I am about to pick up some BC3 cams for a bseries head. How can i tell that they are authentic. do they have any imprints or numbers on them i should look for? A friend of mine posted the same question in the civic section and no one wants to answer it. So can someone please answer this question for me

 

Mines had "T" on the ends

 

x 2

 

wha print would buddy club spec 4 have i have some with an a on both cams.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by allmotor1313 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wha print would buddy club spec 4 have i have some with an a on both cams.</TD></TR></TABLE>

if i remember correctly, there are 2 types of 4's out there. one's marked A and the others B. the only problem is, one of them makes quite a bit less power. but i can't remember which ones though

 

thats funny i called buddy club the other day and they told me the ones with an a are spec
3

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sd,integ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thats funny i called buddy club the other day and they told me the ones with an a are spec
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nope. the A is a spec 4 shaft. I had to verify from buddy club because you had me scared I bought these cams from someone two days ago. and they do have the T on them

 

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those are the 4's. BC3+= T

 

blew 2 motors with these cams dont get them get ctr and yes my head was all upgraded

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1SloSol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">blew 2 motors with these cams dont get them get ctr and yes my head was all upgraded</TD></TR></TABLE>

oh really? who tuned the motor for you

 

What blew? Dropped a valve? What was valve to Piston clearance? Tuned?

 

thats cool i guess i have spec 4 its an ok cam

 

you have any dyno slips?

 

have any of you put spec 3 in ur head without changing the valvesprings and retainers? i contacted buddy club and they said theyre not mandatory since these cams arent really big. Theyre still stage 1 cams. Just wanted to see if people have done it and didnt have problems

 

bump this....has anyone used these cams without upgraded springs and retainers?

 

BC3 seem to have good numbers on B16's. There were hundreds of dyno's 3 years ago.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Master of the Universe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">BC3 seem to have good numbers on B16's. There were hundreds of dyno's 3 years ago.</TD></TR></TABLE>

right. but how about using these cams without upgraded valve springs and retainers. i need to know if its safe.

 

no i threw a valve with stock valvetrain...upgrade to protect ur motor

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1SloSol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no i threw a valve with stock valvetrain...upgrade to protect ur motor</TD></TR></TABLE>

x2

they're only somewhat safe on typer valvetrain..b16 and gsr..u should upgrade..
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you dont need to change ur valves..just springs/retainers..Im running supertech..it was only like 289 shipped through a sponsor on here..

if you dont wanna upgrade ur valvetrain,just run some ctr cams

 

i even called buddy club and the guy on the phone was like no problem they are not a very aggressive cam aslong as you stick to your stock redline then it will be fine......honestly i guess they say that so they can sell easier....i have omniman valve springs and retainers and they are great...only cost me like 250

 

^^ where did you get your omniman valve springs and retainers? you got a link ?

 

i bought them on here about a year or two ago...there was a sale...if i can find the receipt ill post it up where i got it