exposed cam gears

[jetdc2R]

Question: Im going to tune my car..and have adjustable cam gears...do i have to cut my rocker cover to expose them??

cheers

[bennjamin]

no. Its set by teh tuner , cam cover is put back on and tuned. If they need to be reset then the tuner takes the cam cover back off and sets and vice versa.

Its silly , because a tune is only ever really done once or twice and you play a big risk of something getting into the upper head or timing belt area and causing damage.

[jetdc2R]

ahk kool

cause my friend cut his cover and a peice of rubber from engine mount flew up and got into his timing belt and bent his valves, 1 in 100000000 chance lol hahha

thanks for your help =)

[beeza]

Oh Damn!!

That's the first time I've heard that!!

I've been waiting for that story!

I was never game to do it!

[TODA AU]

no. Its set by teh tuner , cam cover is put back on and tuned. If they need to be reset then the tuner takes the cam cover back off and sets and vice versa.
Or the tuner has their own dyno cover that is cut away & the original cover is refitted when the car leaves.

[KLR-16A]

ahk kool

cause my friend cut his cover and a peice of rubber from engine mount flew up and got into his timing belt and bent his valves, 1 in 100000000 chance lol hahha

thanks for your help =)

Hahaha dat was my story aye hahaha fukn poor b16a, it was on the road for a week but that fukn engine mount fukd it up :( oh well shit happens lol

[jetdc2R]

Hahaha dat was my story aye hahaha fukn poor b16a, it was on the road for a week but that fukn engine mount fukd it up :( oh well shit happens lol

hahaha yer man can't beleive it was only a week

[EK1.6LCIV]

in qld it's illegal for a timing belt to be exposed, one of those weird rules, nice look though, maybe rig up some perspex to protect it, seen it once before

[jetdc2R]

yeh thats what i would of done if i cut my cover but i decided not to, i like to keep my dc2r engine bay looking stock ;)

[p3akin]

if you dont mind me asking.. what cam/internal set up do you have??

[TheSaint]

on my D series i was only going to remove a small circle in the center of the plastic cover so you can see the cam gear ... but i like that perspex idea =)

[WA-EG]

in qld it's illegal for a timing belt to be exposed, one of those weird rules, nice look though, maybe rig up some perspex to protect it, seen it once before

You sure?? My mini has open cam gears. Got a nice QLD mod plate too. :)

Sits inch or so clear of side wall. Photo was dropping engine back in but shows open cam gears

[Chr1s]

How on earth do you tune that thing with the AFM right on the throttle body???

[WA-EG]

How on earth do you tune that thing with the AFM right on the throttle body???

easy. Get a good tuner.

Thats the factory set up. annoying really cause cant remove the afm. quite restrictive. besides, im pretty sure its not even plugged in anymore cause its running map sensor.

[ewendc2r]

... Then wouldn't you just gut the internals of the AFM? -- If its not being used for anything purposeful. gut it..

[EK1.6LCIV]

You sure?? My mini has open cam gears. Got a nice QLD mod plate too. :)

Sits inch or so clear of side wall. Photo was dropping engine back in but shows open cam gears

a mod plate doesn't make it legal, it still can be defected as your belts are exposed increasing the risk of forgien objects coming in contact, pretty logical reason to the law I think

been at plenty of defection stations and have seen these come up a heck of alot years ago

some minor perspex work would be a good investment

[Chr1s]

I can't beleive its stuck on the intake, what a shit design.

[WA-EG]

I can't beleive its stuck on the intake, what a shit design.

its actually a good design for putting it in the mini. compact and dont have to find another spot for it. and can't be that shit, it works......

[WA-EG]

a mod plate doesn't make it legal, it still can be defected as your belts are exposed increasing the risk of forgien objects coming in contact, pretty logical reason to the law I think

been at plenty of defection stations and have seen these come up a heck of alot years ago

some minor perspex work would be a good investment

most of the coppers i know are more fascinated with how the engine fits in the car than with the belt cover. I know a lot of them too, used to work for em.

The other benefit of it being in the mini, the front wing is so close it forms a barrier for anything to fly up and hit it.

[Chr1s]

its actually a good design for putting it in the mini. compact and dont have to find another spot for it. and can't be that shit, it works......

I think a better design would be a B series in there. :p