like the title says, anyone hear running skunk2 stage 2 cams in a b16, stock pistons or any other pistons, let me know how the drive is.

im thinking about getting a pair, but i wasnt sure what the driveability on these cams is all about. thanks. any opinions you have, let me hear them.

 

We have tuned a couple of B16's with those cams. Idle and part throttle are like stock. High RPM is the only time you really notice that you have some cams in there

 

so the low-end driveability is still there?

 

The most covered and debated about camshaft under the sun and you can't find any info on them?? I swear there has been a rash of S2S2 threads as of lately

 

actually no...you see, specific questions like this, although the cam is popular and discussed quite a bit, is NOT brought up in any topic that i searched.

 

I've searched the hell out of the topic and have not found all the information I need either. I was interested on the samething as I have a gsr and would like to know the compromise of this big cam in a relatively stock motor.

 

This took me all of about 5 minutes. Your welcome.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1516420
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1391205
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1338293
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1382008
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1333878
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1237537
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1101243
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1192506

Let me know when you want me to stop.....

 

funny how i just looked through and read all of those and still didnt get what i was looking for. this is a specific question that i wanted a specific answer for, not just some guys talking about if they would be ok with running stage 2's with stock compression.

so yes, please, keep going.

 

Sometimes the threads don't address specific questions, sometimes people just give suggestions which spark different threads otherwise Honda Tech would be one big thread.

 

not that u guys care or anything but i ran that setup on my b16A and i upgraded my valvetrain because its recemended and i wanted to play it safe! the cams werent tuned or anything but yeah the drivebality was good man i felt a difference right when i took my car out of the garage! first of all the bitch was loooouuuuddd and when my vtec ****d in it it popped in HARD and it was TOO loud but anyways the fun didnt last i blew my motor and it sux **** hope this helps u out and yea i dont know why it blew!! and for the ones that dont belive me go ahead and talk yo sh** its a true story!! just happend two weeks ago!

 

HOw you know the motor blew, did you drop a valve? or something else??? Do you think it was the cam or just over reving. Good luck on the rebuild

 

well i thought u guys would figure it out but i had the camshafts also since i said a upgraded valvetraing was required or w/e but yea man my head is complety gone my valves broke off and my pistons had holes n chunks in there of the reamaing metal there was even scrap metal in the throttle body and i dont think it was lack of high rev cuz i never whent passed 8k and naw i cant rebuild my head only my block and now im just gona go b20vtec

 

I've been running S2S2 for almost 7k miles now. no problem. i have Skunk2 valvetrain. For the fuel part, STR fuel rail, B&M regulator. evertyihng runs fine. waiting to get tuned this summer after i add a few more parts. oh, by the way. the bottom is still stock. only thing i got to up the compression is a SPOON gasket. good luck!

 

Well maybe thats the reason why the say you should tune the car. I mean did you upgrade your fuel or did you just throw in cams and do a butt tune.

 

yea most likely a butt tune hey what can i say man i fuken half assed it thats wat you i get i guess but i dunno why it really fu*** up maybe cuz i didnt tune it like peeps say

 

i currently have s2s2's in my b16..idles and drives fine.

 

Where in canoga park you at? Like off topanga canyon?

 

nah im off desoto..didnt u buy that steering wheel from me?

 

yeah my friend did I believe