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Post Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:33 pm

After a lot of faffing about we finally got the 2.7 beastie fired up today.

There's still a lot of work until it's finished, gear lever needs fitting as does the prop and exhaust and a lot of smaller parts too. Also the power steering issue needs to be properly investigated.

Here's a quick video of her fired up. Bear in mind there's no exhaust on there hence the muscle car sound. Also excuse the poor video quality, it's only my mobile phone.

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/images/adam/jimbeast.zip

Note, you need quicktime to play it unless anyone knows how to convert it to mpg?
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Post Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:40 pm

Well done guys. Glad it's all worked out. At least a step in the right direction :thumb:
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Post Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:22 pm

:woohoo: Nice one!
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Post Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:43 pm

Can't believe it, the deadline of 18th April gets closer!
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Post Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:54 pm

:cool: sounds like that should be flying up a drag strip :lol:

Coming on well mate.
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Post Sun Apr 10, 2005 8:02 pm

Good work gents :thumb: she sounds pretty good.

Just finished running my 2.7 in today, I'm pleased to say that she has way more power and torque than expected !.

Enjoy :D

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Post Sun Apr 10, 2005 8:06 pm

Iain, what was your car before the 2.7?

If it was a 4-pot, how did you get around the issue of the power steering pipes not reaching the front of the engine?
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Post Sun Apr 10, 2005 8:58 pm

can you not use pipes fron a 6 pot? this is what i have been told as i should be doing mine soon.
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Post Sun Apr 10, 2005 9:08 pm

nav786 wrote:can you not use pipes fron a 6 pot? this is what i have been told as i should be doing mine soon.
Well I did think this but the racks and pumps are different on thhe 4-pots.
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Post Sun Apr 10, 2005 10:07 pm

Nice work guys :thumb:
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Post Sun Apr 10, 2005 10:15 pm

E30Adam wrote:Iain, what was your car before the 2.7?

If it was a 4-pot, how did you get around the issue of the power steering pipes not reaching the front of the engine?
guy on here reckons you can just swap the pipework over.. http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... pic&t=6005
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

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www.zeroexhausts.co.uk

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Post Sun Apr 10, 2005 10:33 pm

Nice one chaps ! ;-)
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Post Sun Apr 10, 2005 10:53 pm

good work fellas....

adam/jim just get a 325 rack and fit it......

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Post Sun Apr 10, 2005 10:55 pm

Adam - My car was a 320i beforehand so I can't help you there mate, sorry.

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Post Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:40 pm

It's not the rack that's the problem it's the bracket, just gonna raid the scrappy and hopefully get one with a pump to match.
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