need engine

Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:43 pm

iv been considering in upgrade the engine in my 320i convertible to either a low miliage 2.5 or a 2.7. I prefer goin the 2.7 route but i dont want to spend time in biulding one from scratch. i been trying to source a 2.7 engine (alpina/hartge), but no luck. can you guys recommend places where i can try?

Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:51 pm

you are probably gonna struggle to buy a 2.7 ready to just drop in mate. Half the zone probably wouldn't mind one. Usual process is getting the bits needed to do a 2.7.

Best to do a search as this is a very common question. i.e. "how do i create a 2.7?"

Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:08 pm

Throw in a good 2.5 and modify it. You wont be far behind the 2.7's I can assure you!

Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:10 pm

I was hoping you wern't going to say that. Iv read a few posts in the engine swap threads. It sounds very complex for me, I've never done any engine work in my life i wouldn't know where to start.

Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:50 pm

SilverShadow wrote:I was hoping you wern't going to say that. Iv read a few posts in the engine swap threads. It sounds very complex for me, I've never done any engine work in my life i wouldn't know where to start.

an engine swap isn't really hard providing you have the right tools and a hoist me and a mate changed his 2.5 lump a few months ago we only have basic engine knowledge and it only took us a weekend i think the only other thing you have to change is the ecu and maybe the diff if you going from 320i

Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:37 am

Here's something meaty for you...http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E30-2-7-TURBO ... dZViewItem

Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:39 am

Looks very Heath Robinson

Bet it flies though

Cheers,

Iain T

Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 am

I met this guy at Ace Cafe. He knows what he talking about.

I went in another car he turbo's and it was insanely quick. The owner of the other car I sat in said this 2.7 thing made his one feel like it was going backwards.

Someone on here should serioulsy consider this.

Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:10 pm

[an engine swap isn't really hard providing you have the right tools and a hoist me and a mate changed his 2.5 lump a few months ago we only have basic engine knowledge and it only took us a weekend i think the only other thing you have to change is the ecu and maybe the diff if you going from 320i
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Im confident in the actual engine swap. Iv helped my uncle in swaping knackerd engines on a Rover and a VW. I know its not the same thing, but i have some know how in doing it. it is the actual 2.7 coversion that im concerned about. At the moment my 320 is running on a 3.91 lsd that i had changed over last year. your right about changing over the ECU. [/quote]