Bang for the buck

[Jaime1314]

So I was talking to my brother and he said I could buy his 1987 toyota supra with a 7mgte and the I'm going to put his built 7mgte into the bmw I know ur all going to hate me for it. Lol 5 speed manual car has lots of upgrades.

[haggardfab]

you have an almost 3000lb car, 170 hp (probably more like 140 now) and an automatic.. your expectations may be slightly high here...

and if your looking up turbo parts on ebay, just stop now.. youll be swapping the engine next

[Jaime1314]

Ok so I was thinking there's a couple off ebay turbos has anyone done a build with one and how's the power difference. I would think that u would need oil lines and a oil coolant plus the the intercooler but would need to swap out the mass air flow sensor.

[Jaime1314]

M20s are slow. Swap it out. I'm getting kind of bored with my m20

Swap the 2.5 or put a turbo. That or a 7mgte that we got seating in the supra.

[efficient]

M20s are slow. Swap it out. I'm getting kind of bored with my m20

[TobyB]

headers to dibble cherrybombs

That cracks me up.

'Dibble to header cherrybomb, Dibble to header cherry bomb... come in cherry bomb'

++1 for the chip, tho- and the 5- speed. Autos FEEL slug- like, even when they're not.

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[Chessmaster]

89+ autos came with 4.10s if i recall. my 88 came with a 3.73. +1 on wheels. Im in the same boat my auto tranny took a dump need, going 5 speed end the headache with old auto trannys.

[Jaime1314]

So let me get this strait, your Original auto failed, bought another one and installed it all while planing on doing a Manual swap, and still want to.

Yup we just looked for the quickest fix but we want a 5 speed.

[KIRIEIW]

So let me get this strait, your Original auto failed, bought another one and installed it all while planing on doing a Manual swap, and still want to.

[Jaime1314]

One of the main downfalls to the automatics is the gear ratios, they are terrible for performance.

Yeah the tranny on her right now came off a 87 and it feels a lot heavier than the original one. The rims are 14x6 there 4x114 I had to get .75in spacers to fit e'm so there a lil bit wider.

[BenDem]

I'm not sure, but I think all auto m20b25 came with a 4.10. I bet you get great milage Ben.

A quick google shows that early auto 325i 's came with the 3.73.

if you don't mind downloading a PDF, you can find the info here:

http://e30eta.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Know-your-Differential-EC-12.97.pdf

Oh, and on my cross-country trip last month, I averaged 26 MPG -- most of the driving was with the top down around 70-75 MPH.

[TheTacoMan]

One of the main downfalls to the automatics is the gear ratios, they are terrible for performance.

[Ether-D]

I'm not sure, but I think all auto m20b25 came with a 4.10. I bet you get great milage Ben.

[MPLFoster]

+1 on the wheels. i like me some Apache iv.

[BenDem]

ahh you are lucky then you prob have a 4.10 like me I believe all autos came with them.

I think it depends on the year. Mine's an '88 auto, and it has a 3.73