Author Topic: what is the piston to valve clearence on a standard m42 engine  (Read 1945 times)

agreen

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what is the piston to valve clearence on a standard m42 engine
« on: February 28, 2008, 12:23:32 PM »
hi i want to order some new camshafts , but the guy who is making them needs to know

what is the piston to valve clearence on a standard m42 engine

IE . . . At tdc how far can you push the valves down before piston contact .

Thanks guys Please say someone knows the answer to this !!

agreen

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what is the piston to valve clearence on a standard m42 engine
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2008, 02:42:41 PM »
this is to find out what the wildest cam i can put in a standard engine if this helps ? has any one done it what the figures they put in lift etc thanks

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what is the piston to valve clearence on a standard m42 engine
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2008, 03:46:04 PM »
You can try to find some info in the http://www.catcams.com
E30 318is M42
E36 318is M44

agreen

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what is the piston to valve clearence on a standard m42 engine
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2008, 03:54:46 PM »
thanks tcat cams need to know what the clearence is so they can say THIS is the cam you can get away with !