e and i

[e30:)]

i know its been coverd but i keep getting confused with all the different combos. i have a good running 2.7 and an 87is with a bad motor. the IS is a project and the es has a mess of electrical problems, can i put the i head on the e block into the 87 is? would all the electrical be plug and play? i know search search search but i wanna know spacificly if this will work. thanks

[SpecM]

It'll work if you use everything from the "i", plus the block from the "e"

it will have less power than an "i", tho

when you say that the 87is has a "bad" motor, what is wrong with it?

[e30:)]

oil cooler was split when i bought it and didnt notice so on the drive home it drained all the oil out started knocking hella bad then seized. : i wasnt meaning to use my i head by the way. but thats what i wanted to know. i gues i will just keep waiting to find an i motor.

[Fidhle007]

This is why these cars have an oil level warning light...

[Fidhle007]

Not to mention and oil pressure warning light too...

[e30:)]

i filled it with oil right after i bought it and the light never went off it was on the hole time. the cooler was like broke in half. i mean it was dumping the oil hella fast

[TS87325IS]

just swap the block from the e to the i and use all the i top end and electronics , have the head shaved and it will be fine.

[Fidhle007]

just swap the block from the e to the i and use all the i top end and electronics , have the head shaved and it will be fine.

Do you have any idea what you're talking about?

[lennon]

theres alot of people trying to make "2.7i"s right now. so much ignorance and wishful thinking comes along with that topic.

[Slangbox]

Just take the siezed block, hit the pistons with a wedge and sledgehammer until they cave in, and then hit it with some WD40 to free it. Caved in pistons=greater displacement, something around 5.7 gallons. Should make around 900 horsepower.

[vr2jetta]

Search: 'budget stroker' in technical forums. Then READ!!

[SpecM]

Just take the siezed block, hit the pistons with a wedge and sledgehammer until they cave in, and then hit it with some WD40 to free it. Caved in pistons=greater displacement, something around 5.7 gallons. Should make around 900 horsepower.

this ^

Search: 'budget stroker' in technical forums. Then READ!!

good call, new guy

you can stay

[5KWattson]

theres alot of people trying to make "2.7i"s right now. so much ignorance and wishful thinking comes along with that topic.

hey mine is running just fine in fact im running with e36 m3's on the freeway...not side by side but about 1.5 car lengths behind so i dont see the ignorance in that out of a 1000 car and about 500 into the engine rebuild...oh wait shit i went over the $500 24v swap price range shit you should really start marketing those i bet you might be able to make some money off that:drink:

[5KWattson]

Just take the siezed block, hit the pistons with a wedge and sledgehammer until they cave in, and then hit it with some WD40 to free it. Caved in pistons=greater displacement, something around 5.7 gallons. Should make around 900 horsepower.

i agree, im thinkin about carb's and point igntions as i write ahh the good old days before when cars were built right with 500+ cubic inches and 4mpg was ave

[Fidhle007]

hey mine is running just fine in fact im running with e36 m3's on the freeway...not side by side but about 1.5 car lengths behind so i dont see the ignorance in that out of a 1000 car and about 500 into the engine rebuild...oh wait shit i went over the $500 24v swap price range shit you should really start marketing those i bet you might be able to make some money off that:drink:

Was that English?