bmw e30 325 e cam swap to 325i

[tdog]

can you swap out a 325e cam to an 325i cam using stock e cam gear, on a 2.7 liter block

[tdog]

Originally posted by tdog
can you swap out a 325e cam to an 325i cam using stock e cam gear, on a 2.7 liter block

im doing a new timing belt and water pump, and while i had that stuff apart, was wondering if an i cam actually does work, with any sort of power gains? was told it would give a little more top end. can anyone help?

[Jared at Pelican Parts]

Wont work.

You'd need to modify the heads and pistons to make it work correctly, but at that point, I'd say just put a complete I motor in the car..

[tdog]

Originally posted by Jared at Pelican Parts
Wont work.

You'd need to modify the heads and pistons to make it work correctly, but at that point, I'd say just put a complete I motor in the car..

thanks for the reply, i was told it was like an intermediate cam, but was worried about vavle clearance, im asuming that the only other alternative would be like a schrick cam. is this true?

[Jared at Pelican Parts]

Realistically, you're not going to much out of the e motor. They were designed for torque, not horsepower.

I really wouldnt suggest putting a cam in it. You're talking about spending several hundred dollars just for the cam, and then there's the labor of having it installed, (head must be removed) It really just doesnt add up in my opinion. Better to put a i motor in.

[tdog]

thanks for the reply, and you where right, way to much trouble for what its worth, even with the front of the engine apart could see that it wouldve required alot more work. anybody getting rid of an i engine and ecu?