Been looking around and I know that US spec M3 cams are a good upgrade for the M50B25 engine. But would they work well with a turbo'd engine or would they be too aggressive?:rofl
Plenty of people in the US turbo their M3's so I don't see it being a problem, you should get the car chipped any how after you have fitted those cams to get the full potential so the same applies if turbo'd, unless doing it on the cheap. :shifty:
Ah yeaa, good point. And I was just gona put the cams on and leave it untill the engine comes out for a full rebuild when a nice GS-racing snail gets strapped:rofl and I would be running stand alone. Would get some1 who knows what they are doing to map it unlike me. Never done it before and dont wana bugger it up:hihi
The US cams will only further enhance the setup, But the M50B25 can already flow enough to break the pistons and rods. So not really a gain per say unless you plan on going further then 500hp which is in general considered the upper limit of the M50
I dont think i would want more then 500 bhp to be honest. I already got the cams and nearly installed just hit a couple of snags with the inlet gear bolts deciding to strip when tightening to stage 2 of 22 Nm:mad but a trip to the scrappy tomorrow should do the trick as everything is timed up just need the inlet gear securing:thumbsup
Then when you go turbo you´ll just need to run less boost to achieve whatever powerlevel you want. Which will make said powerlevel more safe on your engine due to the lower intake temps.
ah, i didnt know cams do that:thumbsup i heard about the 3.1 stroker kit that consists of a 330 ci crank, etc on this forum and was thinkin of doin that because i wud get more power from displacement and wud not have to screw the tits off my engine. i want a canny bit of power but safe power:hihi definately want more then 310 bhp as I drove my mate's 350z GT and I am determined to make my car faster then his for less then he payed for the Z :hihi
I hope you've got quotes before doing all this then, as I'd be very surprised if they didn't charge you a fair bit more for a modified turbo 325 than they would for a standard M3.
I have a problem! Can someone tell me why every time I tighten up the inlet sproket to the second stage of 22Nm, it just strip the nut or the pin!? Getting very sick now as I already been to a scrappy to rip a 5 series apart just for them bolts and nuts and same story =[
My engine is the single Vanos and the inlet cog is the assembly without the diaphragm spring. Its the older set up with just a big stop disc.
And on the other note. Figured out the problem with the stripping nuts for the inlet cam gear. Haynes manual states stage 1 - 5 Nm and then stage 2 - 22 Nm.
Well that may be right for the exhaust and the pins but not the nuts. They are 10 Nm even though the Haynes Manual says nuts/bolts and them torque settings.
The Hx40 I´d go for if you are more interested in street performance although I don´t have hard data yet on the spool time of a HX40 but it´s only 3mm larger then a 35 and the hx35 is easily spooled on a M20 for drifting.
Ah, I see now I was wanting the car to be more of a everyday car / mental drifter but I am starting to realise that I would need a second car as it would probably cost me a tenner in petrol just to get down the street once it goe on boost :hihi
Would the HX35 or HX40 fit in the e36 engine bay if I ran a down mounted manifold if you know what I mean hehe:hihi
I just fitted a MASSIVE Borg Warner S366 the other day to my E36 in the bottom front mount as you mention and it fits despite it´s insane size as i plan on making manifolds specifically for the HX35 and 40 for RHD E36´s this summer.
Fuel mileage is almost always how you drive the car. so you can only have yourself to blame
Yea, I was thinking that a reasonable size turbo should fit. And I would like it to be sitting nice and hidden :hihi although it wont be obvious at all that the car is turbo'd :rofl
How much you think you would be pricing the manifolds?
And very very true! I just try and make excuses about my fuel consumption just to hide the fact that the growl of the engine tends to make my right foot become filled with lead:hihi
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