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Re: <e30) Recipe for a faster 325e

John Darwak sez:

>Any questions or comments appreciated

Coupla things:

The flywheel pin used by the engine position sensor for starting purposes
will eventually fly out if you rev your super eta to 6000 or more on a
regular basis. The car will run fine, but will no longer start if you shut it
off. It also makes a hole in the bellhousing sometimes :(  Replace it with a
pin made from a grade 8 bolt and you'll be fine. Eksten's Autoworks in
Rochester NY has done this mod a time or two, and the replacement pins
haven't failed yet.

If you do this conversion use i-motor dual valve springs. Single valve
springs will eventually fail, although it took many miles for it to happen to
me (broke five at one drivers' school). The springs and upper retainer are
different, but the lower retainer and locks are the same as the eta.

- -Karl Hughes
'73 2002 ice racer
'86 325 super eta (borrowed)