Hi everyone, new to the forum (and MBs for that matter). I was wondering if anyone knew if there is any performance advantage/disadvantage to installing W210 E55 camshafts into same year E430.

Any information would be helpful.

Thanks,
Antony

 

The E55 is based on the 5.0L engine bored out to 5.4L Did you hear that the cams would even fit in the 4.3L engine?

 

No one told me for sure if they fit. There is a set on E-Bay right now, and it started my semi-creative juices flowing. Here is a snip from my dialog with the seller:

"Hello, did you actually try them in an E430? If not, why not? I'm curious as to the outcome (I have a 2001 E430)."

Answer: No, I never got the chance. I got them for a friend that eventually was going to regrind them for another E55 that he had installed NOS and street raced the car. I would think the cams might add a bit more punch as they look the same as the 430 stock cams. In reality I guess it would have to be tried. For the $$$ it might be worth it as the cams new are very expensive and they aren't that hard to install with the proper tools.

 

Dude, you don't want to try this. RUN.....hard and fast!

 

Thanks, just wanted to be sure. I'm actually not planning on messing with too much since I'm still under warranty for quite a while!