skunk cams or crower cams for d series vti civic

[fadz]

as the title says anyone recommend which one would be the better for a D series engine

[Lukezen27]

as the title says anyone recommend which one would be the better for a D series engine

http://www.d-series.org/forums/? good place to start your Investigation

I was looking into drive train upgrades for some time but it worked out been way to much for such small gains so I'm going turbo now :D

[Weq]

zex stage 2 is known to be one of the best for a street/strip d-series. crower power comes on 2 late.

[VTi_b0i]

how much we lookin at for 1 cam for our motors?

[Weq]

~200usd for the zex

[fadz]

200 usd is bout 350? aussie dollars am i correct, wer do i get the zex stage two cams from anyways ??

[EG5[KRT]]

u gotta make sure its for d16y1 coz the d16y8 cam which is normally made will not fit our engines....

[VTi_b0i]

whats the SOHC VTEC motor? D16Y8? or 1? roflz i get confused..
for the "zex" cam for the sohc vtec, what would it go like? compared to stock

[Lukezen27]

whats the SOHC VTEC motor? D16Y8? or 1? roflz i get confused..
for the "zex" cam for the sohc vtec, what would it go like? compared to stock

D16Y1 = D16Z6 in the States :thumbsup: 92-95

D16Y8 is the same in AUS and US I think 95-00

[R96P-EJ8]

D16Y1 = eg sedan/hatch vti
D16Y8 = ek/ej sedan/coupe vti

[fadz]

ye iv got a d16y1 so how Much would i be lookn @ to spend for one of these zex stage 2 Cam
and also what would be the gain, iv already got extractors, CAI....

[Lukezen27]

ye iv got a d16y1 so how Much would i be lookn @ to spend for one of these zex stage 2 Cam
and also what would be the gain, iv already got extractors, CAI....

You'll need new valve springs/Retainers too match

Last time I looked into it, it was about $1000 AU not installed

[KB]

D16Y1 = eg sedan/hatch vti
D16Y8 = ek/ej sedan/coupe vti

D16y8 93Kw SOHC VTEC = EJ8 Vti Coupe ONLY
D16y5 88Kw SOHC VTEC = EK1 Vti Sedan
D16y4 88Kw SOHC NON VTEC = EK1 Cxi, Gli Hatch/GLi Sedan
D16y1 96Kw SOHC VTEC = EG5 Vti Sedan/Hatch

[Limbo]

mate on a D series engine CAMs are a waste of money. Your better off saving you money for something like a Turbo. Might cost you about $3k but you will surely feel the difference. You might spend $1.5k on CAMs but what use it is if you are gonna get wat like 100kws or so at the fly wheel, any B series engine is still gonna be quicker.

Get a turbo and you will get at the very least 130kw and heaps of torque enough to blow even most of your v8s

[Terry]

N/A all the way:D

[Limbo]

Well if its NA get a b16 or b18 (if you can afford it) it will still make better power

[fadz]

ye il look @ my options.. thnx anyways

[Lukezen27]

ye il look @ my options.. thnx anyways

I looked into it for over a year reading and reading and the money spent on cam/Springs/Retainer + installation costs will set you back over $2000

Now that’s without a PP or anything, for that you’re looking at $800 to $1200

Then you need a programmable ECU to make it all wok to its full postnasal, $350 to $400 Hondata N/A version plus say $500 for tuning

After all that I would say you’d be lucky to hit 100KW at the wheels, Anyone what’a guess!!!?????? plus there's no more room to upgrade after that :rolleyes:

Total $3650 or more if you don’t do it on the cheap side lol

OK import a Greddy kit $2500 plus say $1000 install and straight away you should hit over $100KW at the wheels

Upgrade intercooler/ECU/Injectors and 120KW at the wheels should reachable plus there's lots of room to upgrade

Anyone want to shoot down my argument???

Best way to learn you know

Cheer’s Luke

""Please note that this is all based my own research over the past year and I don’t have any first hand experience what so ever""

[Sexc86]

Skunk 2 Cams Provide good gains even on a SOHC

[Lukezen27]

Skunk 2 Cams Provide good gains even on a SOHC

And?

More into would be grate?

Thanks LukeZen