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Re: LJet or Motronic (archive)
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Posted by Karl on December 20, 2001 at 17:45:25:

In Reply to: LJet or Motronic posted by Bill W on December 16, 2001 at 15:16:52:

FWIW what I did was get a late US 3.5 (higher compression and power) and put the L-Jet on it. Everything bolts right up. The only trick part is a cam repair nut so the Motronic cam can drive your old distributor drive -- available from any competent independent BMW shop. Other than that, just set the two engines next to each other, and move everything that looks different from the old 2.8 short block onto the 3.5.

There's a FAQ on the 3.5 swap and on L-Jet vs Motronic on the firstfives.org board.


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