strokin' it. M20B31 build (finished!)

[jaywood]

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Nice work

[Raxe]

Decided to do the 2.7i conversion on my Super Eta today. It's a nice improvement! Allow me to take you on a terrible photo journey:

Started with an M20B25 from an '89 325i:


Off comes the top half and into the solvent tank:


Degrease (x4) and pressure wash repeatedly:


Thoroughly dry off outside:


Pull the old head off (shame, it's in fantastic shape):



Install the new one (replacing the exhaust shields soon)


Clean everything up and mess up the HID's in the process:


Done! Took about 6 hours total but the whole thing went quite smoothly. The difference in power is immediately noticeable, it still has the exact same great low-end torque the ETA is known for but with the hard pulling horsepower the 325i offers. It's really the best of both worlds which is exactly what I was hoping for.

So there you have it, r3vlimiteds newest 327i.