BMW Pop Quiz

[alpinweib30]

what do the letters ETA as in the 2.7L motor mean?

[TDE30]

Extra Terrible Acceleration.

[kronus]

ETA is not an abbreviation. The 'e' in '325e' represents the greek letter 'eta', which is the symbol used for the volumetric efficiency in equations describing internal-combustion motors.

[alpinweib30]

ETA is not an abbreviation. The 'e' in '325e' represents the greek letter 'eta', which is the symbol used for the volumetric efficiency in equations describing internal-combustion motors.

i only know what half those words mean but DING DING DING. heres your prize .
im new to the bimmer motors and shizz. just picked up the sept issue of Total BMW from the local book store and was very happy with the 25 pages of e30 specials

[Maluco]

Economic Tortoise Automobile?

[E30 Cabrio]

Extra Terrible Acceleration.

LOL!

Actually, with a chip and a 3.73 LSD, they can be decent.

[Jand3rson]

Estimated Time of Arrival = After the 325i gets there. :D

[NC325iC]

rEad The fAqs

[DCColegrove]

Greek...

eta

for economy / efficiency

Edit: nevermind I see I'm late

[Stephen]

LOL!

Actually, with a chip and a 3.73 LSD, they can be decent.

Do you run a 3.7? hows your mpg? and where'd your first gear go?

[alpinweib30]

yes im told that a chip makes a very large diff. on these. so far mines bone stock with 250k++miles with just 2 1/2" cat back. if i want outstanding estimated time of arrival i just borrow my boss's Ferrari :finger:

[Devil Inc]

I always tell people the "es" stands for extra slow. Well that is until they ride in the car and learn that it is not the case.

[alpinweib30]

i would have some bottle caps for you Stephen but with my new dirfting addiction it looks like they are going back on the back (cheaper tires). BTW your photography is realy good. you should stamp or lock your photos though. you could be loosing alot of money

[Snoopy]

Do you run a 3.7? hows your mpg? and where'd your first gear go?

I used to have a bavauto chip and a 3.73 on my eta before I swapped for the M30. it was quick but it really killed the top speed, went from like ~125 to 110 or 115. first gear was pretty useless

[Stephen]

i would have some bottle caps for you Stephen but with my new dirfting addiction it looks like they are going back on the back (cheaper tires). BTW your photography is realy good. you should stamp or lock your photos though. you could be loosing alot of money

Thanks! i really should stamp them or something

And to avoid confusion, the fund is to get me off bottlecaps ;)

I used to have a bavauto chip and a 3.73 on my eta before I swapped for the M30. it was quick but it really killed the top speed, went from like ~125 to 110 or 115. first gear was pretty useless

Yeah... idk i might try it as ive got one.. but on the highway i feel like ti would be brutal