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<E30 M3> RE: Exhaust Cam Gear

I had an exhaust cam gear installed on my M3 when I had a bunch of other 
stuff fixed earlier this year.  The car already had a K & N and a 
Landshark chip.
To me the addition of the chip made the car much more driveable around 
town as the torque curve is in the more 'normal' driving range, much 
like the E36 M3 (through more cc's).  I haven't noticed a top end drop 
off and I haven't noticed any other adverse things.  For ~$90 it's money 
well spent more a street / autocross car.  
In my opinion the gear really helps in autocross since typically there 
are many short bursts of acceleration, starting at a midrange RPM.  This 
seems to give more 'grunt' coming out of the corners.  
Keeping in mind that driver skill is most important in autocross, I 
routinely beat other E30 M3's with chips and suspension mods but no cam 
gears (Evan hasn't autocrossed yet - nudge, nudge :)).
On the other hand, several friends have removed their gears after 
drivers school because of the loss of top end.  You get to choose what 
you want.

matt brumwell
smoky mountain chapter 'cca
'75 2002	'87 535is	'88 M3