Ex Cam Gear - Before/after

[Jetdat]

been thinking about getting one as i am about to change the timing belt...and you just talked me into it...

cheers

[slyr33]

im picking one up tomorrow.

Is there much difference between the different ranges of cam gears??

Is HKS just the prefered one??

[R31Nismoid]

no real difference.

you can get a billet one made up for around $100 or something.

It aint as flashy but does the same job

[benm]

The difference between brands is price ranging from about $140 to about $170.

[blx]

Interesting results.

[GTRman1992]

Good result. Looks similar to the dyno results Zoom magazine got. Will have to get one myself.

[jtir]

For an SR20, from what I've read - exhaust cam sprocket best left at 0 degrees. Can anyone confirm?

[Busky2k]

I wonder if the exhaust cam gear mod works for an SR20 just as well as for an RB25?? Anyone know this?

[gts-wpn]

Hey is it worth it getting an IN cam as well or is it not possible for an RB25det? any benefits if possible?

[KILL HSV]

i'd like to know this too, would an intake cam be worthwhile getting at the same time? or do you not get much gains with the intake?

[lwells]

No. the RB25 has variable timing on the intake side. Bass Junky (IIRC) has made an adjuster for it though, so do a search.

[sav man]

I thought i'd post here instead of start a new topic.

i'm thinking of asking santa (mum) for cam gears for christmas, as it's the only thing that's cheap enough. Just acouple of questions.

are there any diference in the brands? from what i've read it's sfa.

and is it a worthwhile mod with stocker cams? (the dyno pic dosn't seem to be working)

my mods are:

Power FC

3" cat back

big FMIC

13psi boost

i'm planning to get new turbos, cams, and those trust dumps when i get some more $$ next year.

I thought it would be worth asking for as it will save me ~$350, and will go with future mods.

Thanks

[The Mafia]

I'd be doing dumps before anything.

[paulr33]

ive got one of the bass junky cogs fitted that keeps the vct and we gained no power

[Beer Baron]

I'd be doing dumps before anything.

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on an RB26 i would do the cam gears before dumps. a really nice set of dumps costs around $1000, and cost a fair whack of labour (or time) to fit.

personally i like the greddy cam gears, but they are all much of a muchness. there are really decent gains to be had on a lightly tuned RB26 with stock cams and adjustable cam gears. i gained 30kw at the wheels from cam gear tuning (both inlet and exhaust).

[sav man]

one last thing. Do all of them fit under the timing belt cover. I'm presuming they do, but just checking.

[Beer Baron]

i can't speak for the other brands but the greddy ones do. I am pretty positive they all will.

[lwells]

personally i like the greddy cam gears

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Any particular reason (besides being blue)?

[PHaT MR30]

on the question of cams and cam gears, my mate had Poncams (IN/EX) and cam gears fitted to his car however the cam gear for the Inlet could not be fitted. I told him it may be because the Poncam's like to rely on the NVCS solinoid, therefore the cam gears can't physically fit on due to a different bolt spacing or what ever?...... is this whats going on?

[Munna1]

Just looking through this thread guys I thought it best not to start a new one. Has anyone else had good results in fitting an exhaust cam gear with the standard turbo still in place?