Interesting discussion friends. The reason why I raise this question is based on an article in TBMW about 3-4 months ago where the owner of white 318 is m42 claimed that the heater plate is restrictive and he can get some HP by removing it. I live in a hot climate (Indonesia) and as Tim said, the in...

agreen wrote:try using the search facillity at the top of the page mate

search for

heater plate removal

this has been covered lots to my knoladge

good luck

OK agreen, thx for your info

Hi everyone!

Is it possible to use the E30 M3 dogleg tranny (Getrag 265) to 318is M42 engine? What kind of modifications is needed if it's possible?

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Hi everyone!
I read an article of Total BMW mag which mentioning that removing M42 heater plate (installed between throtle body and intake manifold) will increase HP.

Did anyone ever try it? Is it true that it will increase HP?

Regards

The B20 block can be esily bored to 84mm. That's one of the methods of building the 2.7L engine that everyone on here talks about. The other method is to put the B20 head on the Eta block. You should look for the member on here named "Ant." He builds these engines as an occupation. He's also very h...

Excellent thread that I'm looking for! Greetings from E30 register BMW Car Club of Indonesia Can someone inform me what is the maximum bore that we can do to M20 B20 block with 80mm bore?Is it possible to bore it to 84mm? If yes, I plan to make 2.8 M20 engine using 84mm crankshaft for E39 528i plus ...

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I'm looking for the BMW E30 upholstery color code, especially the cloth and vinyl. I couldn't find it on E30 brochures that I have, not like the newer versions of BMW where you can see it on the brochure

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Hi fellows! Merry Xmast too.
You have to change the bell housing (the front transmission housing), because the 6 cylinder (M20) and the 4 cylinder (M10 & M40) use different bell housing. The rest is similar