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Re: e or i engine (archive)
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Posted by Doug on December 15, 2000 at 00:43:51:

In Reply to: e or i engine posted by PETE R on December 14, 2000 at 21:55:06:


Can you use an eta motor with a 323 cam and injection and still rev it to 6800. TIA PETE

I've asked the same and the consensus has been that the eta should be safe going to 6k in short bursts but no constant 5k+. Factory etas are limited to somewhere around 5k. Some would say that a TD crank in the eta would allow higher redline but it's debatable. However I have also had several state that the M20 is pretty bullet proof in general. BTW I have a 2.7 eta w/ a Schrick 272 in my 323i and I run it up over 5k often but never over 6k. I suppose that it is kinda limiting and it kinda sucks cause 5k+ is really where the fun starts.

Doug
1980 2.7l 323i

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