RE: 323 to 2.7l swap

["Derek van Veen" <derek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you still have the 323 engine and it is in decent condition, 
try using the 323 head with the 2.7l bottom end.  Perhaps slap a
325i camshaft in there for good measure.  If I remember correctly
from Metric Mechanic's web page, a 323 head is more-or-less 
interchangeable with a 325e head (aside from needing to drill out
additional passages for oiling the three extra cam bearings).

- -Derek 
 '90 325is

> Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 14:39:10 GMT
> From: james.naughton@domain.elided
> Subject: 323 to 2.7l swap
> 
> I am swapping the engine from a 323 with a 2.7l. Yea I read 
> all about it
> except for 1 missing piece. It seems most people agree to 
> toss the 2.7l
> head in exchange for an i head, I presume either the head 
> from a 323 or
> 325. Now I have read that the 325's pistons with the 2.7's 
> conn rods will
> work and give good compression. What about the Pistons from a 
> 323 ?? Can I
> use 323 Euro Spec pistons in a 2.7l with the 323 head and 
> 2.7L conn rods. I
> have looked and searched for this and I can't find it if it's 
> in an FAQ..
> So I turn to the guru's of the E21's Can this be done ??
> 

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