Cheap/Basic M42 Mods.

[freeride53]

So you're going to take on that Integra after all?
:up:

hell yeah! :hitler:

[Danny]

Turbo.

[e30guydownunder]

whoops...i was referring to my bastardised engine....somebody had retarded the sprocket one tooth. editted to save misinformation

[tjts1]

Altering the exhaust cam messes with the cam position sensor position (affecting ignition timing).

No it doesn't.

[e30guydownunder]

Pretty much a free-er flowing cat and rear muffler and chip are your best bang for buck mods.

RE: adjustable cams. The slots in the cam gears give you +/- 6 degrees on the standard settings. By moving them you can change the lobe seperation basically, all your doing is moving the power and torque curves around, you can get a few hp out of it but apparently absolutely kills your bottom end.

Take the heater plate out of the intake if you have it and dump a ton of old hoses just waiting to give you hell in the process.

Otherwise your looking at cams and a chip to suit.

The M20 flywheel is a nice mod, I've done it. You want a single mass M20 flywheel. And if you can bear it dump p/s and a/c. Also if you throw an electric fan on you can free up a few hp there.

[E30SPDFRK]

Intake cam is adjustable. Advance it 4 degrees.

I've heard about this, but I thought I read 6 degrees. What kind of difference does this really make?

[Slick92GS-R]

Intake cam is adjustable. Advance it 4 degrees and get a chip.

it looks like BOTH intake & Exhaust cams may be adjustable .. (at least on my E36M42)

[tjts1]

So you're going to take on that Integra after all?
:up:

[dlmrun2002]

Intake cam is adjustable. Advance it 4 degrees and get a chip.

[Rob]

as per usual, making sure all the wear items/maintenance stuff on the motor is fresh will do more than most "mods", chips not withstanding...

[2002maniac]

I've done cams too, they are awesome on the track but suck for the street.

[2002maniac]

The ONLY worthwhile mod on a street driven M42 is a chip. I have used both MarkD and Turner and they are both great.

Intake and exhaust will do absolutely nothing. A lightweight flywheel is nice, but not a power mod.

[SamE30e]

No need to upgrade the headers they're already a tubular setup.

[ethree]

I wanna have a car that wont take shit from my friends' integras, subar-whos, yotas, etc..

Should of bought a wrx if you wanna keep up with wrx's. Mostly stock tegs and most things 6 cylinder and/or turbo from toyota will also beat m42 powered cars.

There's a ti in the south san jose pick n pull for your 5 lug setup.

[freeride53]

hmm.
i've heard about m20 flys, i think i'm going to for sure opt for one of those. those are off the 325's right?

lol...2-jay-z?!
i will keep the car original-bmw.
and the car will be staying with the M42...till maybe i'm out of college, and thats a far way down the line.

I wanna have a car that wont take shit from my friends' integras, subar-whos, yotas, etc..

i wanna do a 5-lug soon, and throw something like some m-system throwing stars on, and do the suspension all up, and do a lsd.