E30 Zone

Hi,

I've bought an Ireland long-stroke engine to drop into my cabrio and have hit a major snag. Work is being done for me by a garage who I trust.

It's a modded 325 engine that was meant to be a drop-in replacement for my 320 and came fitted with an after-market Link ECU (Atom II), which is where the trouble begins. The motor runs but is massively over-fuelled and liable to damage if run as such. The ECU is mounted under the bonnet and a large chunk of wiring (to the stock ECU under the dash) has just been cut through.

One of the younger mechanics who is a BMW enthusiast has tried all his connections for advice without success, and the garage's regular ECU go-to apparently won't touch it with a bargepole. The garage have also tried swapping the engine wiring and ECU from my 320 but then the 325 simply refuses to run.

Has anyone got any ideas or knows an ECU specialist who will work on such a setup - the car is in East Kent and obviously not mobile.

Ones that come to mind are the two Steves at Track 'n Road in Rainham Essex. They deal with most aftermarket ECUs and I am sure they will know their way round the Atom or will know who will in the area. Failing that give Barry at BMR in Turners Hill a ring he will know where to go or how best to get the car to him if needed.

That's brilliant, thanks!