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jus wanna know some opinions on crower valvetrain and cams

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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 01:53 PM
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Default jus wanna know some opinions on crower valvetrain and cams

need some opinions. pros and cons. idle changes anything. appreciate the help. i posted this in forced induction but no one wants to help. it would be going in a b18c t60 turbo setup.
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 02:39 PM
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Default Re: jus wanna know some opinions on crower valvetrain and cams

i used to have a 91 integra ls-special that i put stage 3 crower cam and springs and retainers. after i did the cam swap and whatnot it didnt run anybetter. it was slower. idled like ****. but that was my experiance. but my car was never tuned. and when i took it to a shop to get the timing adjusted again it ran like **** again. if u tune it right it should work out but my experiance sucked. lol. holla
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 04:47 PM
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Default Re: jus wanna know some opinions on crower valvetrain and cams

haha well damn. appreciate it man. just trying to make a good judgment call on what valvetrain and cam set up to go with
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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Default Re: jus wanna know some opinions on crower valvetrain and cams

USE turbo cams
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 07:02 PM
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Default Re: jus wanna know some opinions on crower valvetrain and cams

what are you trying to get out of the car? what are you doing with it? turbo? NA? wanted power?
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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I've heard of the camshafts being prone to snapping in half (which would be disaster to your motor)... Those were at least the reviews on the older model camshafts, I'm not sure about the newer ones, or which ones you plan on purchasing. I'm sure they've improved their design- as with anything over time it usually gets better.
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Old Apr 12, 2009 | 01:57 PM
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Default Re: jus wanna know some opinions on crower valvetrain and cams

i was looking to run stage 2 turbo cams. im looking to come out around 400+ all said and done.
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