what to do with my engine!!!

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e30maddog
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Post Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:45 pm

hi all, ive had my m20 2.7 in my cab for a while now and has been great till now.. im 100% sure the head needs replacing, and i do like to give it the beans so the bottom end might be a bit lazy too.. im not sure weather to go for new head or complete trasplant for a 3.5 lump, after all u can pick up comp e34's cheap enough now days, is the e34 3.5 lump a straight forward swap? (apart from box ofc)..
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Post Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:08 pm

Need custom engine mounts (beefy on here sells them) and a custom prop (around £100).

If you have a doner car, you should have all the bits you need :)
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Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:20 am

does the prop need to be a little shorter? and does the e34 have the same 'wrap around' loom? if so i just use the e34 loom and ecu...
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Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:27 am

Use half M20 and half E34 IIRC

Just need a couple of modifications to the loom i think, it fits in the same place as well.

Read this thread, all the info you need:

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=98093
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