Some articles ago I introduced the BMW E30 316i (Dreier) I bought last January. I explicitly said there wouldn't be any modifications to the car this year. This might not go as planned and there might just be a engine swap on the way.
The current engine is a 1767cc M10 Jetronic engine and produces about 100hp.
A friend told me he found a BMW engine in a barn at his father-in-laws house. This corky engine might not look much at first sight. But there was a little surprise in store.
It appears that it was completely rebuild and has some high compression pistons fitted. Also it has a higher capacity of about 2 liters. Unfortunately not all parts are a straightforward swap. So we sourced another M10 Jetronic engine to use all the necessary parts from.
Against me saying otherwise I have another project to work on this year. Luckily the friend who found the engine is very involved and is looking into all the aspects of this swap.
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