E30 Zone

woo hooo well i have atlast got all of the bits for my 2.7 the eta block crank conrods 2.5 pistons head which has been portted polished skimmed has a shrick 284.272 cam in it bbtb all i need now is to assemble the whole lot and for the company to send me the right crank bearings i rang them asked for m20 bearings and the numptys sent me m50 ones er...........duhhhhhhhhh and i also need to get hold of and so i can get a chip................hopfully pickys soon............j

bloody hell that sounds liek an animal mate.

what e30 shell u dropin it in to?

sounds specced like mine..... 2.7s are often underestimated as ppl think they're only 200cc more than a 2.5.........how wrong are they!!! LOL

how exactly is this 2.7 malarkie done?

i know it uses an 525e eta crank and 320 conrods and head (i think)

what car does the block come out of? the 525e im assuming? n e ideas what sort of power is gained from this project as it is something i wud be interested in doin in the future,

thanks for any advice (if any is given)

318-is wrote:bloody hell that sounds liek an animal mate.

what e30 shell u dropin it in to?

its going in a 325 se 2 door withall the trimmings bkackroof lining red leather recaros cruise controll yadda yadda yadda and i think it will be rapid but once its built its 1000 miles of low rev gentill driving at least till the bearings seals cams ect are all worn in...............j

The 14th of August will reveal all

chrikey that wil be a sight worth seeing

jimbo good too see you love 4 pot rightness as well as 6 pot rightness - u still runnin a 318is even tho u got a 327!! nice one pal

Karan wrote:2.7s are often underestimated as ppl think they're only 200cc more than a 2.5.........how wrong are they!!! LOL

Not the best at maths then eh Karan? I make 2.5 + 0.2 = 2.7


Know what you're getting at though

318-is wrote:chrikey that wil be a sight worth seeing

jimbo good too see you love 4 pot rightness as well as 6 pot rightness - u still runnin a 318is even tho u got a 327!! nice one pal

I think the 318is = the 327

M42 = BANG!

nasty!! a m42 gone bang! i didnt think it was possible!

so a 2.7 in an IS shell? something im definatly going to do one day i think it seems to be a popular mod

318-is wrote:nasty!! a m42 gone bang! i didnt think it was possible!

so a 2.7 in an IS shell? something im definatly going to do one day i think it seems to be a popular mod

Probably a cracked/warped head actually, cant remember, thats what usually happens

does the fact im taking out mine skimming it an cleaning it up worry you, or will this stop that kind of disaster?

318-is wrote:does the fact im taking out mine skimming it an cleaning it up worry you, or will this stop that kind of disaster?

Simon13 did this to his M42 head after it warped - I nearly bought his car but he wanted too much. I think I heard him say it went after he'd sold it? I may be wrong/mixed it up with someone else

Ask him what he thinks.

I tend to go with the theory if it aint broke dont fix it, but if you feel yours needs doing...

na its just a college project we have to pick an engine take it apart clean n rebuild it, so i chose m42 rightness.

would also love to extract a bit more power out the IS by flowing inlet manifold etc but dunno what sort of gains to expect and want the head to stay in one piece

Yea Robin is right, it was an iS but is now 2.7, the head on the M42 was cracked (proper style!!)