Hello people :)
I've been searching a lot on r3v for the camshaft issue.
I'm in need of a more aggressive setup for my car.
It's a 325i with headers bought from ebay, but otherwise stock. It has a "new" exhaust ( complete, without the catalyst ), since a rocker arm died on me and I had the chance to replace the old rusty one and install the headers at the same time.
The car runs very good, it gave me 164hp on a dynoday, with VERY good curves ( no bumps of any sort, actually the line was going upwards until the redline at 6200 rpm - 6100 for the first three gears and 6200 for the rest - ), and that was before installing the headers, and while having a completely rusted exhaust ( from the very front to the end ).
So far so good, and now I think its time to replace the camshaft with something that would give me an increase in power, since the headers so far are doing a great job.
I found a dealer in my country ( Greece, Europe ) for Cat Cams. I've read on the forums, that they're good and I thought I'd give them a try. I checked their webpage and actually found prices on the camshafts. ( I was pretty surprised since most dealers/tuners here don't have a good webpage, if any ). The price is 313 euros for all of them up to 293/293 ( 293/293 included ).
Which one would be best for street use according to each one's experience?
I'd like to note that rocker arms are all replaced with new ones ( when the headers were installed etc ) because I had one broken once, and I changed them all with brand new ones. Also, I dont do track days but sometimes ( not that often anymore , but it could happen a few times a week, then stop for a month or so ) I do some heavy abuse to the car cos of some very good circuits we have here ( mountains etc ). Would new ones ( aftermarket ) as well as valve springs be needed? ( I hope I get a "no" to this one lol )
Other than that, its just going to university and a bit of street racing ( ricing, lol ) here and there, nothing too serious though.
Would a 272 be a waste of money? ( thats what I've read on most threads )? Cos it has the same price with the 283 one, and I suppose the 283 would give a bigger boost. And whats with the engine management? A chip is mandatory or not needed necessarily? ( I'll definitely have it chipped after placing the camshaft, but not right after cos of lack of money - if not needed I won't )
Thanks a lot in advance for any answers :)
Cheers.
I've been searching a lot on r3v for the camshaft issue.
I'm in need of a more aggressive setup for my car.
It's a 325i with headers bought from ebay, but otherwise stock. It has a "new" exhaust ( complete, without the catalyst ), since a rocker arm died on me and I had the chance to replace the old rusty one and install the headers at the same time.
The car runs very good, it gave me 164hp on a dynoday, with VERY good curves ( no bumps of any sort, actually the line was going upwards until the redline at 6200 rpm - 6100 for the first three gears and 6200 for the rest - ), and that was before installing the headers, and while having a completely rusted exhaust ( from the very front to the end ).
So far so good, and now I think its time to replace the camshaft with something that would give me an increase in power, since the headers so far are doing a great job.
I found a dealer in my country ( Greece, Europe ) for Cat Cams. I've read on the forums, that they're good and I thought I'd give them a try. I checked their webpage and actually found prices on the camshafts. ( I was pretty surprised since most dealers/tuners here don't have a good webpage, if any ). The price is 313 euros for all of them up to 293/293 ( 293/293 included ).
Which one would be best for street use according to each one's experience?
I'd like to note that rocker arms are all replaced with new ones ( when the headers were installed etc ) because I had one broken once, and I changed them all with brand new ones. Also, I dont do track days but sometimes ( not that often anymore , but it could happen a few times a week, then stop for a month or so ) I do some heavy abuse to the car cos of some very good circuits we have here ( mountains etc ). Would new ones ( aftermarket ) as well as valve springs be needed? ( I hope I get a "no" to this one lol )
Other than that, its just going to university and a bit of street racing ( ricing, lol ) here and there, nothing too serious though.
Would a 272 be a waste of money? ( thats what I've read on most threads )? Cos it has the same price with the 283 one, and I suppose the 283 would give a bigger boost. And whats with the engine management? A chip is mandatory or not needed necessarily? ( I'll definitely have it chipped after placing the camshaft, but not right after cos of lack of money - if not needed I won't )
Thanks a lot in advance for any answers :)
Cheers.
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