M3 cams install cost - United Bimmer Community

**Spieluhr** · 09-29-2005, 10:49 PM

hey guys. I have decided that my car is seriously slow and needs that M3 power. I have a line on some 3.2l M3 cams and was wondering how long the install took, and about how much it cost.

**94bmw325i** · 09-29-2005, 10:53 PM

I heard it's actually not too bad to install them yourself, that's what I would probably do and get my neighbor to do the cam timing. Like at your high school do you have an auto class or something that you are enrolled in?

**jrhaile** · 09-29-2005, 11:03 PM

Drive it over here and I'll do it for sex.

**Rooz** · 09-29-2005, 11:38 PM

dealership cahrges 7 hours at $110 an hour

**Spieluhr** · 09-29-2005, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrhaile

Drive it over here and I'll do it for sex.

FUCKIN DEAL! jk, you sick sick bastard. but I knew you would know where or how much.

and rooz, there is no way in hell I am taking my baby to the dealership. They don't even do the quality work a private shop does.

**BaLAnCe17** · 09-30-2005, 02:39 AM

what are you talking about...they have to do quality jobs or they lose the right to service them lol. and btw JR and i will help you with your cams up at spokane :P

**B_w.** · 09-30-2005, 05:41 PM

it cost me about $450 CDN to have my cams installed. this is not a job i would do unless you really know what you are doing. they require expensive tools to install properly. i would not want to risk breaking my cams or messing something else up. do you have cam software to run them properly?

**Spieluhr** · 10-01-2005, 05:18 PM

^^
no, I am trying to piece together the upgrade, buying used cams, then an m50 kit, then software and installing it all at once

**B_w.** · 10-01-2005, 05:26 PM

^^^^
thats how i did it. i bought the cams and manifold seperately and then from eurosport i got the software, manifold conversion kit, and fan delete kit. to handle the extra power you might want to upgrade your clutch, i got a sachs performance clutch because i could still use the stock flywheel, and maybe a lsd to keep solid traction.

with all the money you are going to be spending here you might want to look into getting a turbo. on bf.c there is getting to be quite the following for the new tsi turbo kit. i am waiting to see the test results and might consider getting one. it actually looks like it might be good.

**Spieluhr** · 10-01-2005, 08:13 PM

I don't have the money for a turbo. but I also have an auto, so clutch upgrade is a no-go.

**B_w.** · 10-01-2005, 08:28 PM

maybe at this point in time a tranny swap would be a better idea than cams

i think you would enjoy that a lot more.

**Spieluhr** · 10-01-2005, 11:09 PM

^^^I agree, but I dont wanna spend 2k. but then again this whole mod would probably cost close to the same. I think I will do the tranny swap when I get about another 700 bucks

**komodo** · 10-01-2005, 11:28 PM

Join me in getting a 6-speed.

**Spieluhr** · 10-01-2005, 11:53 PM

^^^
haha, wire me a couple thousand and we can do it together.