Forrest

Lose the eyelids, eyebrows, rear kit under the bumper around the exhausts, and smooth over the side skirts and it would look far better. My 2c

^ Cheers though John, being a student I don't have a lot of disposable income, and since the motor needs a little bit of love I'm happy to do it the right way first time round, but obviously don't have an endless budget, bit of thinking to do methinks. So I guess going from what you said the best thing would be to find a complete 325i facelift motronic 1.3 motor and put the head from that on a 2.7 eta block? Which pistons would I need? I think from what I have read so far, regardless of whether I do a 2.8 or a 2.7 I need the later motor anyway

^ Did you get that ECU chipped? At the moment a 2.8 with the m52 crank seems the more easier option, or just buying Stephens motor off him

Yeah moving out next year, so if I am doing this I want to do it right first time round. Thanks heaps Brent, really appreciate it.

HB Bro, great time of the year for birthdays

^ Have Pm'd him, will do a search too.

^ Pretty much going to name my first born after you now Max

^ I need the answer to that, one would hope so. I am pretty sure I know of a few people that have converted to later motronic on a PFL motor with success, would want to be sure first though.

Love it. Good things come to those who wait

^ Think one was the previous owner....

^ Are the carpets/ mouldy and damp? My Dad has been looking at this.....in all seriousness

I like it..for a E36 IIRC don't e36's have airbag wheels as standard therefore this one wouldn't get a warrant with the current wheel?

^ Itb's are a bit of a dream really, would rather do a tidy 2.8 and be done with it. Car goes fine in current trim, but has a slight worn cam (current motor has done 304k), so needs something to freshen it up in the next 10,000k or so. And Dan the previous owner was going to do a 2.8 anyway, so I thought I would let the dream live on

^ Don't tempt me I will have a chat about that when I come round to get those interior bits, cheers Stephen.

^ Cheers Glenn

I am seriously considering doing this in the summer/next uni holidays if funds and time allows, and thought I would make a thread to ask some noobish questions, and see if anyone can help me with knowledge and helpful links from other forums for info and a way to do this. I know it isn't the most cost effective modfication, or why not just go m50 etc etc but I have never done any serious modifications to any motor out of any of my cars, I have 6 months ish to save for this so why not start now. I want to keep the car going while I do this, so I am more than likely going to find a spare m20b25 and go from there, I want a late 2.5 motor with motronic 1.3 obviously because they can be remapped/chipped unlike the current 1.1 in my car, so that conversion will be definitely happening, or just find a early motor and I have access to a complete 1.3 loom and ecu. I have access to: E36 M20B28 crank shaft, E30 M20B20 Rods and obviously a 1.3 loom and ecu if I need it (to end up with a m20b28, obviously I would need new gaskets and so on also. Is there anything else I need? Is there any difference internally with the early and late motors, and is it easier starting with one or the other?? And there is thoughts of maybe putting a set of those recently posted m20 ITB's on afterwards, but that is just me dreaming Excuse the noobness, I am new to m20's so any advice, links or input is totally welcome, and yes I have searched Cheers, Nathan

^ I convinced my mate and my sister, and my dad has been sitting on the verge for a while

Wish I could afford it, bloody e30's

Must have a brick in the footwell

HB mate

Or just shell out a few greenies for a piece of pipe to be welded in just making 3 x more work for yaself.

You should delete da cat for moar powas

^ Sides of the carpet

When you get in the dog box with the GF when you work on the e30 when she turns up to say hello, and you end up pulling a motor out while she watches tv inside....till 10pm. Oooops

^ Then you wouldn't be any different than joe bloggs in his e46 m3