IS A CAM GEAR NEEDED WHEN DOING A MINI ME????
IS A MINI ME 1/2 TOOTH OFF??

how many of you guys needed a cam gear when doing a mini me

my buddy just called me at work and asked me a few questions...
i did a mini me once with a D15B block qith a Z6 head and i already had a cam gear (it seemed it was a 1/2 tooth off)

do a D16A6 block with a D16Z6 head is also a 1/2 tooth off?
my buddy says the valves aRE tickin loud and i since i dont get off til 9 pm i cant see if is because is 1/2 tooth off and hitting valves... or just not adjusted
he claims he spent time on making sure it was timed...
the head is getting adjusted now

but just answer my simple question here on top!^

 

i used a cam gear on my b2/z6 mini me. it was 5 degrees off.

 

bump

 

I had to use one with my B2/Z6 Mini-me. Whenever you use a 1.5 bottom, you'll need to use a cam gear to correct the 1/2 tooth off "situation".

 

I heard something about needing a different timing belt to correct the "offness". Like when going from a 1.5L block you need a 96-98 EX timing belt?

 

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yea so when i use the A6 (in this case) bottom end
we dont need a cam gear?
sweet

as far as the T belt, we already figured out that we needed a D16Z6 T belt, worked fine

 

oh co mon guys'


so many mini mes around here and u guys cant say if u had to go buy a cam gear?

geez

 

No cam gear is needed. It is a half tooth off, but that wont hurt anything. Just get it as close to TDC as you can.

1/2 tooth advanced vs 1/2 tooth retarded as far as power is concerned (on a d15b7):



Modified by BauleyCivic at 5:31 PM 2/19/2004

 

Is it me, or is that not the picture you intended to post?

Edit: OK, now I see what you were talking about.


Modified by Redline130 at 3:23 PM 2/19/2004

 

If you want your timing to be on, then buy a cam gear, but if you dont give a ****, then just have it advnced half a tooth.

 

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Yeah...WHOOPS Fixed it...thanks

 

what about Y7 head on a B7 bottom would this be the same. Like say i have a Z6 right now with an adj. cam gear but am going to be putting in a Y7head/B7block combo how bad would this be off?

 

I just put a Y8 head on a A6 block and I am going to have to buy a cam gear the timing is still off and im running rich rich rich

 

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yeah. I had the same problem - y8 head a6 block- I put on a timing gear and advanced it 1/2° and now it runs like a honda.

now I just need an AFC and some dyno time

 

if you guys are interested, check this out The Cam Gear situation gets a little messy if you ask me.

http://www.d-series.org/viewto...rt=20

 

Hmm... That's wierd.

I'm using a Z6 block and an Y8 head - the cam lined up almost perfectly... At least I thought it did! I guess I'll have to check it again to be sure. I never thought there would be a difference (due to differences in deck height and head height, etc), but it does make sense.

 

is it just me or does that dyno picture have like 8 hp difference? To me 1/2 off being 8 hp is a fricken TON of power.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BauleyCivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No cam gear is needed. It is a half tooth off, but that wont hurt anything. Just get it as close to TDC as you can.

1/2 tooth advanced vs 1/2 tooth retarded as far as power is concerned (on a d15b7):



Modified by BauleyCivic at 5:31 PM 2/19/2004</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

anyone have a adj. cam gear they wanna sell me?!

 

Yeah, but you lose about 15HP on the low end.

Retarded = More power up high
Advanced = MUCH more power down low