which engine would you use

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WEEMANDANBRITTON
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Sat Dec 22, 2012 8:57 am

i have a tourer with a high comp early sport engine and have just come across a 2.7 eta engine, what engine would you chose??? its going to be an every day driver but the occasional trip around the track, i have a 6 branch and am looking to get a scorpin and maybe a bbtb.

so any advice would be welcome
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Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:28 pm

2.7 crank, 2.5 piston and topend
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Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:33 pm

reggid wrote:2.7 crank, 2.5 piston and topend
& have a read through this VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ding_a_2.7
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Thu Dec 27, 2012 4:51 pm

I would personally take a look inside both of those engines first, the b27 may well be worn out scrap like most of the eta engines left now.

Given that you have a high comp early engine already then my suggestion would be sell the eta and go 2.8.
2.8 development thread http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=170822

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Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:05 pm

I'd keep the high comp engine myself. The 2.7 is nice but it isn't miles better and takes a lot of faffing around to make it right.
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