I have a 98 Prelude w/ an H22 and I am looking to do a mild build! I am looking for info on cams and want your input! I am not going extreme b/c this is my daily driver! So far I am debating between:

-Type S cams
-Crower stage 1
-Skunk2 stage 1


Any input, suggestions, or advice is appreciated! Thanx!

 

get some rocket regrinds... proven power over type s cams

 

Do you need to upgrade the valvetrain?

 

as with any cam... yes..

even types or those stage1 cams you need to upgrade.

 

 

If you want i have type S cams for sale. Ace1uno_00@yahoo.com
Gimme 350 shipped.

 

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even types or those stage1 cams you need to upgrade.

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not necessarily true.

 

you don't have to change the valvetrain if the cams do not exceed the stock lift. If it doesn't exceed the stock lift, it is not doing anything that would challenge the valvetrain. For example, Cat Cams for the H22, 2501703, have a lift of 11.7mm intake and 10.6mm exhaust. And they have vtec duration of 283 intake, 268 exhaust. These cams will net you 20+ hp over the whole powerband and they drop right in, requiring no changes to the valvetrain.

 

whats a cat cam?? never heard of em

but yes i would ALWAYS replace the valve springs/retainers.. they are cheap and its not worth risking your motor.

i mean, yeah you should be fine to the stock rev limit, but what happens if you setup wants to make power past that? then you gota tear it all down and replace stuff.. then what happens when you miss a gear and over rev the motor? you now have 8 bent exhaust valves.

hell when we put the type s cams in we were making power to 7900 rpms... instantly bent all the exh valves when it was on stock valve train... went to rocket valve train and havent had any problems yet.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDogg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">whats a cat cam?? never heard of em
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Me either! whats the website?

 

http://www.catcams.be/

European firm that has a good rep across the pond.

Pirate

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PirateMcFred &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">http://www.catcams.be/

European firm that has a good rep across the pond.

Pirate</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanx Pirate!

 

I just put these i my girfriends car, it is a completely different drive now. This isn't her dyno, she hasn't had the time to put some numbers down. But yeah, http://www.catcams.be . They are huge with VW, Audi, BMW and other european makes. AC Schnitzer rebadges cat cams and sells them as their own.

 

Not badd #'s , I was just courious why the car is being taken to 88k. Atleast thats howlooks like from the dyno sheet, when peak power is around 7200. Where is this car shifted at?

 

i know u like ur crower cams for ur B18B motor, but i wouldnt get any crower cams for the H22. i think u need to modify something in the head (forgot what it was) and if u dont, then the cams gonna eat ur head up. a friend of mine installed some crower cams for the h22 motor and after start up, the whole head was screwed up.

damn bro, how many cars u have? u got B18B powered car, H22 and another B series VTEC motor. u must be bling bling n! lol

 

nevermind, just looked at ur signal

 

I went with Jun III's in my daily driver

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boosted k20 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i know u like ur crower cams for ur B18B motor, but i wouldnt get any crower cams for the H22. i think u need to modify something in the head (forgot what it was) and if u dont, then the cams gonna eat ur head up. a friend of mine installed some crower cams for the h22 motor and after start up, the whole head was screwed up.

damn bro, how many cars u have? u got B18B powered car, H22 and another B series VTEC motor. u must be bling bling n! lol</TD></TR></TABLE>


I have 3 cars and have an LS/Vtec in progress(Back in VA, may switch out for B20 block)! But I not bling blinging! I am actually broke and looking for a 2nd job! California is expensive as hell to live in, I cant wait to go back to VA!

 

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How do those pull? I thought about getting thses cams but they seem a little extreme for daily driving!

 

i would suggest skunk2 stage 3 well they are called that now. they were stage 2. and upgraded valve train. a good header and you are sitting good.

 

after i had skun2 cams tear my rockers up after only about 10 dyno runs ill never have anything skunk2 in my motor... and not to mention all the broken h22 skunk2 valve springs

 

i hv the skunk2 stage 2, i love them...need some time to tune it....

i already run this for half yr and been to track few times.(road course) still pulling strong...hope nothing broke inside...

 

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how often is it that something like this happens with Skunk2's? Every cam company has had it flaws but I have only seen it on B-series cams!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hybrid_vtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how often is it that something like this happens with Skunk2's? Every cam company has had it flaws but I have only seen it on B-series cams!</TD></TR></TABLE>

It seems to be alarmingly common with all the Taiwanese made cams.

 

Well so far I have seen broken.......

Skunk cams
Crower cams
Jun cams
Toda cams


So I say every company has its bad egg that makes it past QA!