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Hey all,

Sorry if this is in the wrong spot.

Just want to know if anyone knows if crow cam's are any good (or bad)

I was going to get some for my SR20det.

But if anyone has some either in their skyline or other import, i am keen to hear of their experiences.

Cheers, Warwick.

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Where I used to work, we sold a huge amount of crow gear, and I never heard a bad word about their product. If you're happy with the grind and lift that the cams offer you, then there's absolutely no reason not not to use them. At the end of the day, it's 'just' a camshaft, and a tomei cam next to a crow cam with the same grind, will do the same job, and very likely a fair bit cheaper. Be careful of getting caught up in brand-naming :) The hot jap cars use the hot jap brands, but they're a whole lot cheaper over there...if there's a quality local product cheaper than the jap product, it's the way to go ;) Unless you want the sticker for your door...

RM.

Hey all,

Sorry if this is in the wrong spot.

Just want to know if anyone knows if crow cam's are any good (or bad)

I was going to get some for my SR20det.

But if anyone has some either in their skyline or other import, i am keen to hear of their experiences.

Cheers, Warwick.

line up the crow cam sticker with the holley/B&M/Rocket/Pissing on ford ones and she'll be apples!

but in all seriousness if they were a bunch cheaper why not? if there were the same price i would probably get the tomei (but ima sticker queen)

Not in imports, so far i have had very little sucess... the tolerances (base circles etc) have been way out even after trying 2 freshly ground sets... dropped in a set of hks with no dramas... for V8 no dramas but for the latter model stuff not a chance in hell i will ever use them again.

Warwick i am happy to explain just how bad they are in SR's via pm.

I can't even see anything on their website anyway.

BUT Tighe cams appear to be good. :D

yeah Ivans cams seem to be good but i have only ever used them in V8's.... so i cant comment in SR

his cam my specs made my old broom go 12.2 with a 253 back in '99 in full street trim :) (haha 12.2 was quick back then.... bit slow nowadays)

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save yourself the hassle and stick with a set of jap cams. tomei, hks etc that have specs to meet your requirements.

i'm not going to go into details about local companies, but for said engine, i'm just telling you so you can avoid potential headaches. is the local stuff any cheaper anyway?

the guys at nissansilvia would have direct experiences with cams for SR series engines, maybe pay them a visit, they aren't all knobs, some are ok...

URAS,

A mate of mine has a set of GTR reground cams from Ivan. Inlet 254 8.5mm lift 112 centreline; Exh. 254 8.5mm lift 117 centreline.

Picked up 26rwkw on 1psi less with the std centrelines. inlet was 112 and exhaust 117.

Didn't loose any down low, started to pick up power from mid range onwards and all though probably tune related its picked up fuel economy.

From memory the cams were $220 for the pair to regrind. He said he can also offer the 265's 8.9mm lift but I'm a tinny bit concerned about reducing the base circle to obtain those numbers. Soon to give him a buzz and see what he thinks about my concerns.

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