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Post Sun Jan 29, 2006 9:43 pm

Any ideas who makes these originally for BMW?
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Post Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:00 pm

febi bilstein i think
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Post Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:06 pm

Simon13 wrote:febi bilstein i think
I'm glad you said think lol

I've read quite a few poor quality comments on the febi bilstein parts, these are the ones you can get from GSF etc.

Lemforder make cams for BMW too, I wonder if it could be these..?
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Post Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:10 pm

i remembered an ebay add selling a standard cam which was made by these folks.

Does your 2.5 need a new cam then?

I've never really heard of lemforder, do these places not have websites?

Dbilas make cams which are fairly close to standard upto full on race spec.
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Post Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:15 pm

It doesn't need a new cam, but will probably change the top end for all new, out of matter of course.

I'm still undecided though, money on the M20 or go for an S50/2!
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Post Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:18 pm

depends on what u want though really. pokey M20 or silly quick S50!

dbilas can provide all the valve springs etc u would need. I'm only going for a half lairy cam in the 2.7 to keep the low down grunt and a good mid range punch.

cam,bbtb would liven it up nicely for not mega outlay if you do it yourself winkeye
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Post Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:23 pm

I'm going to sleep on it!

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I might be coming to Ace's tomorrow too!
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Post Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:03 pm

see u then u nutter!