PNW Chit Chat thread

[e30austin]

If you thought installing a set of fuel injectors was complicated, just think of the woes an m3 project has in store.

Who said installing fuel injectors was difficult.....?

[HarukoE30]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/3717771464.html

I would love this swap

$20,000 car & only two pictures :down:

I don't understand why put toyota, Nissan, corvette engines into a BMW? I mean BMW has some nice engines!

I could let Drunkensailor speak on this as he would be perfect to answer, but hell even a M20 ETA ~ M20i swap should suffice.

Quick straight forward answer(s) are 1) cost / power ratio 2) Uniqueness 3) We're all cut from a different cloth so we like different things.

[e30austin]

BUT the lack of torque kills me.

My biggest complaint about 4 cyls. No thanks!

[EN318isPDX]

No torque no fun!

[ZoomZoomBoom]

My biggest complaint about 4 cyls. No thanks!

Not all 4 cyls lack torque. My MS6 had 400whp/400wtq. Just like not all V8's have gobs of torque.

[BraveUlysses]

ITT generalize engine and drivetrain configurations

[EN318isPDX]

Not all 4 cyls lack torque. My MS6 had 400whp/400wtq. Just like not all V8's have gobs of torque.

4 cylinders require forced induction otherwise they are crap, unless you are going for MPG

[e30austin]

4 cylinders require forced induction otherwise they are crap, unless you are going for MPG

I agree. My old man works on Kia's. Slow as balls with. Some top end power but zero torque. Excellent gas mileage though, even when you smash on it!!

[EN318isPDX]

I agree. My old man works on Kia's. Slow as balls with. Some top end power but zero torque. Excellent gas mileage though, even when you smash on it!!

Kia is probably a bad example of a 4 cylinder but all of what you say is true. M42 got amazing mileage even when i hit 7k in every single gear. Having to retrain myself in the M50. Different strokes for different folks.

[Ryann]

who said installing fuel injectors was difficult.....?

s50 is down for a while. One of my injectors started leaking fuel, so i pulled the fuel rail off and noticed every single pintle cap except one was gone. Wasn't like that when i installed them.

[AustinK425]

If you could put a k20a in a e30 I would do it.. No second thoughts about it, it'd be amazing.

[EN318isPDX]

If you could put a k20a in a e30 I would do it.. No second thoughts about it, it'd be amazing.

A FWD E30 would be amazing?

[MT325is]

On of my favorite 4 cyl. Is the h22 I owned 2 cars with them. Amazing! But they were FWD
And then another one is ls/vtec b18 non vtec block with b16/18 vtec head! Up words of 190-210 hp on tune!
Those engines will rock!

[MT325is]

I will always have a soft spot for a clean honda... Always.

[spiDmang]

A FWD E30 would be amazing?

People have been converting the k series motor to rwd setup's.

If I had the budget for it, it would have been done already