b18c5 EG

i recently put in buddy club cams/cam gears in my del sol VTEC (b16a3) when i first went to start it after the install it wouldnt start...i fixed the timing and it started fine but now it wont keep an idle or if it does it goes up down from 150-1200...if i dont rev it it will stall...it pulls hard after about 2k....the lash is fine it was checked over and over...also when i unplug my map sensor the car actually idles but it bounces around 1k..it almost seems like it wants to idle after i pull the map sensor...could that be bad???im taking it to get checked out tomorrow and i really dont want to pay to have it lookd at i need a answer...please help....

DC4_MADMAN

Too much cam for a nearly stock motor perhaps?

b18c5 EG

thats what my dad said...but before i bought them i searched about them and they are meant for the stock motor...they are buddy club spec 3's....i dunno guess ill have to pay to have my car checked out tomorrow

sohcvtec1995

ummm... Most stage 3 cams have this problem seeing that you are sacrificing low end for top end.

b18c5 EG

the honda-tech just called me and everything is fine mechanically..he thinks the timing might be off a tooth...hopefully it works.....

p.s could the timing effect the idle that much to make it not have an idle??


Modified by 94_Del Sol at 3:45 AM 6/11/2005

b18c5 EG

ok so they dont know whats wrong with my car....the only thing he said was that the adjustments on the buddy club cam gears moved and cause the timing to be off...so i brought them my stock cam gears to put on it..do u think this will make my car idle?? i dont think so...

Hash Browns

The timing is probably off just a bit.

Make sure the timing marks on the cam sprokets are corrrect.

b18c5 EG

just got the call from the shop...it idles perfect now! the timing was off a tooth and caused this...so if anybody else has idle problems check the timing