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Yes I have searched,

I am wondering there are a couple of "cheaper style" ones on these forums being sold and I wanted to know is it worth it in buying these or go for a known brand, I have heard stories of the aluminum on the tips being too soft and wearing too fast anyone had experience with this. I am doing a 100k service soon and would be a worthwhile upgrade. Now I have just put the car in for a power FC tune in a perfect world I spose I should have put them on before the tune, how much difference will it make if I just put the car on the dyno and dial in the gears rather than have them tuned with the ECU.

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No point playing with the cam gears and not the tune

Your not making the most of it so you'd be better off with a tune and no gears, thats how i see it anyhow.

Also whats the setup? You might not even get a gain from a gear :P

The old HKS ones are the ones that have the issue, so even the big name brands have problems mate :down:

I'd just get some from the traders here on the forum, more appropriately priced that some of the jap stuff for the purpose

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My mods are, Power fc, exhaust from the front pipe back and K&N filter (RB26 engine). Will be putting some garret -7's (or similar) on in about 6 months, or at least some stage in the future. Hmm well if there is no use in getting them then maybe just do without? Its a reasonably easy job when the timing belt is off so just thought it would be a good upgrade to do at this time.

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haha like Ash said, it was the name brand cam gears that had the problem (HKS) and they are sorted out now. We run JJR ones on one car, and an even cheaper unbranded one on another car, they work exactly like the ones that cost x3

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locoloc Community Regular

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i pretty much have the same set up as you....

just got cam gears installed and poowerfc installed and tuned...

the cam gears were just a set which my workshop used from thier supplier (no name)

i gained about 50rwkw was about 200 and know after dyno it got 250rwkw. (with 13psi)

i'm actually a bit worried, cause that figure seems a bit high for just exhaust mods and air intake.

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Thanks paulr33, The first ones on there are remarkably like one being sold on these forums, which relates back to which ones to get The ones sold on here are $170 and see no visible difference in them and the one on ebay so should I stay clear of the ones being which look similar. Maybe I will just order some from japan

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Does anyone have any experience with these Cam gears?

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Rb...rs-t225850.html

I can't tell the difference between them and the branded ones, so what should I look out for?

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Stock internals dont matter at all.

Like some of the guys said above, cheap (but not crappy) cam gears are a cost effective mod even at low levels of mods on a gtr,

but make sure you get the car tuned and the cams dialed in otherwise no gains.

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