Aftermarket cam gear thread
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Aftermarket cam gear thread
Hello CL,
im starting to put a motor together and I was looking for cam gears and I came across a few options and I was wondering what you guys use and if your had good success with them.
I could see 3 potential problems with cam gears:
1)Teeth wearing through belt-I have heard that several reputable companies (hks and aem) have made gears that have this problem in the past
2)Aluminum section that bolts to cam breaking
http://s42.photobucket.com/user/Arch..._0490.jpg.html
3)or the outside section slipping against the inside section(aka the bolts not doing a good job at holding the two parts together)
So I was looking at a couple of cam gears in particular:
1) titan motorsports
benefits:
aluminum- lightweight =less rotational mass on cam (not sure if this is even something to consider on a camshaft)
potential downsides:
belt wear
not as strong
2) JUN cam gear
benefits:
outer piece is made with made with oem cam gear-won't wear belt
steel construction = strong
downside:
weighs more
I don't plan on spending much more that 200 on gears,
let me know what you guys think
-scott
im starting to put a motor together and I was looking for cam gears and I came across a few options and I was wondering what you guys use and if your had good success with them.
I could see 3 potential problems with cam gears:
1)Teeth wearing through belt-I have heard that several reputable companies (hks and aem) have made gears that have this problem in the past
2)Aluminum section that bolts to cam breaking
http://s42.photobucket.com/user/Arch..._0490.jpg.html
3)or the outside section slipping against the inside section(aka the bolts not doing a good job at holding the two parts together)
So I was looking at a couple of cam gears in particular:
1) titan motorsports
benefits:
aluminum- lightweight =less rotational mass on cam (not sure if this is even something to consider on a camshaft)
potential downsides:
belt wear
not as strong
2) JUN cam gear
benefits:
outer piece is made with made with oem cam gear-won't wear belt
steel construction = strong
downside:
weighs more
I don't plan on spending much more that 200 on gears,
let me know what you guys think
-scott
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^^what he said
cam gears are completely unnecessary unless it is completely a race car.
the money that you spend on them for the little power gain (from what I have seen less than 10 whp), its completely unnecessary unless you have absolutely maxed everything else out. but at that point it is a race car.
cam gears are completely unnecessary unless it is completely a race car.
the money that you spend on them for the little power gain (from what I have seen less than 10 whp), its completely unnecessary unless you have absolutely maxed everything else out. but at that point it is a race car.
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thanks for the responses. I know what the gears do for the most part. Im building a high compression turbo 1.5j build with e85. it won't see much street use, so having more power in the high rpms is what im going for indeed. im planning on running either 264 or 272 cams, not set on which yet
ill probably stick with stock gears at first and see how it goes
thanks
ill probably stick with stock gears at first and see how it goes
thanks
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if you ever shave your head or block, or put a thicker headgasket in, TECHNICALLY you SHOULD index your cams which requires adjustable gears.
How much difference does it make in a street car? almost none. if you are dynoing a built motor, and your tuner really knows what they are doing, they may be beneficial.
How much difference does it make in a street car? almost none. if you are dynoing a built motor, and your tuner really knows what they are doing, they may be beneficial.
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