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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 03:41 PM
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and no i didnt install the cam gear with a air tool and i had supertech valvetrain with installed height right. and i torqued the cam caps. bc said maybe they got dropped during manufacturing regardles they lasted ten min and ruined a 1200 dollar head.
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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are they going to do anything about the head? sucks to see that.
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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are they going to do anything about the head? sucks to see that.
nope not a thing just replace the cam for free and i have to send it in im going to send them some ky with it so they can keister the cam while there at it.
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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sorry to hear that
wold deff send some cream. wallgreens has some that says, **** CREAM , its by the dipper section like 3$ , do it do it, lol
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 04:39 PM
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From the first pic I see you are a chocolate/beer therapy kind of person. Sorry you had a bad experience. I have not had anything like that with my BC cams or with any that I had installed.
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 04:59 PM
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From the first pic I see you are a chocolate/beer therapy kind of person. Sorry you had a bad experience. I have not had anything like that with my BC cams or with any that I had installed.
lol yah i installed a set of there springs retainers and turbo cams on a ls they said just to drop it in so i did and come to find out the springs coil binded and broke 4 cam caps!! DROP IN KIT MY *** I SHOULD HAVE LEARNED FROM THAT EXPERIENCE.
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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looks like your having some problems with valvetrain i have never seen anyone have issues not once but twice!

had bc0012's last year now i went a tad bigger!
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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Haven't had a problem with my cams either, sorry to hear abput your luck. How did the valve springs bind in the LS, if I would of had that problem first I would have got more **** from them.
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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damn .... sorry bro
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 05:21 PM
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Haven't had a problem with my cams either, sorry to hear abput your luck. How did the valve springs bind in the LS, if I would of had that problem first I would have got more **** from them.
THEY BOUND cAUSE THE INSTALLED HEIght was too short but bc said to just drop them in. lol i ended up having the spring seat milled down and then they were fine. these just broke and i never hit vtec with them!!!
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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That sucks to see!
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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how is the $1200 head recked??? that type of break typically causes bent valves at most.
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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how is the $1200 head recked??? that type of break typically causes bent valves at most.

LOL WELL JUST TO ****IN START IT SPLIT 2 BRONZE GUIDES ON TOP OF BENDING THE EXHAUST VALVES AND WHEN I SNAPED THE CAM SHIFTED AND CHEWED THE **** OUT OF THE 1 CAM CAP AND HEAD. SO KNOW I HAVE A ****ED HEAD AND HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW VALVES,SEALS,GUIDES AND MY 300 DOLLAR 5 ANGLE VALVE JOB IS TOAST.
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 09:57 PM
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THEY BOUND cAUSE THE INSTALLED HEIght was too short but bc said to just drop them in. lol i ended up having the spring seat milled down and then they were fine. these just broke and i never hit vtec with them!!!
I'm confused you milled the spring set making it shorter, making the spring not bind up? Thats pretty shitty they don't give up taller spring seats to make there own cams work.

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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 01:32 AM
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I'm confused you milled the spring set making it shorter, making the spring not bind up? Thats pretty shitty they don't give up taller spring seats to make there own cams work.

Joe
no no i had to take the head off and were the spring sits on the head had to be milled so the spring was actually taller when installed. i called them and bc said that i had a one of a kind ls head because i should have been able to drop them in no problems. i own my own shop and work on tons of hondas and brian crower is full of ****!
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 02:56 AM
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THEY BOUND cAUSE THE INSTALLED HEIght was too short but bc said to just drop them in. lol i ended up having the spring seat milled down and then they were fine. these just broke and i never hit vtec with them!!!
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ls head !
I am a little confused. You will never hit vtec with that setup since it is a ls head. Sorry, not trying to flame just trying to understand what happened. I see a set of vtec cams in the original pics also so if you have an ls head, those cams will not work. Put in many sets of BC cams and havent had any problems. Good luck getting your problem resolved.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 05:25 AM
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I am a little confused. You will never hit vtec with that setup since it is a ls head. Sorry, not trying to flame just trying to understand what happened. I see a set of vtec cams in the original pics also so if you have an ls head, those cams will not work. Put in many sets of BC cams and havent had any problems. Good luck getting your problem resolved.


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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 07:01 AM
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Dude when u say an ls head are u talking about a previous
problem or is that the wreked head with what I see is some BC vtec cams.
Now if u used an ls head with vtec cams don't see how is that posible but u should lay of the bud and go with some budlight.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 07:10 AM
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I had a set of their LS cams/valve train bust some caps too... they blamed it on us and wouldnt refund our money. we ate the cost and put a vtec head on it.

I havent seen any BC cams break but it really dosnt surprise me
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 08:29 AM
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I run a set of the BC cams in my motor with no problems yet(knock on wood) They made really good power over my CTR cams thanks to Miller.

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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 08:48 AM
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I run a set of the BC stage 2 cams in my motor with no problems yet(knock on wood) They made really good power over my CTR cams thanks to Miller.
bc stage 2 vtec or no vtec cams ?
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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Dude when u say an ls head are u talking about a previous
problem or is that the wreked head with what I see is some BC vtec cams.
Now if u used an ls head with vtec cams don't see how is that posible but u should lay of the bud and go with some budlight.
no the ls were talking about is a completely different car i built a few years back for a customer. the vtec cam in the pic is of my drag car.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:17 AM
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I and countless others had a Crower cam break (That was crower not brian crower).

I stay away from all of that now. I have yet to see a skunk cam break.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:23 AM
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I and countless others had a Crower cam break (That was crower not brian crower).

I stay away from all of that now. I have yet to see a skunk cam break.
yah werd in 01-02 i had a stage 2 h22 CROWER cam break in three places at about 8000 rpm.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:38 AM
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yah werd in 01-02 i had a stage 2 h22 CROWER cam break in three places at about 8000 rpm.
Mine where the Crower 403's vtec cam. The intake broke in 2.
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