Story so far: I bought my car from manchester 2 years ago and on the way home after about 20 miles the bigend bearings went, so new engine time. Got engine supplied and fitted for Ԛ£500, then a couple of months later I snapped a rocker causing me to have to remove head to fix and when I snapped the second rocker shortly after I decided it was time for a completely new engine.
The 2.7 was born
I obtained an Eta block for Ԛ£100 and replaced every consumable I could, such as rockers, bearings and oil pump.
Spec.
Mid/Late Eta block 10.2c/r
320i head with 325i valves
Dbilas 282/272 camshaft
BBTB
Megasquirt
Skimmed flywheel
Removal of cat
Not satisfied with this, I have chosen to strap a turbo to the engine for a bit more poke.
Turbo time
Parts so far:
Cosworth turbo
Volvo 960 intercooler
535i Injectors (which I know will need upgrading very soon)
Modified sump pan with oil return feed fitted
The sump I must admit this was alot easier than expected. I just lifted up the car to a reasonable height then undone the engine mounts. Next I undone the little plate under the gearbox and engine to reveal all of the sumpbolts, then removed all of the sump bolts. Next I used the trollyjack to raise the gearbox as high as was needed for the sump to be able to be pulled out without removing the oilpump and then just simply slid the new sump in. From here as you can guess I fitted the sump bolts, lowered the gearbox, bolted up the engine mounts and lowered the car.
Oil line I managed to buy a second hand connector which screws into the oil pressure switch mount, and it also has a place for the original switch to go into. This feed will go into the top of the turbo, at the minute it is going straight back into the sump as the turbo isn't fitted yet.
Intercooler Now this is easy. I bought a Volvo 960 intercooler which happens to fit in front of the coolant radiator. I simply lifted up the car and removed my lower tech2 valance, then and with just a little bit of force just simply pushed the intercooler in behind the front bumper area and made some simple brackets to hold it in place. Pics to follow.
Next I will be getting my local powerflow shop to make me a log manifold to T3 flange adapter, exhaust pipes and charge pipes.
Any comments, tip, hints are welcome
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