i bought an ITR Intake camshaft for my gsr b17a1.

I have AEM CAI, headers, exhaust.

Im nervous about putting it in because i dont want to cause or accelerate any damage that may be there or starting or create any damage..

Will installing this ITR intake camshaft do anything bad to my engine? like accelerate timing belt wear? or i dont know..thats why im asking..

and any tuning need to be done??

 

anyone?

 

It won't accelerate any normal wear items, but be careful not to beat on it too much as the stock B17 valvetrain isn't well suited to the kind of abuse that ITR cams will give it.

 

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agreed. if you wanna do like 9K revs, then prepare for dropped valves and a scrap motor on your stock valvetrain.

 

Well he shouldnt be revvin to 9k anyway.

 

I dont see what it could hurt with the stock redline. We install them on B16s and from what I've heard the B17 is similar so...

 

I dont exactly remember, but arent the valve springs on the intake side of b16/b17 dual valvesprings just like the type r? Or was it just on the 2nd+ gens of the b16 and the gsr engines?

If they are in fact dual valvesprings on the intake side, your intake cam will work fine and not encounter any valve floating side. The only drawback is the full performance gain of the intake cam cannot be realized wihtout the exhaust cam.

The problem caused from inadequate valvesprings dont only correlate with the redline of the engine, the lift of the cam is also what causes valve spring failures. Which is why manufacturers sometimes specify how much lift a spring can handle before binding.

Hope this helps.

 

thanks..ya mine is dual valve springs.

i dont rev past 8000 anyway..so im hoping things should be ok with a valve adjustment done..

 

does anyone know if the valve springs are the same as the ones on the ITR??