dead 325is... NOT FOR LONG

[Red88]

....Why? Hartselle sucks.

How much you want for it? (not that I have any money really...)

Bike riding there is SO good. I'll probably end up staying in Huntsville. My father owns two apartment buildings there. I'm not sure really what I'll want for it by that time.

[Red88]

That took longer than expected, and it didn't come out as I had originally hoped. Today I pulled the trigger on an '86 eta with a 5 speed. I got it this morning at 8:30, and it started raining at about 10:00, so I didn't get much done. The plan is to switch the engine and tranny into the red car, then get an i head and a 272 cam and get higher compression, maybe bigger pistons down the road.

SO, after the engine and transmission are in and the car is running, I'll throw some money out for suspension parts. I have a Cabrio sway bar on its way to my front door right now.

I will be getting pics of the engine/tranny swap, so stay tuned.

[BTP325ic]

M30.

[TwoJ's]

That took longer than expected, and it didn't come out as I had originally hoped. Today I pulled the trigger on an '86 eta with a 5 speed. I got it this morning at 8:30, and it started raining at about 10:00, so I didn't get much done. The plan is to switch the engine and tranny into the red car, then get an i head and a 272 cam and get higher compression, maybe bigger pistons down the road.

You are just going to throw a b25 head with cam on the eta block? You say you're going to just "get higher compression"? How are you going to do that? You are going to do a full rebuild on an m20 just for a 2.7i? If you do it properly it will end up costing you a lot of money and general consensus is that you'll be disappointed with the power. What are you going to do for engine management? You do realize that there is more to it than just swapping heads right? You need the intake manifold, fuel injection system etc...

[Red88]

You are just going to throw a b25 head with cam on the eta block? You say you're going to just "get higher compression"? How are you going to do that? You are going to do a full rebuild on an m20 just for a 2.7i? If you do it properly it will end up costing you a lot of money and general consensus is that you'll be disappointed with the power. What are you going to do for engine management? You do realize that there is more to it than just swapping heads right? You need the intake manifold, fuel injection system etc...

"Higher compression, maybe bigger pistons." That means at some point I'd like to get different pistons that will at least raise the compression. They might be bigger for more displacement. You talk at me like I've done no research.... Come on now, I'm not a retarded kid that thinks he'll throw an i head on with e everything else and it's going to run like a fucking bat out of hell.

[Red88]

It's been a while since I updated this thread and I've made a tiny bit of progress since then. Here it is:

I did an engine swap, talk about lamesauce putting an eta into an i car... :( Anyways, here's my six step writeup for an engine swap.

1. Connect hoist to engine.


2. Start raising engine.


3. Repeat.


at some point it should be out. Set it to the side somewhere. Start the day over then...

4. Get the other engine out of the other car.


5. Put that engine in the original car. Have your small friend make you laugh.


6. Undo the back half of the automatic drive shaft because you didn't before...


That's all the pictures I have up until now. The car is running, but shittyly. I bought a new CSB a while ago, then lost it, so what I have to do is find it, or buy a new one, install it, DS, install exhaust, then drive the damn thing around my neighborhood, then get it registered. That's my next to do list. I'm already collecting parts for my next little overhaul of the suspension that should happen in October.

[Julien]

needs turbo meow

[Red88]

needs turbo meow

I've been reading up on such things and have become quite interested in it. I'll be looking for a turbo out of a dodge truck at the junk yard from now on, and also looking for either an m30 block or an m20b27 block to build off of. Progress on that will be slow as the turn over in the Upull It is about once every two or three months. I guess I could visit the Pick 'n Pull in Phoenix though. Gooood thoughts coming into my head.

[nickflic3]

Damn, you dont know how much I wish I was you... I turned 17 in august and my parents decided that I should wait till 2nd Semester (December/January) to take "my" 325e off my cousins hands, and here you already have 3!!!

Good luck with the project man, ill be looking forward to your updates.

[Red88]

Damn, you dont know how much I wish I was you... I turned 17 in august and my parents decided that I should wait till 2nd Semester (December/January) to take "my" 325e off my cousins hands, and here you already have 3!!!

Good luck with the project man, ill be looking forward to your updates.

Haha, I worked hard as hell for the last year and a few months to get my e30's. Which day in August did you turn 17? I did on the 27th. You can have my 325e for free if you can come get it! btw there's no engine or tranny.

As far as the updates go, I really slacked with updating this thread. Basically, the red car is done. I've got to sell it or the 'vert in the next little while and get rid of the black 325e parts car. It's been picked and I ended up making just over $130 on it. So, uhh, my next project's being hinted at in the m20 section, and maybe I'll try to post updates on that thread better than I did this one.

[nickflic3]

Haha Im just a little older than you, Im august 3rd. I would totally go pick it up but my parents basicly hate cars due to past experiences when my uncle was into ricer stuff when he was staying with us... Wish he was here now cuz hes "soberd up" and drives a clean Talon :) so that wouldnt really work :(

[Red88]

Haha Im just a little older than you, Im august 3rd. I would totally go pick it up but my parents basicly hate cars due to past experiences when my uncle was into ricer stuff when he was staying with us... Wish he was here now cuz hes "soberd up" and drives a clean Talon :) so that wouldnt really work :(

Ahh well. Don't let him touch your e30.

here's an update if anyone wants it!

So the car's been kind of sitting, not doing much and I've been hella slacking. The damn thing won't run. The fuel pump doesn't turn on when I turn the key to the on position, so I don't think it's running when the car's cranking. Also, the main relay isn't working properly. I did the fuel injector plug trick to figure out that it's not working. I've used different relays in both spots, but never a brand new one. Would a brand new relay fix this problem? Also, I didn't have spark for a while, then I plugged the sensors in the right way and the car ran when we hot wired both the main relay and the fuel pump relay. But the car didn't stay on, it ran for like two seconds then died. Then it ran again for another two seconds then died right after that. Now it just cranks and cranks and cranks. I would like some input on this matter and I'd like to see this car run next weekend. It's been too damn long.

[Red88]

So the car's been kind of sitting, not doing much and I've been hella slacking. The damn thing won't run. The fuel pump doesn't turn on when I turn the key to the on position, so I don't think it's running when the car's cranking. Also, the main relay isn't working properly. I did the fuel injector plug trick to figure out that it's not working. I've used different relays in both spots, but never a brand new one. Would a brand new relay fix this problem? Also, I didn't have spark for a while, then I plugged the sensors in the right way and the car ran when we hot wired both the main relay and the fuel pump relay. But the car didn't stay on, it ran for like two seconds then died. Then it ran again for another two seconds then died right after that. Now it just cranks and cranks and cranks. I would like some input on this matter and I'd like to see this car run next weekend. It's been too damn long.

Does anyone have an idea as to what to do next to get this thing to run?

[mojorising]

Had a similar problem with mine right after I first got it. Never fully diagnosed the starting issue as the head gasket blew but it came down to fuel. When you first turn on the ignition the fuel pump won't "prime" itself like in most other cars. No idea why but it just doesn't. If spark is good I would look at new fuel filter (mine was clogged bad) and completely removing the fuel pulse absorber. My fuel pulse absorber was in a bad way, had 171,000 miles on it, and I think it was probably clogged or something. After I did all that the car seemed to start up a little better but that was with a blown head gasket so it ran like shit. If spark is good and you are getting a reading from the AFM, then fuel is probably your issue. I would recommend splicing in a fuel pressure gauge and jumping the fuel pump relay to pressurize it before you try starting it and give that a go. All this is from my own experiences, hopefully someone else on here can get you some better advice. Good luck to you.

[Red88]

Had a similar problem with mine right after I first got it. Never fully diagnosed the starting issue as the head gasket blew but it came down to fuel. When you first turn on the ignition the fuel pump won't "prime" itself like in most other cars. No idea why but it just doesn't. If spark is good I would look at new fuel filter (mine was clogged bad) and completely removing the fuel pulse absorber. My fuel pulse absorber was in a bad way, had 171,000 miles on it, and I think it was probably clogged or something. After I did all that the car seemed to start up a little better but that was with a blown head gasket so it ran like shit. If spark is good and you are getting a reading from the AFM, then fuel is probably your issue. I would recommend splicing in a fuel pressure gauge and jumping the fuel pump relay to pressurize it before you try starting it and give that a go. All this is from my own experiences, hopefully someone else on here can get you some better advice. Good luck to you.

Thanks for the input and a good idea. I appreshiate it a lot. I'll try and get a pressure gauge in there and see what I get when I hot wire the relay, but how did you get the relay to start pulling in and working?