsession (not that that is a bad thing). Have a look through the progress thread sections for @Antm72 , @5harp3y , @Andy McDonnell plus many others and see what these guys have done.

Tony.

 

[andyglym]

to the forum from West Cumbria.

My thread ....... thus far

https://zroadster.org/threads/the-z3-bug.7872/

 

[Grumps]

Hi from Mansfield. I have 18"s on mine with 20mm spacers but to be honest i'd go 17"s with the spacers just for a bit more comfort.

 

[Adam lane]

Hi from Mansfield. I have 18"s on mine with 20mm spacers but to be honest i'd go 17"s with the spacers just for a bit more comfort.

Hi thanks, just for the rest of the summer and autumn I’m lightly modifying B, so the 16’s will stay for now maybe a colour change and put some 20mm spacers on thanks for the tip, I will be posting my progress with all aspects of the car, the winter months might see a colour change to a modern bmw solid light blue as found on the M4’s with gloss black alloys not sure yet if the colour will suit the car, I’m torn between keeping her semi original or going the full hog with a respray. Ps I’m a painter by trade

 

[Shieldz]

Hi from North Somerset.

 

[Adam lane]

Hi

Hi from North Somerset.

from South Wales

 

[Jack Ratt]

Hello and welcome to the forum

 

[Sean d]

Hi thanks, just for the rest of the summer and autumn I’m lightly modifying B, so the 16’s will stay for now maybe a colour change and put some 20mm spacers on thanks for the tip, I will be posting my progress with all aspects of the car, the winter months might see a colour change to a modern bmw solid light blue as found on the M4’s with gloss black alloys not sure yet if the colour will suit the car, I’m torn between keeping her semi original or going the full hog with a respray. Ps I’m a painter by trade

I am also a body tech and painter, great to have another on here, you are in a great position to let your imagination run wild, go for it but be creative, just don't create a monster, oh and beware of messing with the Z3 suspension, its great as it is, change it at your peril,

 

[Adam lane]

Thanks for th

I am also a body tech and painter, great to have another on here, you are in a great position to let your imagination run wild, go for it but be creative, just don't create a monster, oh and beware of messing with the Z3 suspension, its great as it is, change it at your peril,

thanks for the advice Sean

 

[Shieldz]

Hi

from South Wales

Just across the water There are a few members on here from your area. Doesn't seem to be many active members near to me

 

[Slam]

Hi and welcome from London

 

[t-tony]

I had 20mm spacers on the rear of my Z3 Adam and 14mm on the fronts. This was running a staggered set up on 16" wheels.

What modifications to limprove throttle response I believe the engine is the twin vanos 2.8

A reasonably cheap upgrade is the inlet manifold swap from the 3.0 engines, Ant did this and when I drove his car it was transformed with the power right through the rev range.

Tony.

 

[DavidM]

Welcome from Ireland!

 

[Shelly]

Hi and welcome to ZroadSter

 

[mwpe]

Hi and welcome from Surrey, I find that 20mm spacers fill the rear out nicely. The rear end probably just needs new shocks if they have never been changed.

 

[Bazza]

from me

 

[Adam lane]

I had 20mm spacers on the rear of my Z3 Adam and 14mm on the fronts. This was running a staggered set up on 16" wheels.



A reasonably cheap upgrade is the inlet manifold swap from the 3.0 engines, Ant did this and when I drove his car it was transformed with the power right through the rev range.

Tony.

I’m gonna make sure they’re staggered thanks, I thought being a double vanos engine it couldn’t be done, does the 3.0 inlet manifold change require a different throttle body and remap too Tony ?