GSR cam install today....

Just to let you all know, Sick Hatchem and I decided to do some cam swappage today. both of us had aquired b18 camshafts for our non obd b16a's.

Mine sat on my floor for 2 years, along w/ my bling bling STR cam seal, we both aquired new honda cam gear seals before starting this project... well after 2 hours and the net being down for most of it, my car has been started but not yet road tested. idle is exactly the same, and sound of motor has no change... but i didn't have to adjust any of my valves... there were slight drag on all of them just like prior to the swap.... ????

anyone know anything of this? how possible is it that i did not need to do a valve adjustment? the cams are definately different from my stockers.... and so are sick hatchems.....


b16intake and exhaust vs. gsr on bottom....


notice gsr has rings and b16 does not


neet and tidy


we ready for ur rods sir.



all done




Modified by Majin Vegita at 9:17 PM 9/24/2004

 

It is possible that you would not need to do a valve adjusment. Some honda valve lash specs are the same for many different cams. A valve adjusment would not hurt though.

 

If you did the cam install properly you would not check the valve lash after putting in the cam because putting the cam in with out loosening the valve lash can cause it to bind going back in. That is why the cam jumps around. The first step in putting in cams is to back out all the valve lashs. You finish a cam install with a valve lash adjustment.

 

back out all the valve lashes???? didn't do that..... didn't have to do valve adjustment on either car, athough #4 intake could havepossibly used it on joe's car...

 

u dont have to back them out, but IMO all those things should be the same.
the cam hass the same basse circle, so the lash shouldnt have to change; and the only reason it would is possibly because of variances in production. vtec should hit harder tho

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by johnzm &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">u dont have to back them out, but IMO all those things should be the same.
the cam hass the same basse circle, so the lash shouldnt have to change; and the only reason it would is possibly because of variances in production. vtec should hit harder tho </TD></TR></TABLE>

johnzm u da man, seen ur write up very nice very nice... thanks for clarifying... might do an adjustment on my car in a week or so, it's up to sick hatchem if he wants to do his but i recc it especially on that #4... mine all seemed to have the same amount of drag, but his had more and that #4 Intake was sooo tite we couldn't get the feeler in there that well

 

Sweet

 

Got all our info here...

http://www.c-speedracing.com/h...m.php


valve adjustment here....

https://honda-tech.com/unt?id=231

 

umm are you sure those are not ITR cams?



Modified by daidilus at 2:23 PM 9/27/2004

 

pretty sure if u look there are 2 definate rings on the new ones we put in and nothing on the jdm b16 sir cams

 

neato i'd like to hear a road test on this

 

just subscribing thx

 

Did you even have to remove the distributor? Its still on in the pic with the cams out.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ScottEK &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you did the cam install properly you would not check the valve lash after putting in the cam</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ScottEK &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You finish a cam install with a valve lash adjustment. </TD></TR></TABLE>

You made no sense, you totally contradicted yourself.

 

I'd like to know how the after instal feels with the new cams. I have a set of GSR cams for my B15 sitting here in the box, waiting for my seals and gears to come in.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Autoworks &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'd like to know how the after instal feels with the new cams. I have a set of GSR cams for my B15 sitting here in the box, waiting for my seals and gears to come in.</TD></TR></TABLE>hu?? hope thats a typo

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Autoworks &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'd like to know how the after instal feels with the new cams.</TD></TR></TABLE>
seriously. Let us know

 

I would like what it feels like in a all motor car

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B16 ED9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sweet </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

my b16 has gsr cams and cam gears in it and u can hear the lobes like a dragster idlein. i dont know if it needed a valve job though.

 

nice. I plan to do this in the next few months.

 

I was under the imperssion that gsr cams and jdm b16 cams were identical? maybe i was misinformed.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crx_racer86 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I was under the imperssion that gsr cams and jdm b16 cams were identical? maybe i was misinformed.</TD></TR></TABLE>

not even close.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by onePOINTsix &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hu?? hope thats a typo </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, my fault B16

 

if your vtec motor has a lumpy idle u need to fix some problems
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lstecrex &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my b16 has gsr cams and cam gears in it and u can hear the lobes like a dragster idlein. i dont know if it needed a valve job though.</TD></TR></TABLE>