anyone do it or has neone seen it done
good or bad?

 

PM Allmotormadness

If i recall correctly...he's running em

-Rod

 

ya i'm running them and they run fine. i'v been running them for a year. they idle good too.

 

Yep....No Problem.

 

How about inspection (NJ is **** with emissions)? What else do you have to upgrade on the valvetrain with the 3's?

 

Anyone dynoed yet with skunk2 stage 3's?

 

What kind of valvesprings and retainers are you running? Skunk2?
What about fuel management?

 

From what i have seen and heard from frineds running aftermarket valvetrain, people usually get the best results (and have less problems) if they stick the brand valvetrain that the cams are (Skunk2 3s with skunk valvetrain)

 

since im continplatining skunk2 stage 2, should i just get the 3s? how is the midrange on these cams? is the power band nice or is it like slow as ***** then bamb! insane power or is it a nice moderate gain?

i ask alot of questions !

 

from what i have researched today i have found that you have to have some serious flow through the head so i think i am gonna stick with the stage 2's and the skunk valvetrain. As far as the 2's do they scream when vtec hits?

 

yeah u need skunk springs (espicially on a first gen) the stage 1s can work with a stock vavle train, but y risk a motor, im doing the whole 9 yards, i wounder if i should also go skunk2 valves?

 

i use crower retainers with mine. they work great.

 

i have not problems running mine on the street.
I am running an all skunk2 head.

I would not run these if you are not running atleast 12.5:1 or plan on upgrading to the comprestion level in the near future.

I tried them running a very low comprestion and lost 10 foot pounds and made 0 Hp. Compared to skunk2 stage 1's


[Modified by rolow, 8:58 PM 2/21/2003]

 

On the Skunk2 stage 3 Cams what's the Vtec cross over kick in at???

Ross

 

5800rpm

 

On a 1.8L or a 2.0L???

Ross

 

so 12.0cr is not enough compression to run them, and will the ctr head flow enough

 

I relly don't know! Every thing I have read says 12.5 + min.

B20 vtec


[Modified by rolow, 10:35 PM 2/21/2003]

 

i am runnin a ls/vtec 1.8L just 20 over so i got a set of brand new stage 2's for $450, i will prolly just run those the way i have been hearing!!!

 

I dont understand why you will lose torque and power if you dont have high compression with cams.

 

Because more aggressive cams have a later valve closing after bottom dead center(ABDC). This allows the pistons to force some intake charge back out of the CC prior to ignition, reducing your dynamic compression. Increasing your static compression gets you some of that back. Try this:

http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/comprAdvHD.htm

You have to enter alot of info, but the results can be astounding. Just a degree or 2 increase in your intake cam's ABDC can drop your dynamic compression dramatically. This and cost is precisely why I went with Crower 63403 cams w/ an ABDC of 46. For reference I believe CTRs are 45 and skunk2 stg2s are 49. This will cost you low end power unless your run a high compression.