would installing an AEM adjustable cam gears on my stock d16z6 do anything much?? would it be hard putting them in? i can get 1 cheap and was wondering if it was worth it? i like that bling factor where u can see the cams going lol

 

are you going to be tuning your engine?

 

no

 

anyboddy

 

Adjustable cam gears are designed to go with aftermarket cams so you can advance or retard the timing to gain the most horsepower for your specific set up. You could always pick them up and hang on to them for future builds, but imo not worth it on a stock d...not hard to replace though if you do pick them up.

 

Dont waste your money until you start tuning.

 

^^ yah what he said. if i were u id buy it when you get a cam

 

yes you can get more hp out of a stock engine with a adjustble gear just like advancing your dizzy but i would not advance it more than 4 lines. people have diffrent opinons on this it is just a matter of what you want some say get it with other parts some say it is not worth it at all but it is proven that putting them on a stock engin it gives you hp
and no it isnt hard just get a 12 wrench or ratchet losen the bolt WITH THE TIME-ING BELT ON!! then losen the belt tensioner up under the motor mount take the belt off and on some civics the camgear key is made on the gear if yours is then you will have to get one from honda about 3 bucks but if it aint put it on make sure the adj camgear is at 0 degr and make sure every thing is at top dead center 2

 

It's almost a waste of time to tune the cams on a SOHC civic. You can advance them mildly but that's about it. It's kind of a waste of time. You should save some money and turbo it. Advance the ignition timing a little and get a good fuel mapping system.

You don't build a performance beast with 15 $100 parts.

More noticeable gains are built with 1 $1500 part. do the math


Modified by ek forever guy at 2:40 PM 9/6/2006

 

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Fixed.

And having the timing belt cover off is risky. The timing belt cover's job is to keep anything from getting in there, rocks, dirt, wrenches, small animals. If something does get in there, it can be disatrous for your precious d16z6.

Boost that thing.

 

what about the cam gears being lighter than the stock one would that help with throttle response???

 

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Minimally.

 

well what does the stock gear way? and the aftermaket? dunno just a thought

 

well what does the stock gear way? and the aftermaket? dunno just a thought

 

the difference is barely anything. (RE: weight) The Y8 cam gear is even lighter.

 

alright well then nevermind