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[bmw e30 kid]

i have a 85 325e and i wanted to know if i can swap the motor for a 325i cause i have a donor 89 325i i heard u can take the i head n put it on the e to make a 2.7i but it only works with 88 model 325e? just want to find out what the difference is in a 325i then the 325e?

[MR 325]

i have a 85 325e and i wanted to know if i can swap the motor for a 325i cause i have a donor 89 325i i heard u can take the i head n put it on the e to make a 2.7i but it only works with 88 model 325e? just want to find out what the difference is in a 325i then the 325e?

You need to search these forums, bad. It's literally impossible to swap engines.


Kidding. If you have the 89 325i, swap the COMPLETE engine in to your car with wiring and everything. Yes you can also put the i head on the e bottom end and yes the 88 is different.

[bmw e30 kid]

alright man i was thinken bout doing that but it has n auto trans so idk u think the i motor would bolt up with my trans n the 325e?? or i would have to get a transmission

[Curt Hayes]

There's plenty of info on r3v, and elsewhere, all about what you'll need to do, and what fits with what and not what.

[MR 325]

alright man i was thinken bout doing that but it has n auto trans so idk u think the i motor would bolt up with my trans n the 325e?? or i would have to get a transmission

Yes your 325e trans will work.

Research!!!

[bmw e30 kid]

alright man thx will look into it somemore

[txtorquemade]

This is exactly what I was talking about in Lukes thread.

Young people suck. Sorry, its just true.

Yes...kid....look into it some more. Maybe before you post a thread that related to a topic that is overloaded with info.....IF you get off your ass and SEARCH!!

[gearheadE30]

Young people suck. Sorry, its just true.

Okay, don't generalize that much haha. I turbo'd my car and taught myself how to build and tune MS for it when I was 18. I've worked as a mechanic since I was 17. I know I'm the minority, but I do know other people like me.

/thread jack

[lolcantturn]

This is exactly what I was talking about in Lukes thread.

Young people suck. Sorry, its just true.

Nah we don't.

[kingston]

There are a couple of routes you can go. Since you have an `88 325e (whose engine is affectionally known as a 'Super-Eta' (SETA for short), you can easily swap out parts to make a '327i stroker'. That will give you a bit more torque and horsepower than just using the complete 325i engine, as you engine actually makes more displacement.

Your model already has many of the components that earlier model 'e' models do not have. Basically, you will need to use fro the 'i' model"

complete head
intake manifold
AFM
Throttle body
a 173 ECU
some vacuum lines

...and you will want a new gauge cluster, since you will now have a higher redline.

There are several threads out there on this. Do search, please.

[e30huh]

This is exactly what I was talking about in Lukes thread.

Young people suck. Sorry, its just true.

Yes...kid....look into it some more. Maybe before you post a thread that related to a topic that is overloaded with info.....IF you get off your ass and SEARCH!!

you were young once, so you must have sucked too. now you are shriveled like a raisin.

[StereoInstaller1]

Nah we don't.

Yeah, you do, but the bitch is you won't recognize it until you are older

[ZekeTheSneak]

I dont suck, fuckin oldfarts :)

[ForcedFirebird]

There are a couple of routes you can go. Since you have an `88 325e (whose engine is affectionally known as a 'Super-Eta' (SETA for short), you can easily swap out parts to make a '327i stroker'. That will give you a bit more torque and horsepower than just using the complete 325i engine, as you engine actually makes more displacement.

Your model already has many of the components that earlier model 'e' models do not have. Basically, you will need to use fro the 'i' model"

complete head
intake manifold
AFM
Throttle body
a 173 ECU
some vacuum lines

...and you will want a new gauge cluster, since you will now have a higher redline.

There are several threads out there on this. Do search, please.

It's my understanding the SETA was designated as just "325" no e after it?

Also if the car isn't Motronic 1.3, then the crank sensor and 60-2 wheel has to used from the i motor.

I did the swap following strictlyeta.net, was easy. You will also have to tap into the harness for the two wires that run the tach and econoguage.

[kingston]

It's my understanding the SETA was designated as just "325" no e after it?

Same thing, really...

The `88 should be running Motronic 1.3 already. Not positive on this, tho...