hi all, today my bc3+ cams finally arrived.. woohooo... BIG THANKS to KTELLER8 for all the troubles, support during the past 3 weeks, thanks man . the cams went halfway accross the globe ( indonesia ) in one piece, all nice and safe along with other stuff that i order. i will post pics soon.

i will be putting on the cams sometimes next week but i need some advise on tuning them. this is what i have and whats been done to the car at the moment.

jdmb16
port n polished
3angle valve job
slighlty milled head ( 11.0:1 )
spoon 2pc 4-2-1 header
aebs intake manifold
chipped p28
dastek unichip piggyback
buddy club spec3+ n cam gears
omniman dual spring and titanium retainer

i need advise on valve lash adjustment that is right for my setup and the cam adjustment ( +2 intake, -2 exhaust ? ) im not sure, hope all you tuning gurus could pls give me some pointers here since im pretty much a newbie.. thanks

 

Call Omni Power. They will be more than happy to help you out on tuning these cams. I purchased mine from them and they helped me on determining my settings for my B16. Good luck.

 

i wish i can call them, i live in indonesia man , halfway accross the globe hehe. what did u set your cam to for your b16, if you dont mind me asking

 

im pretty sure the valve lash is set to stock.

 

any ideas on what is the stock setting at ? cuz i searched at the forum you can actually gain some power on valve lash adjustment

 

bump..for all you bc3+ guys..lets hear what u have to say...

 

up it goes..

 

i wonder if omniman will chime in if he's not too busy

 

if i remember correctly it was .007 for intake and .009 for exhaust. my cams are at the shop, so i cant verify exactly[right now], but if you look on the instructions with the box they came in, it should say. if not i'll reply tomorrow for you guys

 

yes it was 7 and 9 on the spec sheet, i was wondering if any of you guys have different settings than that. any thoughts on the cam setting ? whats a good point to start.. anyone ?

 

good starting point; use the valve lash they recommend! and work your way up through there with fuel and ignition timing goodluck from USA
oh by the way, i used the .007 and .009 setting for valvelash myself.

 

set the cams to stock lash.

Cam Setting: THEY NEED TO BE DEGREED IN.

buddyclub camgears have zero markings for centering up and crap, so u will have a hard time if you have never done this before, but you need to go read on how to degree them in so they will run

they seem to line up alright with other brand cam gears enough to drive... but i would still set them up properly

 

john, the stock valve lash is what they recommend right? i thought stock valve lash was .007 and .009 which is what BC recommends? agree/disagree?

 

i asked BuddyClubUSA9 for the recommendation, this is what he told me.
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(7:25 AM 11/12/2004) BuddyClubUSA9: V/C IN .007 EX .008
IN 25 BTDC (1mm Open)
IN 45 ABDC (1mm Open)

EX 45 BDDC (1mm Open)
EX 20 ATDC (1mm Open)
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a little different than what the spec sheet stated. does compression affect how the valve lash adjusted ? cuz i told him i slighlty milled the head, so my compression is around 11.0:1. but i doubt it has anything to do with milling the head.

im not quite sure by what u mean by
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i believe it has the marking at 2 position, is it that much different than any other cam gear ?

btw, any of you guys are using the bc3+ ? what did you set ur cam to ?
thanks btw, for all of you that replied

 

take pictures of those cam gears if you can please...

with your head milled i do believe you advance 1 degree for every .012 of mill off the head. so advance both of your gears that amount. other than that nobodys cam gear settings are applicable to you since your motor is different than everyone else's

 

thanks john for your info, i really appreciate it . i have some pics of the cam gear, i will post it up soon.

ok i milled the head around 0.5mm which is equal to 0.0197 inches. do i advance to +2 on both intake and exhaust ? or leave it at +1

would i be using that value as a base value for my starting point, like other at 0. in other words with the head milled like mine i start degreeing the cam at +1 or +2 , and work you way from there as oppose to other who start at 0.
am i correct, or i got it all wrong. sorry for such a newbieness question and thanks again

 

i would move +1 int and exhaust and check ign timing take it for a spin.
i think each mark on yours is 2 degrees?? of so u can leave it there, or if you want u can probably try +2 int and ex and redo your timing see how it feels.
good luck

 

I have a b16 milled head and flat bottom valves so I have about 11:1. Mine is set at 2+ intake 0 exhaust.

 

kool, thanks guys for the valueable info

 

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(8:14 AM 11/12/2004) fro5tbite: thank you . i wonder why the spec sheet that come with the cam sayz V/C IN .007 EX .009, or the v/c you gave me is the best from your experience. thanks again for your time



(1:43 AM 11/16/2004) BuddyClubUSA9: That must have been a typo...the correct V/C is IN .007 EX .008.
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just found it out the other day, im glad i asked . all you bc3+ owners here is something that may help you out