tibbs.james 1 Report post Posted January 19, 2008 As title says Looking for some 9.8:1 pistons from an E30 320i FL engine All 6 must not be out of round, scuffed or out of spec. Std or oversize is cool. Maybe one of you Race Series guy's has a spare set from an un used engine or something Complete bottom end considered Regards James Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotwire 352 Report post Posted January 19, 2008 You can buy them new ex BMW. They retail at $240 odd each from memory (standard size) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted January 19, 2008 Euro Marketing in Auckland should be able to help you Ask for Barry...tell him I gave you his number Ph. (09) 2758977 They are a good sourse for all engine components and gaskets Cheers Glenn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tibbs.james 1 Report post Posted January 19, 2008 Thats awesome thanks, will call him tomorow ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1260 Report post Posted January 20, 2008 Euro Marketing in Auckland should be able to help you Ask for Barry...tell him I gave you his number Ph. (09) 2758977 They are a good sourse for all engine components and gaskets Cheers Glenn I second that . nice guy . say you where talking to me , get double the discounts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotwire 352 Report post Posted January 20, 2008 Good luck with Euro - I was talking to Barry a couple of months back wanting the same, he had sold last set in known captivity the day before & wasn't expecting to be able to obtain any more, hense me getting from BMW. Situation may have changed since?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew 30 Report post Posted January 20, 2008 I want to see these pistons - Can someone post pics of all 320 varients? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted January 20, 2008 Hi Jimmy, I'm breaking my pre fl SA 320 at the moment, chances are that it has the hightop pistons, are you interested in second hand if they are ok? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tibbs.james 1 Report post Posted January 21, 2008 Yup I would be keen as long as they mesure up to specs, Its a deffinate that the Pre FL pistons work with the FL head and camshaft ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Babb 1 Report post Posted January 21, 2008 Yup I would be keen as long as they mesure up to specs, Its a deffinate that the Pre FL pistons work with the FL head and camshaft ?Actually some of the FL also had the High top pistons...Just depends which country the engine was destined for. For example countries like Japan had the low compression engine however if you look at the BMW parts catalogue you will see the 9.8:1 pistons were available right up to model year 1990. Believe me i have spent hours upon hours researching this and even purchased the odd engine from Dave just to check measurements. I believe John Sampson did have a brand new set available..Glendene Engine Services/specialist..sorry cannot recall tel number at present.As someone has already said the standard bore size high compression pistons are still available ex BMW, just not the .5mm overbore size. I believe the ones John sampson has are the .5mm overbore size. However i do doubt if there is much difference between the standard size and the .5mm oversize, only my opinion though. I would certainly consider the ones Dave has because they will be the high compression just standard bore size and judging by the number of pistons i have looked at it appears these engines are pretty robust. so options i see, Dave 2nd hand but much cheaper than new, John sampson over size but brand new, or Standard size brand new ex BMW. Hope this may help Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
