If I wanted a estate I'd go for an 530. I like my compact. But I want more power. Yet retain wccomany for traveling to work.

A tuned 2.5 in a compact should offer both fun when I want to put my foot down. Yet, eccomany when pottering. The 1.7 4 pot has to work to hard to get decent mpg

The only problem I see with the wiring is that my car is obd1. And the 2.5 engine is in obd2. Which is why I thought it may be easier to use the full loom.

oh dear. yes i mean e36 saloon.

Ive only just spotted that the dash boards are different. so using the car loom might cause problems.

currently craving more power from my little 318 tds. I know there is the re map option. but being obd1. it not as easy as getting the ecu flashed. Looking into the idea of buying a 325 tds as donor vehicle. And use the engine box mounts looms etc to convert my car into a 2.5 tds compact My car being...

ImysE30 wrote:Nice swap

I'd put a K20 in personally

personally, i would to, then sensible head come's back on. and im not putting 5 grand into a 20 year old civic.

these old light chassis preform brilliant with k swaps in.

feeling the love bloody bmw drivers, all drive like twats

thought id stick a few snaps of my current cars, may be making the move to an e30 in the near future. Civic sir, bit rough paint wise,odd coloured panels, running a b20 known as a frankenstein engine. http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n178/brown4454/CIMG0533.jpg engine came out, and was replaced wi...