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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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i bought a pair of cams from a friend i looked them up on their website:
http://xs-power.com/honda/honda023.html
it says that you can use em with N/A, turbo, and supercharged apps.
i also got adjustable cam gears and they are the same brand, they have 3 adjustment points, and i think that the come advanced 5degrees.
so my question is, is it safe to put this in my b16a ('00 Si) and what else would i need to replace
i dont have any sort of forced induction just n/a with the basic intake, exhaust and might be getting an ECU from phearable.net
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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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I have only heard bad reviews on the xs cams and how they eat up valve trains and heads.... im sure there are success stories but ive heard ALOT of negatives. it MIGHT be safe but I would definately replace the valve train.
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Old Dec 25, 2007 | 10:36 PM
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Don't put these junk in your engine.The materials used for building the cams are not good when you compare it to other cams.
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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 12:22 PM
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al right thanks a lot, thats why i thought it'd be better to ask, im gonna try and sell them.
theres a guy at work and he has a b18b block he says he honed it and has a rebuild kit for it and he'll sell it to me for $350, should i do that or just stick with my block? im not sure if i wanna boost or just N/A kinda tight no the money right now
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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 12:28 PM
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i would by that block and mate it with your b16 head. just use ARP rod bolts to be safe, and get a LS/Vtec kit. i think you would be pretty pleased with the results
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 04:12 AM
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alright sounds good, and if anything i can always go turbo as well right? since the block is low compression, i just wanna be sure on what i can do before i start buying stuff and then have to spend more money on something different
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 05:28 AM
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yeah u can turbo it...i personally wouldnt until u got some ARP rod bolts, but plently of ppl turbo them
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 01:09 PM
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alright im going to see if he'll sell just the block for 100 hopefully, what else should i do if i want to turbo it? i dont have a lot of money and this is going to be my daily driver so i dont need race only parts, i have an extra b16 head that i wanna build as well and put on that b18b block
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