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is this what i have to do to put a I-head on a e block????

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    is this what i have to do to put a I-head on a e block????

    got this info of wikipedia
    Regular 2.7 Eta based
    This is one option that many have discredited over the years but has been proven to work quite well. Simply find a 2.7L ETA engine and swap on the complete head off of a 325i. This is all that is needed for the engine. The result is 8.3:1 compression which is on the low end for a NA motor but is perfect for a turbo car. In fact, cars with this setup have made over 400 rwhp with the stock ETA bottom end.
    If you are starting with a eta equipped car, this will require an upgrade to Motronic 1.1/1.3 from a 325i in order to get the desired revs and fuel/spark mapping. This will require the use of the entire engine harness, ECM, front crank pulley with crank sensor and bracket, all the sensors (including AFM), injectors (Etas built before September 1987 with the older Motronic system use low-impedance injectors, wereas the 325i computer must use high-impedance injectors) , also 325i plug wires and the EVAP purge solenoid. An instrument cluster with the 7000 rpm tachometer and a small wiring modification to make the tach work will also be necessary. Owners of Etas made before December 1986 will need to widen the hole where the engine wiring harness goes into the car. Owners of older Etas that have a rectangular plug joining the engine harness to the fuse box instead of a round one will have to change to the later model fuse box or splice all the wires and make a custom connection.

    #2
    Uh... the injectors are mounted in the intake manifold, not the head.

    But yes, eta injectors are different from i injectors.

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      #3
      Bmw mechanics that i have spoken to about this suggest replacing bottom end bearings when swapping the heads or a spun bearing is more then likely going to happen especially with boost added.

      Just my 2 cents

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        #4
        Originally posted by e30 335i View Post
        Bmw mechanics that i have spoken to about this suggest replacing bottom end bearings when swapping the heads or a spun bearing is more then likely going to happen especially with boost added.

        Just my 2 cents

        Yea... I don't think so. Plenty of people have done I head swaps without any spun bearings. If your bearings were close to failing theyre gonna fail with or without an I head.

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          #5
          There's a bit more to it than just the head. You'll also need the intake, throttle body, AFM, engine wiring harness, sensor, and DME from an M20B25.
          The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
          Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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            #6
            why dont people just start saying put an e-block on an i engine.

            thats alot more like what you have to do.

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              #7
              yea in reality is easier to just start with an i motor and just find an e bottom end to swap under it, but if you already have an i motor whats the motivation lol
              Shawn @ Bimmerbuddies
              Bimmerbuddies LLC
              717-388-1256
              2971a Roundtop Rd, Middletown PA 17057
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