The E30 that was built in 6 days..Mots 1984 327is

[MitchFong]

wow, wish we had people like you to work free labor. Great fellas down in Oregon. Congrats on the turn out and GL with the new e30.

[DarkWing6]

my guess is ~2500, I might even have dipped into the sub 2500 range, but who knows. I'll try and find a way to get the thing weighted.

Probably under 2000 after we removed all the rust. :D

[oh2fly]

M20B27 Bottom End
Decked Head
M20B23 L-Jetronic Fuel Management (Think M10 Electronics)
731 Cast 323i Head
323i Intake Manifold
ETA/323i Throttle Body.
3.73LSD

Its a torquey motherfucker :D

Good write-up James. Glad to see my old baby reborn. One detail you missed is that I decked the block, not the head .020" to gain a little compression and get the squish zone smaller. The head was skimmed ever so slightly to get a perfect surface. I didn't want to cut such a rare head if it didn't need it.The bottom end was custom balanced as well. I don't know if you guys spotted this engine detail but there is an idle speed adjustment on the housing on the pass. side of the intake manifold. Look from the firewall forward into that little cylinder and you will see it.

[Mot]

Thanks david, I was wondering where it was, Because the idle has creeped back up to 1k even when warm... I remember it used to idle that high when cold and creep down too 800 when warm, now she wont budge below 1k. She still runs smooth and strong tho. And other then the idle being slightly high, It still idles smoothly.