ok i've just put in some skunk 2 stage 1 camshafts with cam gears. and my cars runnin bad.... it wont idle for nothing.... fluctuating from 100 to 500 RPM and dies out sometimes.... when on throttle it sounds fine... wen driving its sluggish and when VTEC kicks in it jus stops going losing power.... anybody else have this problem

my cam gears are set at 0 for now havent moved them
timing is in specs
idle screw turned out all the way to keep the motor alive but idle is still low

i dont kno wat the problem is.... thanks hope u guys can help me out...


-ces

 

If u did everything properly the car should run just fine. Your cams might be off a tooth or something. Put everything at TDC and check it out. If you're having problems finding the marks on the cam gears, swap them out for the stock ones.

 

well tha marks are fine... i crank it by hand and every time they line up... when i have the timing light on its perfect at 15 degreest BTDC *red mark*. Someone told me i need to tune it but i dont know... its really weird. what should i set my cam gears at?

 

Put everything at TDC and take a pic of the cam gears. Let me see if they are on point. Sometimes its hard to tell with aftermarket gears.

 

stage 1 Skunk cams should not need a tune just to idle or drive around. Yes it should be Dyno tuned to get full potential but it sounds like timing is off. Do you have any codes?

 

make sure that you are getting the proper cam signal. you changed the cams, so maybe the cam sensor is fucked, or you pinched a wire or something. If you can have the car scanned, make sure you arent getting anything from the knock sensor. sounds like a sensor/wiring problem to me...provided everything is timed right and the gears are positioned properly.