d16y8 d16z6 cam lift difference

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Jun 17, 2008 | 04:50 PM

egcivic

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d16y8 d16z6 cam lift difference

i got a y8 from someone with a z6 cam in it.
so im wondering if its worth my trouble to swap out the cam to a y8 one i have laying around or should i just leave the z6 cam in there and run a different cam gear to make up for the timing difference

Jun 17, 2008 | 08:40 PM

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Re: d16y8 d16z6 cam lift difference (egcivic)

well if i'm not mistaken .. d16z6 camshaft are vtech cam. and y8 are not!! correct me if i'm wrong..

Jun 17, 2008 | 08:47 PM

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Re: d16y8 d16z6 cam lift difference (sorullo)

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you are wrong, theyre both vtec cams. i dont know which is better tho.

Jun 18, 2008 | 03:10 AM

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Re: d16y8 d16z6 cam lift difference (DCSportEJ1Civic)

yea *sigh* guys on d-series say just leave the z6 in so im guessing theyre pretty much the same

Jun 18, 2008 | 04:00 AM

DCSportEJ1Civic

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Re: d16y8 d16z6 cam lift difference (egcivic)

why not go aftermarket?

Apr 4, 2009 | 06:54 AM

Joseph Davis

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Re: d16y8 d16z6 cam lift difference

The Y8 has a much stronger low cam profile, and is (slightly) better in high cam. The difference in the high cam isn't worth swapping for, but riding before/after in a Z6 that recieved a Y8 cam swap I'd want that driveability for my car.

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I found this while Googling and I really hate poor/bad info.