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"I had the 1.1 with single sensor on the tooothed crankshaft. Changed to 1.3 because of - single board on 1.3 (vs double on 1.1) - fault finding error codes in 1.3 (but not in 1.1) although yet to get round to trying this out) was PnP swap over" that is exactly what I though motronic 1.1 was. Motron...

Well there you go I will have to read up again what motronic 1.1 was.

Motronic 1.1 did not use the two bellhousing sensors at least that what I thought? Motronic 1.0 used the bellhousing sesnors. I though the main difference between motronic 1.1 and 1.3 as the orginial post was fault finding.

The TD04 HL 16T is the one I worked would be suitable for a 2.7i M20. It would be even more suitable on M20 2.5 I did the sums ust to see. Some of the TD05 series would also be suitable.. You could run up to ~13 psi of boost without getting to near the choke line. You should be fair way from the sur...

Well if no water is being used the white smoke won't be steam so why would this be a head gasket.

If it running rich check the CTS. They cause this problem.

Who has done this then with mixed success. I think if you are going to all that trouble you might as well bore out to 85mm and get some proper pistons made.

Well a M20B25 has the wall thickness and that works very well indeed.

It may seem to run better but it may be running rich or lean at some points in the rev range. A 325i chip is designed for an M20B25 engine. Use it.

Tach signal wire has an intermitant break in it. Trace the wire back from the cluster (or the problem may the plug at the back of the cluster) and find the break. Or clean up the contacts with of the plug at the back of the cluster with contact cleaner.

Well I will be buying a E39 now so as soon as the insurance pay up and I buy the car back the engine will be up for sale.

The service history is logged manually. The book for some reason was not stamped up. Every owner has recorded in their own handwriting what they done. I have continued that but over the last two years most of the servicing has been done by myself but the bigger jobs (cambelts, water pumps, tensioner...

Well that not enough. It kind of worth fixing the car if that's worthless. I suppose it is high mileage.

Worth every penny. If only I had the pennies.

I really don't know. Just trying to guage interest as the car is repairable but at a cost. I will not break it without the engine going to a good home. What is a 200,000 mile 2.7i with a service history going back to the day the car was bought in 1986 worth?

No pics as yet but my E28 has had an accident, white van or ditch was the choice and the car choose the ditch. As susch she is written of which brings me to the engine. Eta bottom end with stock 885 head and cambelt/tensioner 1000 miles ago. Full service history. Block has 201,000 miles on it and ea...

For mine if I ever do get round to tubro charging (with a baby on the way and a new business this is looking unlikely) I picked and bought a TD04-HL-16T from a Volvo V70 T5 I calcuate on a 2.7i with 12.7 psi of boost 327hp is theorically possible with a damm good intercooler but I would be pushing t...

Yes skim the block by 0.5mm, then your CR will with low CR pistons will 9.856:1 as posted or if you use early pistons you will get 10.92:1 for which high octane fuel will be must along with a RR mapped chip or standalone management. You will get the best from an upgraded cam with a block skim.

Does not fit the M20 I have been advised reliably.

Which pistons are you using. Early one give you a higher CR than later ones. If you have not decked the block 0.5mm your CR will be lower than that quoted in the wiki. To give you an idea. I have a 2.7i with eta pistons a CR of 9.35:1 and with a stock 325i cam I get peak power at 5900 rpm. Putting a...

I suggest some reading. There are plently of threads on this site and others. Also Corky Bells book Forced induction is a good read for an introduction to turbo charging engines. Turbo charging principles are common to all engines. E-bay kits are to be steared away from I have been advised. After re...

So if the the one piece manifold is split in that not all pipes are linked as I thought, would the two piece be that much better inside. Why not save up and fit a 6 branch manifold. It not like the E34 525i (M20) has any more power than the 325i from the same year.

All the ones that where going to warp have done so already?

Also isn't the one piece system essentially two 2 pieces manifolds oined together. i.e 3 cylinder feed into one port and the other three feed into the other. I could be wrong.

You will need to remove the rad and any pipe work in the way and get the air intake out. Unplug all the loom connections. Remove the exhaust down pipes and the exhaust manifold if like. You will need an engine hoist and you will have to remove the engine from the mounts and the gearbox from it's mou...

Also a 731 head on an eta and an 885 head on an eta gives very similar performance.

I am also have a 731 head rebuilt as the 885 head on my eta block has cracked.

Well daimler man has used a 731 cam in a 885 head.

I have also found that the E30 320i/323i/E28 520i exhaust manifold + down pipes and stock exhaust on an 2.7i with 885 head with a 325i cam was doing nothing above 5000 rpm and gave 27-33 mpg and 160hp. Now with a E30 325i exhaust manifold, 325i down pipes and a Fritz system I get an engine the peaks...

Gunni rolling road mapped my car and it a 2.7i spec; 200000 mile eta bottom end 8O 885 head with stock cam 160000 miles 8O 325i inlet manifold 325i TB Motronic 1.3 with Gunni's Chip 325i exhaust manifold 325i down pipes to E28 525i down pipes and a Frtiz exhaust. This is all in an E28. Power 175 hp ...

Gunni has mapped my 2.7i on motronic 1.3 and with an AFM. He has done daimlermans recetly too. I would let Gunni loose on my car again if further changes were made. You could try him.

Both the 316i and 318i have the same capasity of 1766cc. If the bore and stroke are the case this has to be true. The pistons appear to be the same as you indicated.

Be careful about removing material from the head as remove it from the wrong place and you could end up provoking detonation.

My 2.7i with eta pistons and a 885 head runs about 175hp in an E28. Damilermans E30 327i (eta block) with a 731 head a bit more develops more but his engine is a rebuilt one, mine isn't. A Hairysreech said it it is not ideal but is cheap and common. There are a number of E30's on here with this comb...

So to get a M20B28 to perform properly you are saying all that is needed is the blocked to be decked 0.5mm?

The throttle switch in the TPS is "on" at a certain throttle angle, that control the switch over to WOT maps, so even if the change the "indexing of map addresses" would that really make any difference. Surely it would be a whole lot eaiser to disable the WOT function all together.

Gunni/Geoff Bob would a MAF conversion on motronic 1.3 allow a boosted engine to function properly? I'm just thinking aloud becuse in my car the motronic 1.3 loom plug would not fit through the motronic 1.0 hole in the bulkhead unless it was made larger. To seal it a rubbery/tar like substance has b...

Everywhere like all the E23, E28, E24 and E30series cars. There is nowhere they cannot go.

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