my '87 327i

[squidmaster]

Damn that is a bad guibo. Mine was bad because three of the mount points had actually been completely detached from the guibo. You could push them right out haha.

[Anony Mouse]

long time since I've updated. been going though a lot of personal things.
anyway finally set up a time to change out my guibo, and man, it was... bad.

thats not a bad guibo



THATS a bad guibo

[e30trooper]

at least you got it going bro!

[squidmaster]

Okay, lost my last post. I'm mad.

Anyway, ls;s:
still has a few bugs I have to figure out
I can't change oil for a week but I'm not okay with that because of all the debris floating around the engine after the swap.
Oil leak coming from something, however I really can't see.
Have polycab engine mounts and tranny mounts to put in

I'm surprised by the improvement that the stroker offers. Revving an extra 1.2k is pretty nice as well (especially having power there!)

I guess I ended up painting the car... or starting to. I got it sanded and primered, and then I opened my paint (the same color I had on the last page or this one) and it turned out to be 100% purple (violet). Not anything even remotely close to anything that's not purple. I'm irate. I can't return it (it's been too long) so what do now? Save and just finish getting it painted by someone that will at least get the color of the paint right, or just try my luck again and buy more paint? Hrmph.
Also the teeth stripped out of my tension bolt on the power steering pump so now under hard, slow turns it starts to slip. Still works; just slips. Still no AC. Belt I bought from autozone was the wrong size. Hrmph again!

I'm embarrassed to show my car now, since it's just primer and TERRIBLE body work (never let your friend who "knows how to bondo" do any work on your car.)

I'll end with a first start video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBnffBq00dM

[squidmaster]

I was thinking the 3.23 or something a little more mild. It's still my only car and I don't want to kill the gas mileage.

[Kershaw]

good job man. you're going to love the increase in power. you might want to pick up a 3.73 LSD now that you have a bigger rpm range.

[squidmaster]

Still connecting everything.

[squidmaster]

Got everything together on the 2.7i! Waiting for the 325i afm to come in, though :(





Not bad. It was too dark once I finished so it's not cleaned up at all and I'm too embarrassed to show you. Maybe I have a phone picture.

[squidmaster]

I bought an OEM power antenna replacement off ebay. love the huge antennas. I'll rewire it when it comes in.

did the redrocket OBC temp sensor replacement today, but I have two finals I am studying for and doing projects, so....

picking up an m20b25 on monday though :)

[freeride53]

regarding your antenna, i recommend finding a good antenna cable.
i gutted my interior last summer and ran a new one through all the way to the back of the dash along with sub wiring.

[squidmaster]

Bought an m20b25
That means 2.7i.:yawn:

[squidmaster]

Did a valve adjustment yesterday, everything at cold was .010 after we finished. Perfect fitment of the shim (just a little drag) idled like shit and died a few times. took it back apart and adjusted again after letting it cool (some were a little off somehow) and it still had the same problem. Got it up to running temp and adjusted everything to .012. All but one intake and one exhaust were perfect before. It idles now and doesn't die but it's very erratic and has more sound than before. I triple checked everything at both stone-cold and NOT and everything is perfect, so I don't understand. Going to adjust timing again soon and see if that helps.

Weird.

Cold - .010
NOT - .012

any pointers?

[squidmaster]

hella ellipsoids
still haven't gotten a chance to paint it. Already bought the paint, too, just busy....

[squidmaster]

First of a few boxes of new parts.


leaving for boston tomorrow though, so I won't be getting much done.

[squidmaster]

I think I might be the first/only person using an STi fuel pump in an e30.
It's the same size, just different filter size and have to retrofit the connections. Works like a charm, doesn't use as much gas as a walbro, and is still an upgrade from stock.