M156 "Stage 3" Cams
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First start-up video, very happy with the sound! Exhaust sounds a lot more aggressive and the car shakes at idle now.
Everything went smooth, no check engine lights and engine sounds smooth!
Everything went smooth, no check engine lights and engine sounds smooth!
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i guess its safe to say you have as much chop as a twin cam motor can have. sounds great!
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3.0L Whipple E63 AMG
Not sure yet, wont have any time to test it until next week. Also planning on re-doing my catback with mufflers delete. Should be a lot louder.
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These cams are direct drop-in, works with factory heads & valves.
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Sounds great. I've committed my money to dumber things on this on this forum before, sign me up for a set if they ever decide to make more of these.
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He never corrected the assumption that they are OEM cams that have been re ground and treated to his specifications on lift and duration.
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I'm not 100% they are from PTG. OP mentioned he paid $3k all up. PTG are ~$8k and they are supposedly brand new, billet pieces.
He never corrected the assumption that they are OEM cams that have been re ground and treated to his specifications on lift and duration.
He never corrected the assumption that they are OEM cams that have been re ground and treated to his specifications on lift and duration.
I only paid $2,500 for these cams, I ordered them directly from Webcam, specifically requested I wanted something similar to a "Stage 3" cam that still worked with factory heads & valve springs. They spec'd out the cam for me, all I had to do was buy a used set of cores and ship it directly to them.
I did have to wait 5+ months for them to make them for me, they're a very busy shop but their work is top notch as you can see by the photos. The cams are hard welded, coated and treated so they won't wear out like factory cams.
Call them up directly and tell them you want something similar to a stage 3 cam, send them my youtube video if you'd like and they'll know exactly what you're talking about.
I do have my factory cams for sale if anyone is interested in using them as cores, just send me a PM.
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I'm very impressed with the sound of your cams, and the fact that you did it yourself.
There definitely needs to be a bit more competition in the market. $8k for cams is a bit rich for my blood, especially seeing as for a few bucks more, you can get a stage 1 blower and make way more power 😅
There definitely needs to be a bit more competition in the market. $8k for cams is a bit rich for my blood, especially seeing as for a few bucks more, you can get a stage 1 blower and make way more power 😅
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I'm very impressed with the sound of your cams, and the fact that you did it yourself.
There definitely needs to be a bit more competition in the market. $8k for cams is a bit rich for my blood, especially seeing as for a few bucks more, you can get a stage 1 blower and make way more power 😅
There definitely needs to be a bit more competition in the market. $8k for cams is a bit rich for my blood, especially seeing as for a few bucks more, you can get a stage 1 blower and make way more power 😅
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Yeah for sure, I can buy a brand new Whipple or Kenne Bell for half the price for my Ford Lightning than $13K+ for the Benz. Pretty outrageous how much luxury tax we're paying for this platform. [/QUOTE]
True, but you have a very nice bad ride there.
[/QUOTE]True, but you have a very nice bad ride there.
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[/QUOTE]they also sold like 30,000 lightnings which 75% will modify and likely 25% will buy a bigger blower. There's probably 1-2k supercharged 63 m156/m159 cars on the planet. And that's being very generous. Lots of time and cost associated with small scale production. That's just how supply / demand works. That's also not bring in the fact that the entry level car was $60k new (c63)0, and average over $100k (e63), and much more complicated. You're comparing pineapples to sea cucumbers.
