i have a stock 99 si b16a2. i can pick up some gsr cams for $30 from a buddy. is there a differance in 99 si b16a2 cams vs 99 gsr's? i found there a dif in old b16a and gsr but the question is differance in 99 si b16a2 cams vs 99 gsr's.

oh yea its going to be turbo'd with a ramhorn mani on a 60-1 stg 3 wheel on 14psi

 

for 30 bucks, why not?

 

well if they are that same...i might as well throw my money in the trash

 

What kind of power are you looking to make.

One of my worst decisions was going with GSR cams, instead of Type-R. I was being cheap, and now I kick myself in the *** for doing it.

They really limited my power to the 500whp range on the dyno, and now I have to pick up some Type-R cams and pay for more dyno time.

Type-R > GSR > B16

 

With a mild 3-400 whp build, you will see a nice increase upwards of 30hp with cam gears and tuning going from a B16 to a GSR cam. Type R cams will make more though as stated above.

I went with the GSR's for the same reason you did, I had the car apart changing a head gasket and my buddy let me have his for 50 bucks. The main difference I noticed was in the midrange, the car felt much better in boost but out of vtec than it did before.

If you don't want to spend the extra cash on ITR's and you aren't trying make 500+hp, then the GSR's will make a nice improvement. If you are trying to make a lot of power though, (a lot), then the GSR's will limit you although not near as much as the B16's.

 

gsr cams vs b16 cams
http://www.evans-tuning.com/comp3.html

 

guys listen... i know theres a dif in b16a vs gsr read that...but what about a2 99 si cams... are gsr the same as usdm 99 b16a2 cams??????

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdmcivicb16a2sc61 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">guys listen... i know theres a dif in b16a vs gsr read that...but what about a2 99 si cams... are gsr the same as usdm 99 b16a2 cams??????</TD></TR></TABLE>

guess you didnt bother to click the link

 

i did, it talks about the b16a...where it say anything about b16a2?


Modified by jdmcivicb16a2sc61 at 12:41 PM 5/20/2006

 

the 'b16' cams he's talking about are the a2's ....

 

OKay thank you...so i didnt waste money and time.......thank you again

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Boosted2K &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What kind of power are you looking to make.

One of my worst decisions was going with GSR cams, instead of Type-R. I was being cheap, and now I kick myself in the *** for doing it.

They really limited my power to the 500whp range on the dyno, and now I have to pick up some Type-R cams and pay for more dyno time.

Type-R &gt; GSR &gt; B16</TD></TR></TABLE>

Your overall power potential is going to be limited by the turbo, not the cams. The cams will just broaden out your powerband and let you make more power at any boost level, till you max out the turbo. If you were stuck at 500 WHP, you could have just cranked the boost.