HKS cam gear arrives! yay!

[rev210]

Well it's here.

Nengun got them in for me and within 3 days they have arrived.

Now I will attack the plex' with real 12 second potential.

[int21h]

Nice work Rev.

How much did that set you back?

If you don't mind me asking, who or whats Nengun

[GTS-t VSPEC]

rev,

It's look's sweet, have you decided to install it or get someone else to help?

See'ya:burnout:

[MrGTST]

Originally posted by int21h

Nice work Rev.

How much did that set you back?

If you don't mind me asking, who or whats Nengun

Nengun is someone that used to live in Perth but moved to japan. He has a little business selling aftermarket parts over there.... I recently bought my FMIC and AVC-R from him. He ships the parts pretty quickly and you can potentially save alot of money buying through someone like himself as opposed to buying the parts locally.

[rob77]

Coolo. I dropped my car off this morning and Speedworks only has 1 other car to do today, so with any luck I should have mine serviced and intercooler in by tonight I think I will go a set of these after I do the turbo-cat pipes.

[rev210]

gts-vspec,

Might have a look at doing it myself. I've changed timing chains and things before, it's even easier when its a belt.

The key is to mark everything set at 0deg TDC and line it all back up.

The only thing I have never encountered is the crank angle sensor thingo. Anyone had a go t doing this themselves?

[GTS-t VSPEC]

What about the crank angle sensor thingo? Try it yourself, it should be easy, and many tuning shops have stuffed this up before, so your as likely to get it right.

See'ya:burnout:

[rev210]

Who has had problems with installing the cam gear?

What do the tuners stuff up? Is it the timing position or do they damage parts upon install?

I'm just curious to know GTS-Vspec as it sounds like you have had some experience around this issue.

[int21h]

Originally posted by MrGTST

Nengun is someone that used to live in Perth but moved to japan. He has a little business selling aftermarket parts over there.... I recently bought my FMIC and AVC-R from him. He ships the parts pretty quickly and you can potentially save alot of money buying through someone like himself as opposed to buying the parts locally.

Cool, wish i'd known that earlier

I just bought a HKS Type 1 turbo timer from PerfectRun. I'm starting to wonder if it would of worked out cheaper buying it locally.

Freight was the big killer at $40!! and it's been 3 weeks since i first ordered it.

[rev210]

Nengun is the way to go!

I use them and takakaira.com.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

rev,

I would suggest finding a place you trust, but watching and double checking what they do, just to make sure nothing get's damaged.

See'ya:burnout:

[rev210]

GTS-vspec,

I hear what you are saying but, what can possibly go wrong installing these things?

What does a tuner have to do right?

Is there a secret technique handed down by zen budhist monks or something?

[hippy]

whats the nengun website??

[GTS-t VSPEC]

I don't think there is anything particularly difficult or tricky, but some places are lazy and get apprentices to do this stuff, they tend to leave things loose or don't get the timing belt right, so it can be messy after that.

See'ya:burnout:

[rev210]

Ahhh... cool! Thanks mate.

nengun website.

http://www.nengun.siteblast.com/gallery.as...galleryPage=all

[JH32]

Rev if you have Issue No. 23 of High Performance Imports they go through installing Cam gears in the technical section.

The major point they make is :

"Be very careful; after each and every adjustment, turn the engine over by hand to ensure there is no interference between the pistons and valves. This can quickly make the whole task very expensive."

It also says to make sure the inner adjustment ring is set to zero.

And also to make sure that the bolts are nice and tight, so the gears dont slip position and make the engine stop.

Hope those little snippets of info helps

[JH32]

Oh it also says to remember that one degree on the cam gears is two degrees at the crankshaft.

[rev210]

cheers mate.

[MrMayhem]

hey rev are you going to dial in on teh rollers?

be very interesting to see the results on the same dyno same day

[rev210]

If I feel game enough I'll put the gear in at home, and sadly dissapoint those guys waiting to see the dyno of my car.

Then again I might just let someone else get the cuts and scrapes and pay them to do it. In that case I will get the dyno time.