Do i have SETA engine?

[Lyrred]

87 325is
Can you tell from the pics?
Before head work


During head work


Engine (dirty) oh well

[Erik j]

No you have a "i" engine

[MarkD]

The super ETA was in 1988 cars and the DME would be a 0 261 200 154, but as mentioned you have a regular eta.

[RainierHooker]

It is not an eta at all. It is an M20B25, or a standard "i" engine...

[TrentW]

Looks like an "i" to me--check to see if it has dual valve springs or single.

[kingston]

Definitely an 'i' intake manifold at least...

[Bene]

so if I have what looks like the exact same manifold on my eta, does that mean my car's PO was such a fuck up after all?

[Jparkr]

The I manifold is more round then the Eta manifold. If your Eta has the same manifold, it doesn't mean the last guy was a fuck up. It's a pretty popular modification to put an I manifold on an Eta engine.

[Rigmaster]

I *heart* the #winning in this thread.

That is all.

[matias88e30]

you have an m20b25 i engine

[416stroker]

Id atleast has a I head on it. Look at the cam journals

[TexasTerp]

87 325is

^ You've already answered your own question. NO, you do not have a SETA engine. You have a standard "i" engine, nothing more.

SETA engines only came in the '88 325es or '88 528e.

[///digitalme]

Do I have a seta engine? I have a 91 318is





I kid!

[BrownBeanE30]

fail!!!!!

[Jand3rson]

The I manifold is more round then the Eta manifold. If your Eta has the same manifold, it doesn't mean the last guy was a fuck up. It's a pretty popular modification to put an I manifold on an Eta engine.

I've done this on both of my eta engines in the past, and combined with a 325i throttle body, (and if you're really ambitious, port-match the head to the intake inlets), it makes for a very nice intake upgrade.