RE: E30 Engine Upgrade

[wsiemens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Wendall Siemens)]

If you do need to recharge it, plan for a nice trip to Alberta. During a
week long 40C trip to Kelowna last summer, I decide to recharge mine. I was
give the same option as you so I waited until I got home. I payed $120 at a
local shop and Calgary BMW wanted about $240

Wendall
92 325i E36 etc.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bmw@domain.elided [mailto:owner-bmw@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
> Jeff Roberts
> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 10:19 PM
> To: bmw@domain.elided
> Subject: E30 Engine Upgrade
>
>
> I have tried to post the following 5 times without any luck.
> I wonder where
> it's been showing up?
>
> I have been planning a new engine for my '88 325is for a
> while (like 3 years
> but that's another story). I was actually getting ready to
> yank the motor
> when I realized I would probably have to disconnect the air
> conditioning
> system. Where I live (British Columbia, Canada) we cannot
> refill a freon
> system but instead must upgrade to the new R130 (?)
> refrigerant. I checked
> with my nearest dealer and was told $1040 for a new
> compressor and another
> $385 for a conversion kit (all prices in tiny little Canadian
> dollars). This
> little addition bumped the price of my engine job up way too high.
>
> Anyone have any other ideas, parts sources, alternative compressors.
>
> I am also keen to hear from anyone who has built a high
> performance 2.5 or
> 2.7 engine.
>
> thanks
>
> Jeff Roberts
> '88 325is w Dinan Stage IV suspension, wants more HP
> '68 2002 race car - needs new owner
>
>
>

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