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yes, any aftermarket cam gear made for the rb26 will bolt onto the rb20...

i personaly run trust gears as they are a VERY quality piece of kit, im happy with them.

its not hard to install the cam gears if you follow directions for removing the timing belt properly, and im sure there is a thread somewhere on here about how to remove and install a timing belt.

you will need to remove the valve covers tho while installing the gears as you need to be able to hold the cam inplace while removing and installing the gears, if i were you i would wait a bit and save for some cams (which makes a TREMENDOUS diffrence) so that all the effort isnt wasted on just a gear install.

also remember that it's be easier to move the cam with a large shifter by the CAM than trying to move the whole crank etc to line up the 4 degree marker on the cam gear.

will be interesting to see what kind of difference they make on the rb20

in and ex gears on rb20 typically make 10-15 rwkw. Question though... if getting a workshop to do it, is it worth doing it when replacing timing belt, eg. biiiig labour cost? or is it a matter of loosening and little labor cost involed?

timing belt has to come off to fit gears so its only a matter of new parts to go back on...

negative silver gtst, whole timing belt needs to come off, if you pop one of the cam wheels off, you will never get it back on again without either damaging the belt or f**king up the timing
It CAN BE DONE. Simply mark the belt where it matches to the TDC mark on the "current" cam wheel. Remove the camwheel, then align the mark to the TDC mark on the "new" cam wheel, then pop the wheel back onto the front of the cam. Might need a spot of stretching, but it's not impossible.

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