Tim Suddard
Tim Suddard Publisher
2/6/19 9:58 a.m.
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With our larger 2.0-liter M42 engine built up with help of Metric Mechanic—a process in which we combined components from both the M42 and M44—we were close being ready ready to put back in our BMW 318is project car. Before that, though, we wanted to upgrade the engine management and fuel injectors, as well as the clutch and flywheel.

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captainawesome
captainawesome Reader
2/8/19 9:14 a.m.

Are you running an m20 starter or swapping to the m20 bendix gear? If you change to the m20 starter, the wiring ends up being a little different than the stock setup. If wired wrong, it won't engage the unloader relay for the start sequence. Just a heads up from someone who's gone down that road.

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