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Old 02-15-2005, 06:37 AM
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hey all, i will be running between 8-10 psi on my d16 and i was wondering, since i will be getting it tuned(safc), Should i get a cam gear so that the tuner can advance or decrease my timing? can this be done with out an aftermarket cam gear? i know all the after market ones have dashes on em for each degree so this is what i'm wondering.

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Old 02-15-2005, 06:51 AM
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Default Re: cam gear necessary? (d0nfry)

NO.
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yea you can adjust the timing from within the tuning program. But for the non-car people, the cam gears make the engine look nicer
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Default Re: cam gear necessary? (d0nfry)

To elaborate on the what the others said, it comes in handy if you have a significant amount of material removed from your head/block to compensate for the changes in height.

Other than that, on a SOHC motor, it basically just moves the power band around. You want to adjust anything more than that, you'll need a new cam.

So, in short, if your motor is stock, save your money for something else (i.e. better management solution )
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Default Re: cam gear necessary? (Dunc)

no you don't need it...espescially with a stock cam.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dunc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yea you can adjust the timing from within the tuning program. But for the non-car people, the cam gears make the engine look nicer </TD></TR></TABLE>
he is talking about cam timing not ignition timing...
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Default Re: cam gear necessary? (SOHC_MShue)

Stock NO, if the head or blocked has been milled then yes
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