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11-22-2010, 11:07 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Montréal, Québec
Posts: 54
Car: BMW 318ti 1995
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e36 Vanos
I know my 318ti doesn't have Vanos so would it be easy to change my camshaft for a more... interesting one?
-Thinkin' about getting into the bigger, straight pipe club 
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11-22-2010, 11:39 PM
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Vtec just kicked in
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: TO
Posts: 2,394
Car: 99 S52
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Last edited by SiR; 11-22-2010 at 11:58 PM.
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11-23-2010, 01:35 PM
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Parts Hoarding Specialist
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Milton
Posts: 2,325
Car: '91 318i, '91 318is
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Downing Atlanta Supercharger.
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1986 E30 325e (killed)
1986 E30 325es (died)
1988 E30 325i (rotted)
1992 E34 525i (sold)
1992 E30 318i (cabrio, Dad's)
1989 E30 325i (Mom's)
1991 E30 318i (cabrio, summer car)
1991 E30 318is (Winter car)
1992 Euro M5 (driveway decoration)
1994 E36 325is (driveway junk)
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11-23-2010, 01:49 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Toronto
Posts: 3,037
Car: E36 turbo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SiR
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^^^ This...
318's are weak (unless boosted), especially in anything heavier then an E30.
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11-24-2010, 11:03 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Montréal, Québec
Posts: 54
Car: BMW 318ti 1995
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Uhm, your engine swap looks awesome but I need my money to repair my Bimmer, first 
But the supercharger thing.... does the M42 tough the boost or do I have to buy forged parts?
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11-25-2010, 09:01 AM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Toronto
Posts: 3,037
Car: E36 turbo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ///M318ti
Uhm, your engine swap looks awesome but I need my money to repair my Bimmer, first
But the supercharger thing.... does the M42 tough the boost or do I have to buy forged parts? |
Umm you're the one talking about swapping in cams. You know that cams are quite expensive right? And you have two of them, which is usually ~$1200 for a new set of good cams. So that swap is a steal, plus your car will be much faster then with an M42 with a set of cams.
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11-26-2010, 12:25 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Montréal, Québec
Posts: 54
Car: BMW 318ti 1995
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Sorry, English isn't my first language hehe.. Did you mean the cam swap is a steal and I should go for the supercharger kit?
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11-26-2010, 12:27 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Toronto
Posts: 3,037
Car: E36 turbo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ///M318ti
Sorry, English isn't my first language hehe.. Did you mean the cam swap is a steal and I should go for the supercharger kit?
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You shouldn't do either. The swap will be the cheapest and make your car the fastest.
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11-26-2010, 01:14 PM
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Vtec just kicked in
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: TO
Posts: 2,394
Car: 99 S52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ///M318ti
Sorry, English isn't my first language hehe.. Did you mean the cam swap is a steal and I should go for the supercharger kit?
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When we say swap, we are talking about an engine swap.
do the engine swap if you want to mod your car. Its the most cost effective thing to do . Sadly your 318 engine is largely a giant piece of junk and not worth putting money into it all especially with the all the inline 6 swaps out there for it.
The one I posted is a very cost effective swap for your car. No vanos issues to worry about and itll make more power stock than a built 318 would make.
DONT supercharge it.
DONT do a cam swap.
If you really want to do something do that engine swap. Seriously when its done you will be glad you did and you will have learned a lot. I hope you can follow what I typed(since you mentioned english isnt your first language)
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11-26-2010, 04:22 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Montréal, Québec
Posts: 54
Car: BMW 318ti 1995
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Yep, don't worry I understood everything I'll wait till winter is over and we'll see next spring/summer for the swap. SiR the offer you sent me looks awesome but it will probably be sold by summer..
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11-27-2010, 04:55 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Oshawa
Posts: 4,335
Car: 91 318is,93 325is...
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M42 cams are adjustable, plus or minus 6 deg. Also b4 cams check with mark d for a chip, which really wakes up the m42.
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11-27-2010, 06:41 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Montréal, Québec
Posts: 54
Car: BMW 318ti 1995
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What's the brand of the chip? I'll go make some searches on the Internet!
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11-28-2010, 03:53 AM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Oshawa
Posts: 4,335
Car: 91 318is,93 325is...
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That would be a mark d brand chip, he's a sponser here on the board
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