Just curious, what do you guys think are the best OEM honda Vtec cams for turbo use?

 

Many will say GSR cams.

The others have a duration and overlap that are too long.. which results in blow by.

However ITR cams are good too.....tuning is key obviously.

Doubt CTR ones are.



[Modified by Ricehornet, 2:37 AM 9/4/2001]

 

I have heard, don't know if it is true, that running a CTR intake cam helps, but running both intake and exhaust, has a lot of blow by. I don't know if it is true, but I have heard that from a couple of people.

 

Makes sense, the CTR intake cam allows the engine to inhale much more air but at the same time the factory exahust cam restrains it from exhaling too soon (which the CTR exahust cam would do).

 

But dont forget...at high RPM if you dont get rid of those exhaust gasses fast enough, you arent getting all the clean air you can in there...but i guess you can use the pressure in the turbo to push it out...but for that your gonna need some overlap, which also means blowby.

 

I have researched this question for three months and could not come up with an answer backed up with research. Yesterday I gave up and bought a set of Web Cams. They have a lot of their grinds in turbo race cars and have had a lot of experience in extracting horsepower out of small cubic inch applications.
To pull the overlap out of your cams, retard the intake and advance the exhaust. Most tuners will agree that you lose too much boost out the exhaust if both valves are open together too long (overlap).

 

Does web cams have a web site? How much did they cost you, and do you have them instaled yet?

 

http://www.webcaminc.com/
Have not received them yet. On new billets, cams cost $675. I ordered regrinds at about $400 plus cores. Check the pricing on their web sight. It could be different. I ordered mine thru KG but you can buy direct.
Earl

 

Best bang for buck keep the gsr cams or upgrade to the itr?? and save that money on something else useful like electronics, etc.??

 

yea i was wondering what would the best after market cams be because i have a gsr and i want to get a greddy turbo soon but i want to set up for it by getting some cams that can give alot of HP and still be turbo compatable????

 

So Spoon cams r ent good?
The reason i ask this is cuz Signal uses Toda A's in their Chop top civic..which are relative to the Spoon Cams' specs

 

A friend of mine with a DSM uses webcams, he gains a good amount of power from them, he's pushing i believe mid 300 to the wheels. Dont remember for sure, but yes he uses web cams and said they made power.