i did a search and it came with one result but i still need more opinions/inputs.
ive seen the cam spec comparison compared to other name brands and skunk2 has a bit more agressive lobes as compared to respected stages of other brands.
what do you guys think of skunk2 cams in the aspects of quality build/reliability? i know the price for these cams are a lot better than the other one, i just need to know if these cams will last.

 

As far as I know, the quality is there. They are pretty decent cams. I've really never heard of anyone breaking a Skunk cam(s) unlike I've heard the horror stories of Crower and a few JUN cams.

But the quality is deffinatly there on the cams.

 

high quality

 

i'v been running stage 3's in my daily driver for over a year and never had a problom.

 

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Stage 3 in your daily driver?!?!?

Whats the idle and the low-mid range power like on those? Hows the top end?

I'm sorry but I've never heard of anybody with stage 3's on the street.

 

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Stage 3 in your daily driver?!?!?

Whats the idle and the low-mid range power like on those? Hows the top end?

I'm sorry but I've never heard of anybody with stage 3's on the street.</TD></TR></TABLE>
i have, it can be done. for some reason my local shop (inlinepro)_ said they dynod some 2's and 3's and liked the 2s better

 

the idle is fine, just like stock. the mid-range and low-end is really strong, the vtec kicks a mighty punch too. the low rpm lobes arnt really that agressive compared to allot of full race cams so the low-end is alot like the stage 2 cams, but the top end is way greater. i think it all just depends on your set up and what your trying to achive.

 

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Stage 3 in your daily driver?!?!?

Whats the idle and the low-mid range power like on those? Hows the top end?

I'm sorry but I've never heard of anybody with stage 3's on the street.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'd like to know also.... I need someone to convince me to run them.
Jack @ P1Auto is running the VTEC killers in a CRX. Those are 10X more serious than the stage 3s. I dont think he daily drives the thing, but he posted that he takes the car to lunch at least once a week. So it is streetable. I also posted some vids he took of him driving it and showing off the Sport Injection manifold. OMFG serious.

If I had the money. There is no doubt in my mind I'd run the Toda VTEC killers w/ the correct setup.

 

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LOL. Same here. If I saw a few dyno that proved that the Skunk2 stage 3 cams were better than the stage 2 cams I would get them. What I'm worried about is the power band of the stage 3's. I would assume it is really high and narrow. Maybe the stage 2's have a flatter power curve and that is why INLINE PRO said they favour them over the 3's.

Does anyone know of any Skunk2 stage 3 dyno plots?

evilxkid:
"i think it all just depends on your set up and what your trying to achive."

I am pretty much just looking for a great street car that I could take to the tracks once and a while and still get some good times. Do you think these cams are tame enough for the street?

 

i thought about running vtec killers but i drive my car to much. it's nice two have low-end lobes to drive arround town on. but if i do turn to non vtec cams for my vtec head i would go with the feria roller rocker set up.

 

Running the Skunk2 Stage 2's right now, and they are nice. Stock idle, and good power up top. No reliability issues either.

 

havent herd of any problems...friend has them in his lude...seems to be running great

steve

 

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steve</TD></TR></TABLE>

stage 2 or 3s?

I'm prolly leaning towards the Stage2s right now. So someone needs to convince me otherwise to get the 3s. lol

 

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stage 2 or 3s?

I'm prolly leaning towards the Stage2s right now. So someone needs to convince me otherwise to get the 3s. lol</TD></TR></TABLE>

stage 2's.....i have yet to see the stage 3 perform.........but from what i here from other people stage 3 has no known problems....

steve

 

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I'm prolly leaning towards the Stage2s right now. So someone needs to convince me otherwise to get the 3s. lol</TD></TR></TABLE>


If you search the archives there are a lot of thread talking about the stage 3's. One thing I learned is that the stage 3's have the highest lift among the aftermarket cams. Skunk2 recomends that you replace your springs every 8 races which is insane for daily drivers (although there are many people running them on the street for months, even a year + without problems). Also because of the overlap of the stage 3's, it is recommended that a very, very high CR is need. After what I read, I think I will just stick with the stage 2's for the street.

 

ok so skunk2 quality is . anyone have plots of stage 2 or 3? how about valvetrain, what brand are you guys using? itr, skunk2, etc.

 

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crower.

 

Plots of Skunk Stage 2's?

Must be a 100 here..

http://www.importreview.com

 

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Skunk2 recomends that you replace your springs every 8 races which is insane for daily drivers (although there are many people running them on the street for months, even a year + without problems). </TD></TR></TABLE>

Are you serious? Every 8 or so races...

 

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If you search the archives there are a lot of thread talking about the stage 3's. One thing I learned is that the stage 3's have the highest lift among the aftermarket cams. Skunk2 recomends that you replace your springs every 8 races which is insane for daily drivers (although there are many people running them on the street for months, even a year + without problems). Also because of the overlap of the stage 3's, it is recommended that a very, very high CR is need. After what I read, I think I will just stick with the stage 2's for the street. </TD></TR></TABLE>

good lord

I'll think i'll prolly stick with the stage 2s then.

 

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Toda "D"s have 12.9mm of lift.
EF-1 M25E's have13.25mm of lift.
Skunk2 Stage 3's have 12.8mm of lift.
There may be other cams out there with more lift than the Skunk2 Stage 3's, but these are two examples of cams that have more lift. Any cam over 12.5mm of lift is insane anyway-not for your average bolt on street racer kind of guy.

 

I'm running the Skunk2 Stage II's in my LS/VTEC with ported B16 head. It pulls hard and the idle like stock as well. The Stage II's are more streetable than the Stage III's. The Stage III's are strictly more of a drag race cam.

Also, too big of a cam on a motor that's not built for it, you can loose some power. Just because you throw in some Stage III cams on any motor, does not mean you will gain a whole lot of HP.

 

Skunk threes are pretty burly...my buddy has them in his ls/vtec and it dynoed at 240 someting on methanol. I'll try to dig up the dyno sheet

 

i've heard only good things about the stage 1's and 2's

 

what's the lowest CR that sunk2 stage 2 cams, will start making any power? i plan on running them on 10.5:1, would that be too low of a CR?