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Re: e21 m42 convertion

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:26 pm
by murran
a working speedo isnt part of the mot. tho theres lots of changes coming next year.... alot of them are still proposed changes tho. i dunno if a speedo is one of them yet.

Re: e21 m42 convertion

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 3:17 pm
by e21-Mark
M42 engine mounts in my track car.

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Re: e21 m42 convertion

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:32 pm
by Jason_323i

Re: e21 m42 convertion

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:45 pm
by e21-Mark
What else do I need to do apart from bolt it in?

Re: e21 m42 convertion

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:07 pm
by mr edd
It is going to have to be a 318is m42 engine .As i drove over to bradford to collect a e30 318is inlet manifold that i won on ebay yesterday and the 100 mile round trip only used about £12 in petrol in the e36 318is that i have at the minute in a car which is 40% heavier than a e21.I can't imagine how much petrol a e21 with the m10 2ltr engine would get through ! ...most likely enough to make me want to cry. more power for less petrol seems a good idea to me...edd

Re: e21 m42 convertion

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:22 pm
by kam09

Re: e21 m42 convertion

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:24 pm
by mr edd
Its not a bad project for someone . I have just scrapped a e30 316i which i was going to convert to m42 power so now the e30 has gone i am going to use the parts i have collected to convert my e21 to the 16v engine..edd