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Nice project!! Keep up the good work bro!!

Im probably gonna buy a 325i engine and build the whole thing while its on a stand....and a turbo-system. This will probably take a good 1 or 2 to complete the whole car but it will be so worth it. Im thinking...solid bottom end, 666 turbo adapter, t3/t4 turbo setup, megasquirt, 666 intake manifold,...

Aight...im sure i can find a 325i at a junkyard around here somewhere...or just buy one thru the eurodepot

sorry but what does IIRC mean?

Also what diff should i use and from what car can i get it?

Im thinking about just getting an m20 engine from a 325i and swapping that in....wiring and everything should be the same right?

Thanks bro

yeah...im thinking about doing an m30 swap and then turbocharging that in the future...just gotta find an m30 to use.

Can somebody give me a list of all the parts i need for the swap?

How do you think it would do if i left the "e" head internals in it and just turbocharged that, a smaller turbo (internal wastegate)...megasquirt and the other supporting mods and just rev to like 5-5500?

hmm might have to start dumping all my money into the bmw.

i think it is 88...hmm...doesnt really matter.

Anybody know how high i can rev an "e" head without damage? or do you think it wouldnt be worth it to run past redline with a big turbo?

years?

im hoping the 528e im getting has a late m20 but if its an early one i am just gonna have to watch out for more knock...no biggie

what is the c/r on the "e" m20 engines? thats mainly what i need to know

anybody?

Anybody got experience in turbo'n a e30 325e?

Has anybody tried turbocharging the "e" motors?...i know with the kind of cam they got in them the car off turbo stops pulling at around 5k but what if i did a small turbo setup like a 14b or 16g from a dsm....or even a t25. The t25's powerband is from like 2300-5500...a megasquirt FMU and all the o...

its a 1987 325e but the original motor went out so they replaced it with a new "es" motor....or thats what i was told.

I should be able to find a 325i around here somewhere....might be able to find one in a J/Y around here and just use it as a parts car to do the swap.

Hmm...looks like an "i" head swap is in order...along with a good turbo system. Plus A LOT of maintenance....and a lot of restoring.

Its been a long time since my dad tried to get it running so i have no clue on any of those questions. Once febuary comes around and i get another job i will start working on it again...and hopefully figure out the problem. Why do the "e" motors redline so low? From what the tach says its redline is...

I dont know....i know the "es" motors are 2.7L 6cylinders...

So what i need to know now is...

What are some common m20 engine start problems?

And also do you guys think it would be better to try the swap or just find a 325i and buy it?

Ant wrote: what's the stock HP claimed dude ?

Dont know....all i know is the ES is a 2.7L 6cylinder....

We don't have the 325e over here, but it's a M20 engine, same as the i, so just should be a straight swap, along with the complete engine loom and ECU. Now a question for you! Your cars have a "check engine light" on the dash - the one that blinks fault codes when you stomp on the accelerator pedal...

I dont know much about m20 engines...i just now started to really get into them. Also the motor that is in the car right now wont start for some reason...what are some common m20 engine problems?

Ok...i own a 1987 325e with an es motor....what i wanna do is swap over to an "i" engine and everything.

My questions:
What all do i need?
How hard is this gonna be?
Can i use the same transmission?

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