Cam gears...???

[S-spec]

Adjustable cam gears are 100% useless on a stock motor, regardless of DOHC or SOHC. You don't use cam gears for power, thats a HUGE misconception. You will get what, 2-3 whp? MAYBE?

The only reason you would NEED a cam gear is on a DOHC setup with HUGE cams, so that you can space out the overlap to decrease the chance of valve-to-valve contact.

Don't take it from me though, take it from somebody who has years and years of experience and building engines:

Stay with stock cam gears unless you meet these criteria: If your cams are large, say for a GSR like 12+ MM lift with a lot of duration then you are allowed to get cam gears. You’re not buying the cam gears for way more power; they might only make 2 WHP in a small part of the graph, your buying them to reduce your valve to valve contact. This is a must when you have larger cams, such as Wicked Stage 2’s, Blox stage 2/3 or larger Skunk 2 stage 2 cams with oversize valves. You could have a situation where your valves touch each other with stock cam gears using oversize valves. You need to dial out the overlap buy advancing the exhaust cam gear to like +2 to avoid the valves touching. You need this to avoid a problem which can blow up your 5 thousand dollar long block. If you’re a turbo car, or an all motor car with mild cams, stick with stock, they work, they don’t slip, they don’t eat timing belts like some aftermarket cam gears do from a slight imperfection in the grooves in very few cases and it’s going to work. Furthermore, stock cam gears are much easier to install and know its top dead center on. Aftermarket cam gears can sometimes fool you. And you don’t know for sure if it’s manufactured perfect like stock. Then of course, the dreadful bolt coming out and falling down into the timing belt cover problem, which is rare. NO slipping problems with stock, it can’t slip, it’s not adjustable.

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[nexTOme]

hey! v6vixen, where are you located at? i can come over and help you....and maybe you can buy me a coffee???

 

[talontsiawd]

All it does it adjusts cam timming. We have one cam so it would be a cam gear, not 2 cam gears. Basically, it allows you to play with the powerband a bit, like said above. It can get to be expensive with dyno tuning (this is how it should be done), and gains will be minimal, especially with minor mods.

 

[F23Coupe]

Cam gears for the cost (under $150) are pretty good for horsepower gained/$$$. You gain about 2 to 3 WHP with tuning which makes it comparable to an intake mod. So if you have other bolt-on's and you need to get your timing belt changed (like me), you might as well slap it on and tune it.

 

[Crono139]

Cam gears for the cost (under $150) are pretty good for horsepower gained/$$$. You gain about 2 to 3 WHP with tuning which makes it comparable to an intake mod. So if you have other bolt-on's and you need to get your timing belt changed (like me), you might as well slap it on and tune it.

No gains take place by just throwing one on, of course. You can then factor in the cost of tuning because you have no idea what kind of gains any adjustments will produce.

Gains in one area will most likely result in losses in another, depending on how far you advance, or retard the timing.

 

[yellowfever]

this thread should be lauched into space never to be seen again

 

[nexTOme]

this thread should be lauched into space never to be seen again

why? lesha owe me a cup of coffee!!!!!!