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Old Feb 5, 2002 | 05:00 PM
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I have a GSR motor with drag kit, which one would be better for it CTR cams or stock cams?
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Old Feb 5, 2002 | 05:10 PM
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Old Feb 5, 2002 | 05:48 PM
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coo...in that case, is anybody interested of buying ctr cams?
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 04:56 AM
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You can use the CTR cams, just get some gears and dial out some of the overlap. They have been dyno'd on turbo cars, charged cars, no2 cars.. you name it. In every case they made more power than stock cams with the correct gear settings.
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 05:37 AM
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Although in tuning them down, you wind up losing much of what you gained with the CTR's to begin with thanks to the down tuning the overlap. The stock B18C cam can run a more aggessive timing than the B16B cam for this reason, but it's your call. BTW if you wanna sell those CTR cams, let me know..
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 07:00 AM
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what about running a JRSC with just a itr intake cam???? Sould I swap back too?

let me know.

Thanks
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 07:01 AM
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No idea how the ITR cam works with the blower... what'd the address for that JRSC board again??
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 07:05 AM
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people really have no idea... do they? stuff like this gets me a little heated when people respond to sell them when they have had no prior experience with cams like this... yes they will work and yes u should keep them... u just have to tune them correctly
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 07:24 AM
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Tom, is that you? Do you recognize me by my sig???
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 07:31 AM
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oh sheit! whats up... i didnt realize who wrote it at first ... just was reading the subject... yea... i didnt read the sig before
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 07:37 AM
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Totally off topic - but Tom, I think I'm goin JRSC after 7 year and 81k! She still runs great! Any impressions???
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 07:41 AM
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if ur not happy with what u have now... then u wont be happy with a supercharger... there isnt much room to really get more power as oppsed to a turbo... there is so much more potential in a turbo
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 07:49 AM
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Now we are really off topic!

I know that there is more potential, but for a newbie to get his hands a little dirty and who would like more reliability than trouble-shooting and would not like to continually spend $ on tuning this and that, do you recommend it?

By the way, do you still have your NSX?
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 09:22 AM
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people really have no idea... do they? stuff like this gets me a little heated when people respond to sell them when they have had no prior experience with cams like this... yes they will work and yes u should keep them... u just have to tune them correctly
Its not just only because someone told me that stock is better then I have to get rid off the ctr cams, there are many reasons involve also. I've been always an all motor guy, so I know a little about force induction. That's why I come here and ask for opinion, I rather sell those cams and buy injectors and tial wasgate IMO.
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 11:04 AM
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Ctr's are great cams for FI a little overlap never hurts to get things spooling either! (Keep in mind I said a little)
You can make great power with pretty much any stock Honda cam and FI, but like it is with NA or anything else... the more you open the valves the more you can cram in there at one time... same for the exhaust cam... more in more out. Ctr's would give you more power through out the rpm band and they keep pulling up top too. The thing that you want to watch is duration. If the duration is to long then you blow some of the prime AF mixture right out. Lift is good for any performance application but the duration dictates weather the specific cam would be good for FI or NA. Example: CTR's/Type "R" cams etc.. have a short enough duration to be FI friendly. Toda "C"'s Jun3's would be less friendly as the open duration event is to long.
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Old Feb 12, 2002 | 11:39 AM
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Damn Speedy Drag GSR now! whatever happened after JG blew up ur motor? Is ur new motor built? ****'s gonna be crazy, i'll be lookin forward to seein ur car at woodburn soon. 12's, 11's? Laterz
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Old Feb 12, 2002 | 02:08 PM
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Speedy - How is that wastegate working for you? Im going to have an almost identical setup as yours but with a b16 in a 92. BTW nice car.....see you at woodburn
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