I am looking into buying a crane cam. would I just be better off buying a d16z6 head? which would i get more power from cam or head? heres the specs of the cam :Valve Lift: 10mm Intake, 9.8mm Exhaust; Duration @ 1mm: 213 deg. Intake, 215 deg. Exhaust; Adv. Duration; 261 deg. Intake , 263 deg.Exhaust

 

stock vs stock i assum the vtec flows better

 

hes right but the crane cams are pretty decent and make a fair amount of power for the money.....If I remember correctly you can only run a "stage 1" crane cam on stock valvetrain,I had a stage 1 with i/h/e and ran low 15's spinning...good luck...

 

i see a lot of guys recomend the zex/comp (turbo) cam. how does that compare to the crane? or is the crane a NA cam?

 

im not sure what stage it is i just know its the one that jc whitney sells its priced good i think i just want to know if i should get it thanks

 

From experience, its gonna depend what ur lookin for. First ask yourself a few questions.
1)Do I enjoy gas mileage?
2)What is a smooth idle? Will I miss it?
3)Do I want madD Vt3c y0?
4)What future plans do I have for the build-up?
5)How much do I wanna spend?

I myself went with the idea of getting a cam instead of a vtec head swap. My buddy has a a6/z6 mini-me and when it was NA it was quick, but i figured i'd take a different route. I ended up gettin the spec 272 cam from DeltaCam.com (125 shipped), and its pretty damn nice. At idle u can hear that the car is cammed, sounds like a older muscle car. Pulls madd hard in the top end. And best of all i have shitty gas mileage! (21 mpg if i'm lucky, but i beat on the car daily)
I'll soon have it turbo'd and we'll how it likes it. As of right now, with i/h/e, clutch 8lb flywheel, fpr @40 psi, and Skunk2 intake mani, its pretty darn fast. Me and my buddy with an ITR with i/h/e were doin 3rd gear pulls from 60 mph rolls, and it was dead even till i hit 4th, then that madd vtec started pullin from 85+ .
Pm me if you've got any specific questions about the cam or whatnot, i'm sleepy and feel i have written enuff lol.

 

how would you rate the crane cam? and how does it compare to the delta also i have a zc sohc engine are the crane and delta better than the zc cam if so by how much?


Modified by eric16122 at 4:53 AM 5/9/2005

 

which is best delta crane or sohc zc cam?

 

go the delta cam route. in tacoma washington they make vtec cams for sohc that rock your world if your are going to build your engine either NA or boosted. they will costom build cams for under 200 dollars.

 

go the delta cam route. in tacoma washington they make vtec cams for sohc that rock your world if your are going to build your engine either NA or boosted. they will costom build cams for under 200 dollars. Go to http://www.deltacam.com