T-Blaze

Hi guys, I need ur expert advise... One of my buddies is selling a pair of Kent Cams. The following is the spec (which I have no idea about!!) They are in a B16A2 at the moment... I want them to go in my B16A2 (Del Sol). The difference is he is running NA whereas I'll be running the Rev Max kit (T3/T4).

Makes Power band at - 2500-8000
Cam Lift - 7.34mm Inlet: 6.80mm Exhaust
Valve Lift - 11.01mm Inlet: 10.21mm Exhaust
Duration - 300 Degrees
Timing Figures - 42/78 78/42
Valve Timings - 108 108 Degrees
Valve Clearance - 0.25mm

Will these be any good????
TIA.

T-Blaze

BUMP...

Surely there must be some Cam pros out there??

boosted hybrid

If you can tell me what the duration is on the cams @1mm lift i can tell you if they will be a good choice.

T-Blaze

I only have a link to the manufacturer.... http://www.kentcams.com/index.htm

They are model number HV1603

Let me knw if that's any help? Apparantly the profile is more aggressive than the type-r cams?? but I'm not sure what that means?

B20-T

Run on the ITR cams ..many made good power with them

boosted hybrid

Assuming the duration that you gave me is advertised duration, the duration at 1mm lift is 260 degrees. Things to look for in a turbo cam are high lift, low duration to some point. Honda engines like a certain amount of duration, the gsr cams duration is 234 degree's. The cam that you are speaking of has approximately the lift of the type r cams, but the duration profile has been increased. This is good for an all motor cam to increase exhaust scaveging, but for a turbo car you will blow the air out of the combustion chamber easily effectively making you lose power. I believe that the best turbo cams you can get are the stock itr ones, and have them modified on the duration specs. I am taking down stock itr cams duration to around 228-230 duration and see how they preform.




[Modified by boosted hybrid, 11:17 AM 2/20/2003]

T-Blaze

Thanx for that... When u say the ideal ones are the ITR ones... How wold i go about modifying the duration?

Regards,

boosted hybrid

You have to have a cam specialist grind the duration down on the vtec lobes. I am going through web cams to have the duration taken down. I will have dyno plots this spring when my engine is broken in and dyno'd of stock gsr cams vs modded itr cams to show if there is any difference. I think the gains will be signifiant to say the least.