E21 320i intake runner questions

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Hi all,

I’m a new member here and I’ll be posting an intro in the E3 section with some photos of my two 3.0Si cars (both are original RHD UK late model cars with L Jet).

My question is related to the E21 320i intake runner modification that I’ve read a lot about. My intent is to source an E28 535i M30B34 engine and rebuild it with some little upgrades, to be fitted to my ‘77 car. I want it to look ‘factory’ so I’ll be running it on the original L Jet injection system. I am more interested in torque and drivability than I am top end BHP. The car is already fitted with a 5 speed OD gearbox.

Having done some research, so far I have found a number of different part numbers for the 320i intake runners. Does anybody know which of these I should try to find, and what the difference is? Or is it a case that they are a series of superseded part numbers referring to the same part? This is what I’ve discovered so far:

11611264725
11611264723
11611265800
11611262614

Thanks all!
 
sfdon would know but I think they are all the same. Some may have different bosses on the side to mount cables and such. I had a set where we ground down the bosses to have a smooth appearance.
 
11611265800 superceded 11611262614 and went next to the firewall (#4)
11611264725 went in at 1,2, and 3 position
11611264725 was an alternate for 2 position

As far as you are concerned- they will all work with a little bit of work.

 
Ok so I’ve searched and searched and searched and not found any E21 320i intake runners for sale. I have come across a few 2002tii items though, and this is where it gets confusing. The items I’ve found have a part number stamped on them that I can’t find anywhere. It reads 1257032, so clearly is a partial part number. I can’t find this on Real OEM.

Any ideas? Is the 2002tii intake runner suitable for this conversion, or do I need to find some E21 320i/E12 520i parts?

Thanks!
 
E3-3.0Si said:
Ok so I’ve searched and searched and searched and not found any E21 320i intake runners for sale. I have come across a few 2002tii items though, and this is where it gets confusing. The items I’ve found have a part number stamped on them that I can’t find anywhere. It reads 1257032, so clearly is a partial part number. I can’t find this on Real OEM.

Any ideas? Is the 2002tii intake runner suitable for this conversion, or do I need to find some E21 320i/E12 520i parts?

Thanks!
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That is a casting number and they are quite useless.
 
I do not, but Tii and e21 are different part number. Euro e12 used the Tii motor and at least several e12 models have the e21 runners.
 
HB Chris said:
I do not, but Tii and e21 are different part number. Euro e12 used the Tii motor and at least several e12 models have the e21 runners.
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Yes this is where it gets confusing. I’d already committed to buy the Tii runners before I updated this thread, so I now need to find some E21 items.

I have an M90 engine from a 1981 E12 M535i which is going to be rebuilt before fitting to my E3. What I will do for the interest of the forum is a compare/contrast of the original runners against the Tii items and lastly the E21 items. It’ll be interesting to have some data to analyse around this!
 
I’ll share a recent Dyno using the big c-tubes

i Dyno every month and am always surprised at the hp difference with the long tubes vs short tubes.
keep in mind I bought every c-tube on eBay in the USA before I posted here.
;)

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Am I reading this right?.. around 20 more hp and 25 more ft/lb almost across the rpm range just by going to the longer tubes? That seems too good to be true.
 
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