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steveo_r33

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Hey guys...

I know a bit about my car atm but im still learning as I dont know what I am looking for in cam gears..

All I know is I want some HKS one cos they look tops lol...

anywayz can someone give me the basic lo down on cam gears ie. what I will gain and what specs to look for...

my end goal is to have my car safely running 240 - 300 rwkw...

Also I read a big load of bitching about whether you need 2 for rb25det...

chrz

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Hey guys...

I know a bit about my car atm but im still learning as I dont know what I am looking for in cam gears..

All I know is I want some HKS one cos they look tops lol...

anywayz can someone give me the basic lo down on cam gears ie. what I will gain and what specs to look for...

my end goal is to have my car safely running 240 - 300 rwkw...

Also I read a big load of bitching about whether you need 2 for rb25det...

chrz

Have you been in a car with that sort of power before?

Im not trying to be smart or anything but i found myself chasing numbers as well. I got to 230kw but now have it backed off to 190kw and its more than enough for me :happy:

R31Nismoid Grand Master

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Some people have found a gain, some have not, and some have gone backwards

So take each case as it comes.

IMO - There is nothing to be gained from cam gears on the RB25 with stock cams

I ran my car with a stock head over 300rwkw with response/power as good as people with cams/cam gears and whatever other fruit you can think of.

So take it as you will

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I also doubt you will get any value out of a cam pulley without an aftermarket ecu/pfc.

You can throw $$$$ at it and it likely won't do squat unless you can tune for it, and for that you need a pfc/haltech/wolf etc.

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I thought it was well known that there was gains to be had from an exhaust cam gear on R33's stock cams, aftermarket ecu or not. You retard it up to 4 degrees.

Generally cam gears can be used to change the characteristics of the power. Ie you can swap some top end for earlier boosting and more mid range power. It's up to you, the tuner and the gains/losses involved whether this is worthwhile for you.

I have 260 odd rwkw and I think I would be happy with another 100rwkw but then again I said that about 250rwkw when I was at 190.

As for specs, they all do the same thing. Get a cheap one I say.

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Have you been in a car with that sort of power before?

Im not trying to be smart or anything but i found myself chasing numbers as well. I got to 230kw but now have it backed off to 190kw and its more than enough for me :stupid:

yeh i have.. my car is at around 180 - 190rwkw atm... cant say it does it for me...

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Some people have found a gain, some have not, and some have gone backwards

So take each case as it comes.

IMO - There is nothing to be gained from cam gears on the RB25 with stock cams

I ran my car with a stock head over 300rwkw with response/power as good as people with cams/cam gears and whatever other fruit you can think of.

So take it as you will

i mean 150 bucks for a cam gear! its cheap enough to throw it on... ill get back to you if it makes a difference :-P

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Yeah, they are cheap :stupid:

But i've seen a few loose power and some get nothing out of it.

And then i was ok.

Each to thier own, by all means give it a shot dude :)

As you said, they arent expensive. Just the tuning time.

Also - just get your stock ones modified to become adjustable. Might not look "flash" but work the same way and half the price of HKS items

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Yeah, they are cheap :)

But i've seen a few loose power and some get nothing out of it.

And then i was ok.

Each to thier own, by all means give it a shot dude :)

As you said, they arent expensive. Just the tuning time.

Also - just get your stock ones modified to become adjustable. Might not look "flash" but work the same way and half the price of HKS items

thats a thought... cheers man... :stupid:

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Or just go in for the group buy thats happening at the moment.

$140 a pair. Cheap as.

Yeah i was just going to suggest that too! I cant see how $230 each for a HKS gear is justifyable. Like they look good and all but geez.

Go for the group buy, theyre at 140 a pair now, u cant go wrong with that.

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Yeah i was just going to suggest that too! I cant see how $230 each for a HKS gear is justifyable. Like they look good and all but geez.

Go for the group buy, theyre at 140 a pair now, u cant go wrong with that.

yeh ill cehck em out! its about 160 for a hks one from nengun

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