E28 SETA Build

[jc43089]

Looks like they will fit without pulling fenders etc

[RamRod E28]

I would still like to roll fenders to eliminate any future rubbage

[wasnt m3]

I have a fender roller for rent if you need it.

[bfinley]

Ramze46 said:

I guess bfinley will have to start our own jdmbimmers forum lol if I do the 1j but rather have a power plant from the motherland

It will only have Japanese Watanabe wheels! All German power!

[RamRod E28]

shit is gonna get real tomorrow e28 style stay tuned!

[jc43089]

Yea son!

[jc43089]

Got some good work done today on getting the e28 to have the right number of pedals.

[YoungCR]

Yay! Text me if you guys have questions, the swap is pretty straight forward though.

[RamRod E28]

Mr. Menard and I did some work of epic proportions today

I think the trans mount bushings are smoked lol

[jc43089]

I'd say it went well.  Had the engine/trans pulled in less than 4 hours.  Helped to have no front end on the parts car though.

[jc43089]

Did a bit of looking, your '88 parts car has the super eta engine which is an i/855 head and different pistons, somebody who knows more chime in here and tell us if this should be used rather than the '84 eta in the good car.

[RamRod E28]

paging cyoung im thinking we should use the super eta please explain why we should mr young

[YoungCR]

Ramze46 said:

paging cyoung im thinking we should use the super eta please explain why we should mr young

You should just sell me your super eta and forget about it Honestly if you really wanna swap it out to bump it up from 121hp to 127hp go for it, the only reason I want a super eta is because A: that was in my first car so its a first love kinda deal and B: no other reason. If it really matters Motronic 1.1 is good I guess but other than that an eta is pretty much an eta still. If your gonna swap anything I'd suggest doing what I did and swap over the dual exhaust and upgraded driveshaft which would require also swapping the output flange on the transmission. 

Unless you plan on building an "i" stroker, there isn't a reason unless you just wanna pull motors for fun . Like I said I just want one for nostalgia reasons. That or if you wanna hit that sweet, sweet 5500 rpm redline

[jc43089]

Well the engine will be out already while swapping the trans.  The only difference is the 6hp?  Are all of the sensors and other stuff the same?

[RamRod E28]

6hp is all so a briggs and Stratton is all the difference so why is it called a super eta???

[YoungCR]

jc43089 said:

Well the engine will be out already while swapping the trans.  The only difference is the 6hp?  Are all of the sensors and other stuff the same?

The only difference in sensors are what Motronic 1.1 vs 1.0 requires. I don't remember exactly what is added if anything but the crank position sensor is moved to the front of the block vs inside the transmission. This website outlines a good history of the differences for ETA's if you are curious. 

http://www.strictlyeta.net/technical/differences2.html

[RamRod E28]

I love how full of shit this guy is "german edition" lol look at the bumpers dead give away moron

[RamRod E28]

http://madison.craigslist.org/cto/4364505624.html

and this I gotta say great camera work way to put some effort on the photo

[RamRod E28]

http://madison.craigslist.org/cto/4351483311.html

[jc43089]

CYoung said:

The only difference in sensors are what Motronic 1.1 vs 1.0 requires. I don't remember exactly what is added if anything but the crank position sensor is moved to the front of the block vs inside the transmission. This website outlines a good history of the differences for ETA's if you are curious. 

http://www.strictlyeta.net/technical/differences2.html

Good info, so it's a different computer and harness then.  So what parts combo is an "i stroker"