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nice video clip, the true sound of a monster

thanks for the replies, hmmm this time i am taking it to the garage, like you guys said if they screw it up, i can blame them, well they said it could be the airflow or the ecu, will only know what it is tomorrow

thanks

i just spent the last hour reading through this thread, where i am its 6.08 in the morning, just would like to say this is a great project! its not everyday you get to read about a m5 in a e30! would love to do something like that someday, well maybe start with a smaller engine. anyway i will be fol...

ok here is the case, m20b23 l-jet. at times when idling the is a lot of vibrations, the exhuast node doesnt sound clean (as if misfiring). when accelerating the revs climb to about 3.5k to 4k then there is a sudden drop (loss of power), its goes down to about 500 rpm and the engine dies. the car had...

recently i had a loud creaking noise (sounds like crickets) coming from directly behind my steering wheel, the steering felt heavy at times and hard to turn, i apply some grease to the bearing and it worked. its been 2 weeks and there isnt any noise so far and steering is smooth now.

so it wont hit the inner part of my wheelarch when i steer? just asking coz some people say it can and some say it cant. off topic one of the reasons why i joined this forum is that you guys know your s**t. you got your facts right. the detail in the technical sections are really good and very helpf...

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55 or 50 would be ideal, but these tyres where given to me and it would save me a bit of money. i calculated the overall diametre would be 2 inches bigger than my current profile. oh well i guess i have to look like a e34 for a while.

i am currentlt using yokohama A539 205/50/15 and i have a set of ES100 which is 215/60/15

i am using borbet rims 15" 7J

My question is will i have any problem using the ES100?

thanks

check out this link, its from the other forum that i am in, the guy has done a dyno (before and after) for his e30, there are some figures for comparison, just scroll to the bottom of the page for the results. he is using a carbon fibre cold air intake, which doesnt require a heat shield. He has als...

wouldnt bother you will bedown on poer and all the k&n does is mak noise and you wont hear that over the m20 engine better off with a replacement panel filter in the standard airbox yeah the panel filter feels better compare to the stock element,car feels smoother and not so lazy. dont expect much ...

i hear you man, anyway going to australia next year, have to sell my car, buy another e30 there, taking up a fabrication and automotive mechanics course there, cant wait to work on my e30 then.

thanks for the help

a very smooth engine apparently but 150 bhp so i'd forget it! ahah the only reason why i considered on buying was that it is cheap, but as mentioned a number of items need to be modified....so forget it. btw how does the m30b35 in an e30 feel like? handling? power delivery? balance? would like to k...

thank you for the info, by any chance does the rest of the site come in english? (www.e30.de)

i know that this engine can be fitted into the e30, there is someone selling it really cheap ( when converted its around 55 quid) http://bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4569 its not a complete engine, but it comes with wiring and ecu, i am assuming that there is no radiator, water pum...

yes the oil cooler is a good sign, you might want to check the ecu part number and the AFM part number. Or find the VIN number and go to this site and follow the instructions

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/select.do

good luck

believe me i was distracted when i found that, ahhaha glad you enjoyed it

i 've got a 88 eta 2.7 LUMP Isn't that the super eta engine which can just take a 325i head anyway? I've heard of this super ETA. Does this mean that the works already been done for us and all we have to do is bolt a 325i head on and there we have a 2.7 200bhp monster! :roll: i wish it was that sim...

hope this helps you guys i found this site by chance, the guy that runs the site is very detailed about his information, he tells you all the parts needed for the ETA conversion right down to the part number.

http://www.strictlyeta.net/technical/328i_1.html

happy surfing

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can i use e36 rear absorbers for my e30, i got a pair lying around from a friend's car. thank you

here is a link to a site, they tell you what parts you'd need but not so much detail on how to go about it. i have some more FAQ on pdf format if you PM me your email i can send it.

http://www.theeurodepot.com/e30m50.html

well said thanks for the help

Yes that is what we were talking about, thank you. Atleast the poor guy with this confused setup will be abit happier.

i am not sure he went a bit too technical hehe

If the cam in the B20 has seven bearing surfaces its from a B20, only four and it's from a B27 ETA. As far as I know the B25 is a no no in a B20 (731) head casting, don't know why. What ECU/Chip is it running, when does the rev limiter cut in 4800 or 6500 rpm?? just to make things clear....are sayi...

the car can be taken up to 6500 rpm but looses its breath at around 4000 rpm. it is also using the ecu from a b23 and its a L-jet system.

thanks for the feed back, from what i know the pistons are still eta and the head is definately a b20, but not sure about the cams, i think the previous owner is a bit dodgy, it looks like he just put the engine together for the sake of getting the car running...just to sell it...

so does that mean that the b20 head is almost identical to the b25 except for the cams and maybe the valve size? just want to make things clear.

Keep the head, but port it to match a 2.5 inlet manifold. With this, the 2.5 injectors, throttle body and AFM, the car should run much better. You also need a 2.5 chip/ECU... Hope this helps... Giles. hmmm...not a bad idea....thanks that might be overall cheaper here to do that, rather than looking...

No man i am not in the states, i am from malaysia, the car is definately running lean, its running on b20 injectors and b20 AFM. the car is running but it does look like its running well. first of all the head needs to be changed and the AFM needs to be atleast a 2.5 one.

the car is an 84 model, but the current owner tought it was a proper eta but it isnt, it does have a lot of low end torque but the car runs out of breath after 4000rpm. the car is running lean due to the lack of air going into the engine

hmmm... this topic is very interesting, i have a 2.0 and have been looking for mods to do on my car, good one Gunni!

I have a friend who has a wierd engine config, when he bought the car, the previous owner said it was an 325e. But we took a closer look at it and found out there were some things that were not ment to be there. By right his engine shouldnt start or will be damaged really quickly. this is the config...

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