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03-09-2011, 08:48 PM
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bump...
also Kleeman or any other cams (even SLR cams) do not make the power the PTE cams do, but I don't think they are as aggressive...the PTE cams make gobs of power the others are mild in comparison from what I've been told ...
also Kleeman or any other cams (even SLR cams) do not make the power the PTE cams do, but I don't think they are as aggressive...the PTE cams make gobs of power the others are mild in comparison from what I've been told ...
03-11-2011, 01:54 PM
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How long/how much would it cost to install these?
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03-11-2011, 02:04 PM
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What makes you say that ,plus these r for a totally different motor.
By the way have you raced a W208 CLK55 ,they r faster than a W209 stck vs stock due to weight. My car is even lighter than both of those. Put these cams in either of these cars and you'll eat your words. These cams are not a down grade for an M113 motor.
Do you know how many cams your car uses? You need four of them while we only need two.
By the way Kleemann sells cams 4 your car.
By the way have you raced a W208 CLK55 ,they r faster than a W209 stck vs stock due to weight. My car is even lighter than both of those. Put these cams in either of these cars and you'll eat your words. These cams are not a down grade for an M113 motor.Do you know how many cams your car uses? You need four of them while we only need two.
By the way Kleemann sells cams 4 your car.
yeah i saw that kleemann has em deciding if i wanna get em.
03-11-2011, 03:50 PM
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... in case I share the car with a sig other down the road etc...installation is farily simple, swap out factory and put these in, my tech at home did a cam swap in my garage with his tools in right around just under 3 hrs.
hope this helps, have a great weekend
03-14-2011, 05:31 PM
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I realize that some folks are selling these cams for much less than what they are worth and what I (or they) have into them, these cams retail for $2800 and selling them at $1500 or so only hurts the folks that are trying to sell them at a fair price to recoup some of their cost, even at $2200 I still would not recoup my cost...and my cams are basically new, or in near new condition. As far as fire sales go I think they only hurt the market, it's sort of like a few people flipping houses for pennies on the dollar in a nice neighborhood when the rest of the sellers go to market their property values have taken a hit when they are ALREADY upside down on their mortgage and just want to recoup as much of their fair market value back in the re-sale. This is a very negative practice, Pat and I discussed this over the weekend in fact.
In addition I caution any buyers looking for the cheapest price out there, people sell for a number of reasons, just like when buying a car if you for the lowest price sometimes it can cost more in the longrun and more often then not like they saying goes "if it's too good to be true then it more than likely is just that"...
All this said, I realize that I have been serverly undercut and as a result I am willing to negotiate on the pricing a bit...however please understand that I am not ebay, I want to be fair for both parties and Pat is supporting the sale of these cams because he knows that I am a reputable seller and he wants to help me offer these cams at a good value to the buyer. My cams are still for sale and although I am motivated to sell I can't just give them away like others, that's just not fair considering what I have into these cams, the fact that regardless I will not be getting my whole amount invested back so I am trying to recoup some of my money, Pat's willingness to help and his support to the new buyer, and lastly the fact that my cams are practically still new and barely used.
I appreciate your consideration and understanding and look forward to hearing from you and working out a deal where we can both walk away satisfied,
Sunir
I realize that some folks are selling these cams for much less than what they are worth and what I (or they) have into them, these cams retail for $2800 and selling them at $1500 or so only hurts the folks that are trying to sell them at a fair price to recoup some of their cost, even at $2200 I still would not recoup my cost...and my cams are basically new, or in near new condition. As far as fire sales go I think they only hurt the market, it's sort of like a few people flipping houses for pennies on the dollar in a nice neighborhood when the rest of the sellers go to market their property values have taken a hit when they are ALREADY upside down on their mortgage and just want to recoup as much of their fair market value back in the re-sale. This is a very negative practice, Pat and I discussed this over the weekend in fact.
In addition I caution any buyers looking for the cheapest price out there, people sell for a number of reasons, just like when buying a car if you for the lowest price sometimes it can cost more in the longrun and more often then not like they saying goes "if it's too good to be true then it more than likely is just that"...
All this said, I realize that I have been serverly undercut and as a result I am willing to negotiate on the pricing a bit...however please understand that I am not ebay, I want to be fair for both parties and Pat is supporting the sale of these cams because he knows that I am a reputable seller and he wants to help me offer these cams at a good value to the buyer. My cams are still for sale and although I am motivated to sell I can't just give them away like others, that's just not fair considering what I have into these cams, the fact that regardless I will not be getting my whole amount invested back so I am trying to recoup some of my money, Pat's willingness to help and his support to the new buyer, and lastly the fact that my cams are practically still new and barely used.
I appreciate your consideration and understanding and look forward to hearing from you and working out a deal where we can both walk away satisfied,
Sunir
03-16-2011, 03:57 PM
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03-17-2011, 12:22 PM
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bump...
I realize that some folks are selling these cams for much less than what they are worth and what I (or they) have into them, these cams retail for $2800 and selling them at $1500 or so only hurts the folks that are trying to sell them at a fair price to recoup some of their cost, even at $2200 I still would not recoup my cost...and my cams are basically new, or in near new condition. As far as fire sales go I think they only hurt the market, it's sort of like a few people flipping houses for pennies on the dollar in a nice neighborhood when the rest of the sellers go to market their property values have taken a hit when they are ALREADY upside down on their mortgage and just want to recoup as much of their fair market value back in the re-sale. This is a very negative practice, Pat and I discussed this over the weekend in fact.
In addition I caution any buyers looking for the cheapest price out there, people sell for a number of reasons, just like when buying a car if you for the lowest price sometimes it can cost more in the longrun and more often then not like they saying goes "if it's too good to be true then it more than likely is just that"...
All this said, I realize that I have been serverly undercut and as a result I am willing to negotiate on the pricing a bit...however please understand that I am not ebay, I want to be fair for both parties and Pat is supporting the sale of these cams because he knows that I am a reputable seller and he wants to help me offer these cams at a good value to the buyer. My cams are still for sale and although I am motivated to sell I can't just give them away like others, that's just not fair considering what I have into these cams, the fact that regardless I will not be getting my whole amount invested back so I am trying to recoup some of my money, Pat's willingness to help and his support to the new buyer, and lastly the fact that my cams are practically still new and barely used.
I appreciate your consideration and understanding and look forward to hearing from you and working out a deal where we can both walk away satisfied,
Sunir
I realize that some folks are selling these cams for much less than what they are worth and what I (or they) have into them, these cams retail for $2800 and selling them at $1500 or so only hurts the folks that are trying to sell them at a fair price to recoup some of their cost, even at $2200 I still would not recoup my cost...and my cams are basically new, or in near new condition. As far as fire sales go I think they only hurt the market, it's sort of like a few people flipping houses for pennies on the dollar in a nice neighborhood when the rest of the sellers go to market their property values have taken a hit when they are ALREADY upside down on their mortgage and just want to recoup as much of their fair market value back in the re-sale. This is a very negative practice, Pat and I discussed this over the weekend in fact.
In addition I caution any buyers looking for the cheapest price out there, people sell for a number of reasons, just like when buying a car if you for the lowest price sometimes it can cost more in the longrun and more often then not like they saying goes "if it's too good to be true then it more than likely is just that"...
All this said, I realize that I have been serverly undercut and as a result I am willing to negotiate on the pricing a bit...however please understand that I am not ebay, I want to be fair for both parties and Pat is supporting the sale of these cams because he knows that I am a reputable seller and he wants to help me offer these cams at a good value to the buyer. My cams are still for sale and although I am motivated to sell I can't just give them away like others, that's just not fair considering what I have into these cams, the fact that regardless I will not be getting my whole amount invested back so I am trying to recoup some of my money, Pat's willingness to help and his support to the new buyer, and lastly the fact that my cams are practically still new and barely used.
I appreciate your consideration and understanding and look forward to hearing from you and working out a deal where we can both walk away satisfied,
Sunir
We are not talking about famous artwork of some collectable here. These are steel shafts with lumps which only the most extreme of us would be willing to install.
If your SL55 is likely worth less than 50% of what you bought it for, why do you think parts you install on it should be any different.
Bottom line the market determines what these are worth. If you think that $2200 is a good price for these, and nobody has bought them, then others don't seem to agree.
That said good luck with the sale. FWIW at the right price I might have been tempted to give these a go...
03-17-2011, 12:34 PM
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As someone who has spent a considerable amount of money into his car, I appreciate the sentiment of this post, but when it comes to modding a car all bets are off on recouping your investment. A car is a depreciating asset, and used performance parts are even worse. You would be lucky to see 50-60% on the dollar for a used part, whatever it is.
We are not talking about famous artwork of some collectable here. These are steel shafts with lumps which only the most extreme of us would be willing to install.
If your SL55 is likely worth less than 50% of what you bought it for, why do you think parts you install on it should be any different.
Bottom line the market determines what these are worth. If you think that $2200 is a good price for these, and nobody has bought them, then others don't seem to agree.
That said good luck with the sale. FWIW at the right price I might have been tempted to give these a go...
We are not talking about famous artwork of some collectable here. These are steel shafts with lumps which only the most extreme of us would be willing to install.
If your SL55 is likely worth less than 50% of what you bought it for, why do you think parts you install on it should be any different.
Bottom line the market determines what these are worth. If you think that $2200 is a good price for these, and nobody has bought them, then others don't seem to agree.
That said good luck with the sale. FWIW at the right price I might have been tempted to give these a go...
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Honestly, even though I'm not really interested in buying the cams, if I were to want some cams like these, I'd probably buy new (based on the small price difference in new-used cams). And I'd assume that many other people would feel the same way.
I'm starting to mod my car, and while I may get some (definitely less than 50%) of the value of the mods back if I sell them separately from the car, I am purchasing these upgrades expecting to not get anything back on my investment, other than the enjoyment I may get while driving it. And if I sell the car with the mods attached, I won't expect to get any additional price for the car, the most I could ask for is that it'll sell faster or make someone chose my car over another.
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bump...I am negotiable on price seeing as how the market has dictated the playing field and several "quick" sellers have tanked the relative valuation of these cams
if anyone is interested please contact me at sunirghosal@hotmail.com
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if anyone is interested please contact me at sunirghosal@hotmail.com
thanks
03-22-2011, 06:28 PM
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Mate that Sl65 sounds incredible
In Jeremy Clarksons words 'Sounds like God having really unusual sex.....oh there, he just finished'.
03-23-2011, 01:37 PM
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bump...I am negotiable on price seeing as how the market has dictated the playing field and several "quick" sellers have tanked the relative valuation of these cams
if anyone is interested please contact me at sunirghosal@hotmail.com
thanks
if anyone is interested please contact me at sunirghosal@hotmail.com
thanks
05-11-2011, 05:05 PM
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camshafts are sold...for those of you who were lowballers these do sell for fair market value...for the unscrupulous sellers who were undercutting these by giveing them away at rediculous prices...ya shoulda held out...
in the end I got my price, and it was a fair deal for both parties.
in the end I got my price, and it was a fair deal for both parties.
