Anyone done it?

 

There are a few people on this board that have cam gears with stock cams. The only person I can think of is VagoITR. Unless he got some aftermarket cams now.

 

I did - it's good for a few whp (to find the sweet spot). Fuel economy will go down though.

 

I got 5 hp to the ground. I had both set at zero. I got 170hp then advanced the intake +4 and the exhaust at zero and got 175hp to the ground. I say at least 4 or 5 to the ground with i/h/e

 

This may sound stupid but can you cover the cam gears after tuning it? For example, while tuning the cam gears use a valve cover that has already been cut. Then after everthing is done, install a valve cover that has not been cut. Sounds reasonable right?

 

2-4ish peak hp

 

Yes that is what vagoitr did

 

On both my ls/vtec with stock ITR cams and on my current ITR as well as the 3 other b18s I had before all with stock cams, the intake cam like to be advanced 2-3 degree while the exhaust usually like to stay near zero. All where tuned on the dyno. I have two valve covers also, one to tune with (cut) and the stock one.

Mattj



[Modified by Dropspeed, 3:54 PM 11/29/2001]