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Now that sounds like a brilliant idea!! I have heard though that the standard camshafts that Schrick offers are not ideal for boost.
m33, I think you have to inquire with Schrick to build custom cams for your beast VT2-650!! DO IT!!
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You will gain on the top end but will lose in the low to midrange. This may not be an acceptable tradeoff to people who already feel the low to midrange is weak on these cars.
The more aggressive cams increase valve overlap, which bleeds cylinder pressure. This is most noticeable at low to mid rpm when valvetrain action is slower. On the top end, this negative effect is not felt and the more aggressive cams help breathing and exhausting. Boost leverages naturally aspirated gains -- the cams that add 10 rwhp naturally aspirated might add 15 rwhp at 7.5 psi boost. I am not sure I would do the aggressive cams on a daily driver supercharged E90M3. I would consider more aggressive cams on my turbocharged E36M3 that makes over 500 lbs rwtq at 4000 rpm since it has midrange power to spare. |
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I think cams, headers, full exhaust and a good tune on an E46 M3 will get you close the E9X M3 power. Bimmerworld did a build that got 340whp...only addition was intake and CSL airbox which according to BW did not add much.
Cams for this car are not necessarily a waste, especially for those who plan to build a race motor or a dedicated track car.
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Cams are always a package deal. Very rarely will you install a set of bumpsticks and gain a ton of power or reduce ET. If I did this I would also set up the rear end for a set of 4.10 gears to reduce some of the low end loss while the extended rpm (8600+) will help make up for some of the time under gear that you lose with the 4.10s. The better gear multiplication and better midrange and top end the cams give you would be a winning combo in my book. Hmm sounds like a plan..
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Considering its a 12 hour job, and at an average shop rate of $90 per hour, its going to be a lot more than 2800.
The custom tuning will run around 1200-1800 as well depending on which tuner the person chooses. $2800 Cams $1080 Labor $1200-1800 Custom Software TOTAL: $5080 to $5680 Given all that, I am a proponent of more aggressive cams, higher revving and updated gearing to put it all together. |
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Even as a DIYer who could save the labor cost, I would put the cam, tuning, and shorter diff money towards a supercharger kit. At a minimum, I would have $4k into the cams and at a minimum, I would pay $1500 for a used diff if I could find one. A stage 1 supercharger kit would offer about three times the power gains for less than 50% more money.
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But as others have said, doing the labor and tuning is what makes this modification very expensive. I have spoken to friends who have done some very aggressive cams on their E46 M3s and none of them notice any loss in low end power. I think that is a by-product of proper VANOS/cam tuning. I really hope someone gives these cams a shot just so we can see what the potential is! All I know is that I'd rather buy cams then spend a handful of thousand dollars on just a muffler and fancy CF bits and pieces.
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Somebody interested in an N/A build put their big boy panties on and pull the trigger and give Evolve the reigns to tune the beast. Flame on!
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I am considering either 292's or 284's for my stroker. The only issue with the 292's is that valve clearance is limited and you may have to disable VANOS. Apparently there is a work around to allow you to keep the VANOS. I'll keep you posted with what I find out.
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Please do. I remember when you posted your prospective build thread awhile back. Can't wait to see what you end up doing with your engine build.
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