camgear = power

**jspec civic** · 10-06-2008 12:37 PM

Hi ppl,

i have got aftermaket camgears on my b16b, can they be adj and improve power even though i got have aftermarket camshaft?

thanks

**dsp26** · 10-06-2008 12:51 PM

do you mean "HAVEN'T" got aftermarket camshafts?

yes there are power benefits depending on how much overlap you can run and where in the powerband you want it set...

best left to a "performance orientated" mechanic... as setting these wrong can be catastrophic.

***EDIT***
i was actually just researching cam gear dial settings on the net and here is an interesting comment from skunk2 i highly agree with:
http://www.skunk2.com/cgi-bin/kb.cgi...%E2%8C%A9=

Originally Posted by skunk2

Our camshafts are aftermarket performance camshafts and can NOT be set in like factory camshafts. They must be degreed in for optimal results. Page 21 of our catalog, which can be downloaded under "News and Events" on our website, gives an overview on how to degree in a camshaft. We do not recommend using the cam gears to dial in our camshafts. In some cases we have "Quick Settings" using our cam gears that can set the camshaft close to a degreed-in setting. Using this method, however, will release Skunk2 of liability if something were to go wrong such as engine failure because degreeing-in the camshaft is really the only way we engineered the product to be installed. We recommend that professional mechanics familiar with "performance tuning" of the specific vehicle in question install the camshafts. Many mechanics are experienced professionals but the camshafts that we offer deal with much newer technology than what most seasoned mechanics are used to.

like i said in another thread and most will agree, i refuse to take my car to your everyday mechanics when i know theory/consequences far more than most of them despite their years of experience with (dis)assembly exceeding my own... there are however outstanding examples and you would normally trust them as you've dealt with them before and understand the level of their expertise.

**kraiye** · 10-06-2008 01:17 PM

great find!!
some dam helpful info in there

**todaek9** · 17-06-2008 01:24 AM

Hardly saw anyone can dail a cam at all...if u find one, pls tell me...but not those "who use dyno and dail (retard or advance) a degree at a time"...

**grumpy rooster** · 17-06-2008 05:06 PM

I know someone.

And I know someone who can't.

**dsp26** · 17-06-2008 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by grumpy rooster

I know someone.

And I know someone who can't.

I wanna know too... does this person happen to be in Minchinbury?

**grumpy rooster** · 17-06-2008 05:37 PM

Yes. I have first hand experience with him in before and after dialling in of a cam. He had to fix what someone else had done on my car. And this was another reputable tuner who was supposed to do it but had it all wrong.

**todaek9** · 17-06-2008 07:03 PM

I got mine done...before and after effect was just crazy if your dail is perfect...but it was the best 3-4hr i spent waiting and watching plus i have no idea what kinda things he's doing...And the bill is quite dear...

Ppl with cams should get it dail using this method, but not some crappy "a degree at a time" and yet not getting it perfect...