S52 Cams in an M52 worth it?

[evil_twin]

I might pick up a set of S52 cams if it's worth the trouble to put them in. Anybody running them?

Thanks.

[loonibab325i]

dooo it!

[Farbin Kaiber]

I was gonna go s52, but I think a m52 w/s52 camz should feed the beast well enough.

[Jesse30]

yes, its worth it.

[evil_twin]

This BMW is killing me with money hahahahaha. If I can get them for a good price I will pick them up. Yays :)

[smonkbmw]

540maf?

[GotCone?]

anyone care to elaborate on this some?

especially anyone w/ an M50 w/ S50 cams. Even better if you have a non-vanos M50 like me.

[Farbin Kaiber]

anyone care to elaborate on this some?

especially anyone w/ an M50 w/ S50 cams. Even better if you have a non-vanos M50 like me.

Will not work for you. I don't recall any NV S cams out there in the world.

[smonkbmw]

just the uber rare "motorsport" cams. there was a pair for sale on here not to long ago.

[Farbin Kaiber]

just the uber rare "motorsport" cams. there was a pair for sale on here not to long ago.

Yeah, the ones RobertK had? I think they went for $400. They don't count as S-series cams, do they?

[evil_twin]

Would I need to upgrade to a 540maf?

[smonkbmw]

Yeah, the ones RobertK had? I think they went for $400. They don't count as S-series cams, do they?

touche!

Would I need to upgrade to a 540maf?

id recommend it yes. i ran s52 cams in my m52 swap car with the maf and chip, probably could have used injectors. but yeah id for sure do the MAF.

[madjurgen]

id recommend it yes. i ran s52 cams in my m52 swap car with the maf and chip, probably could have used injectors. but yeah id for sure do the MAF.

How did you like your swap overall? Good bang for the buck? Enough power?

[smonkbmw]

How did you like your swap overall? Good bang for the buck? Enough power?

more than enough power for sure. alls i needed was a lsd. i did my car on the cheap. i was all in at $7500 including the car, suspension, wheels, tires, motor etc the whole shebang. sure everyone says get a S motor first but i dont think those people have touched a 24 valve e30 before. the m52 makes more than enough power for anyone to get into trouble with. a cammed m52 with software and all the bolt ons makes as much power as a stock s50 anyways.

[Drew325is]

I'm a bit of newb when it comes to the compatability of the S52 with the other M5x engines...but taking the S52 cams thing a step further...will a complete S52 head bolt onto an M52B28 alloy block without any engineering involved? I wouldn't have thought so, but looking at realoem the complete cylinder head part number seems to be the same for the M52B28 and the S52...but that sounds too easy to me.