320->325 Loom

[Davenotouring]

I'm changing the 2.0 engine to a 2.5 in my touring (with help!).

Do I need to change the loom over, or will the existing one be ok? Just change the ecu etc?

Anything else wiring-wise, or whatever-wise I need to do which isn't basic?
(take out old engine, put new one in?)

Thanks!

[Jhonno]

iirc the looms are the same.. just plug in the 325i ecu

[Davenotouring]

The 325i ECU is already plugged in!

You still on for Monday?


I was well dosey this morning mate, in a right dase, had 3 hour lecture, history of maths........

[Jhonno]

sounds like an awesome morning!!

Monday should be good still yeah

Even easier then!!

[Karan]

u comin up monday too dan??

cya there, ill try bring the anitroll bar for ya! with brackets etc....

dave--what we'll do is just disconnect the loom from the car in from ure 2.5.. then lift it out with the loom and plonk it all in ure tourer after removing the 2.0l motor with its loom also..

its a lot easier and saves remembering what wires go where..... plus u'll know it will work!-lot easier thatta way!


if u can remove the gear linkages and slave cylinder from both cars that would be great-also the prop at the front from both cars

and all that other stuff we discussed on msn...

bring on the 2.5!!!

Karan

[Karan]

should get it done easy in a day then i reckon.....

Karan

[Demlotcrew]

Dave Karan is correct leave the loom on the engine and we take it as one peice.

Andrew

[Jimbob]

wow 1 day?

its only taken me 2 months.

[Karan]

wow 1 day?

its only taken me 2 months.

u lazy git!

[Davenotouring]

Yours is a 2.7 build though....mines just 2.0 -> 2.5 straight swap...

[Jhonno]

yeah im gonna be there Karan helpin eating Dave's sandwiches and drinking the tea..

[Davenotouring]

yeah im gonna be there Karan helpin eating Dave's sandwiches and drinking the tea..

Good lad, there's gonna have to be tea every 1/2 hour at least.

[Karan]

yeah im gonna be there Karan helpin eating Dave's sandwiches and drinking the tea..

Good lad, there's gonna have to be tea every 1/2 hour at least.

not if u wanna get it done in one day

[Jhonno]

Lol!!

[Davenotouring]

Someone will have to make the tea while two people work!

[M3RAGS]

are you uprating your brakes David?
Also, what are the relative weights of the two engine blocks?

I am presuming the 2.5 is marginally heavier?

[Jhonno]

the brakes are the same as the 325i arent they?!

[Davenotouring]

David?


The brakes on the 320 are the same as the 325 aren't they, and Tourings came with discs on the back anyway

I will soon be uprating the brakes anyway, using discs and pads recommended by Karan. Good enough for his chariot, they'll do on mine!

I can't imagine the 2.5 being much heavier if at all than the 320? Both 6 pots, gotta be similar?

[Jhonno]

they are the same i think - cant see why they wouldnt be, just bore/stroke differences

[Demlotcrew]

see you there jhonno

[Karan]

same weight....

im guessing 2.5 may be a gram or two lighter with the larger bore lol

Dave with that setup i told you... u'll stop no problem even with the way u drive lol ive had my pedal go very slightly soft but the pedal was still there and brakes were biting great--whereas the setup i had on my iS-red dot 20 groove, red dot fast rpad pads all round was terrible and i warped 2 sets of front discs...... by overheating them silly-in a 4 pot.......

Karan

[Davenotouring]

Cool.

I don't wanna be having brake fade! Had a couple of scary incidents with brake fade.

Had fade on Saturday night actually, in the Mazda down a hilly bit of back road three's up. Wasn't even going quickly, was pretty scary!

[Karan]

Cool.

I don't wanna be having brake fade! Had a couple of scary incidents with brake fade.

Had fade on Saturday night actually, in the Mazda down a hilly bit of back road three's up. Wasn't even going quickly, was pretty scary!

shit u scared me as i was thinking what it would be like with u, me, an m42 engine, and an engine hoist in the back

[Jhonno]

see you there jhonno

See you there.. Its gonna be like a mini meet with all these e30's about (we'll just have to hide Dave's recent embarrassment )

[Davenotouring]

I will hide the Mazda round the back!

There will be:

My Touring
My other touring
Gavs Sport
Gavs other Sport
Gavs Dads BBS Motorshow car
Jhonnos car
Demlots car

Shame Karans car won't be there!

That's 7 e30's!! Not bad.

Karan...I'll drive slowly with the engine and crane in there!!

[Demlotcrew]

hows Karan getting up?

[Davenotouring]

I'm going down to collect him early in the morning, along with his engine crane, and the M42 for you.

[Jhonno]

Dave's collecting him and the engine crane

[Karan]

il come down in mine then..... if u fit my cruise for me andy...

we can have a little photo session

Karan

[Jhonno]

Haha - looks like you scared Karan Dave - he doesnt want to get in the Mazda passionwagon with you no more

[Davenotouring]

Karan, what time Monday morning do you reckon?

We can race back Mazda vs. BMW

[Davenotouring]

Haha - looks like you scared Karan Dave - he doesnt want to get in the Mazda passionwagon with you no more

It's the brakes which have scared him I think!

[Karan]

LOL
whenever u think mate
9 at mine... is that too early...
cos we'll need to load the passsion wagon
so we can try be at gavs by 10/10.30ish

[Davenotouring]

Yeah that's fine mate.

The earlier the better, so long as you don't mind getting up!

The earlier we get started, the earlier it gets done!

[Demlotcrew]

We still need to take the engine out of the other car!