SoCal General Chat

[itskingsteelo]

can someone tell me exactly what the differences are in a super eta and a 2.7i? a buddy of mine keeps trying to push me to run a super eta in my bucket.

[yert315]

Supereta IS 2.7i. The difference is the pistons on the supereta vs eta vs i

[IRON-E]

I'm having trouble finding a SETA bottom, so I can rebuild the m20.

[2mAn]

Honestly with the availability of the different crankshafts (M52, S52) theres no point in just doing a supereta 2.7i anymore. You can build a 2.8 or 3L+ M20 ... But that's just me

[ak-]

Anyone know the compression ratio of a seta bottom end with 885 top? I'm forgetting.

[QUKBMER]

Good morning Gents

[2mAn]

Anyone know the compression ratio of a seta bottom end with 885 top? I'm forgetting.

isnt the difference like 8.5:1 with the SETA and 8:1 with a regular ETA

[semaj4712]

Honestly with the availability of the different crankshafts (M52, S52) theres no point in just doing a supereta 2.7i anymore. You can build a 2.8 or 3L+ M20 ... But that's just me

Money is the reason, just because you can grab a m52 crank or an s52 crank doesn't mean your going to be able to do a 2.8 or 3.0 build for under realistically 800 bucks, and thats cheap. Where as a 2.7 your talking 200 bucks easily if you can source the parts cheap

[IRON-E]

Money is the reason, just because you can grab a m52 crank or an s52 crank doesn't mean your going to be able to do a 2.8 or 3.0 build for under realistically 800 bucks, and thats cheap. Where as a 2.7 your talking 200 bucks easily if you can source the parts cheap

I concur.

[E30 331is]

Who has the best overall deals on parts? ECS, FCP, BMA? Any discounted online stores with coupon codes?

[2mAn]

Money is the reason, just because you can grab a m52 crank or an s52 crank doesn't mean your going to be able to do a 2.8 or 3.0 build for under realistically 800 bucks, and thats cheap. Where as a 2.7 your talking 200 bucks easily if you can source the parts cheap

whats the point in building a 2.7i if you arent going to make any more power than the 2.5? I know Im the minority here, but if you are going to go through the hassle of building a bottom end, why not just do it right the first time.

you know the old saying about cheap, fast and reliable...

[semaj4712]

Most people build a 2.7 for boost, lower torque and less compression overall, good setup for forced induction, or at-least a better setup than say a 2.5

And I dont think many people are "building" a 2.7, they are simply pulling the head of the eta and throwing on an i head, they are not doing rings, bearings, etc. So I would question the use of building in this instance, if you are pulling the motor completely apart and then actually build a 2.7 yea I can understand the issue, and the desire to shoot for a 2.8 or 3.0, but this is r3v and very few people are actually pulling apart engines and fully building 2.7s

take for example myself, I have a 2.7i eta bottom i head, I am using for my m20 turbo build in my 02, now I have every intention of eventually building a 2.8 m20 and turboing that, but for financial reasons and getting the car up and going with so much else to do, I simply took a good compression, running driving m20 eta threw in a rebuilt 885 head on it, and for now am just going to run that. Once the car is done, and I can throw a grand at a 2.8 build I plan to, in fact I have a lot of the parts just not very much time.

[E30_Pare]

Found more gems today


Minty one owner 17k m targa supra

Had other minty 50s caddys
A byzanz orange e36 m3. Never seen that color before.
Was quite overwhelmed.


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[lambo]

So, who's in SD and likes beer?

[E30_Pare]

If your going to SD hit up TJ make a trip of it lol


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