which cam gear would everyone say is the 'best' on the market?

the Venom Fang gears claim to be the lightest, would they not be the best b/c of it? Anyone use them w/out issues. They only have 4 bolts compared to others like the new AEMs which have 5 bolts.

Anyone have anything against the AEM cam gears, because i'm going to do a dealership by in with AEM and i'll just take them for my engine. As long as there isn't any major problem w/ them. However, i'd like the gears to be as light as possible.

thanks.

i searched and couldn't find much.

 

new aems

 

anone else have an opinion. just how much lighter can the Venom's be?

any downside to going w/ the Venoms?

 

The new AEMS have more than three bolts. I will have to check into those.

 

get the ST corsa, special locking mechanism to eliminate chances of slipping

 

always skunk2

 

str has nice line markings on them.

 

the new AEM are sweeet.... 5 bolts and they hella light ... lighter than the 3 bolts AEM....

 

why do they put more bolts on? Because they used to slip.

Whats the best way to guard agains slippage? lock bolt design...period.

 

i think i'll stick w/ the new AEMs, their 3 bolt design has worked on many cars in the past.

 

I have a JG, it's the shiznit

 

I have heard on more than one instance the AEM 3-bolt one slip, causing valve damage. Hell, my best friend's LS had this happen, good thing the motor was stock and no damage was done.

 

i got the oldschool JG LIghtspeed, they have untold track time mileage, nos abuse and still dont slip.

 

JG's are hard as fuc to read (hell for a tuner)

 

Maybe consider the material it is machined from too.

Skunk2 and Toda = 7075 aluminum (NICE)

Most others = 6061 aluminum (cheaper quality).

I suppose you could also consider bolt design, readability, weight, blah.

Edit: Seems to me that Skunk2 has 6 bolts and 7075 aluminum... still under $250, not bad.


Modified by archmage at 10:48 AM 9/16/2004

 

toda racing gears

 

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my previous quote was stating that I am considering the new 5 bolt design, over the old 3-bolt.

still a good heads up though.

 

nobody has mentioned anything about STR cam gears.....they have either 5 or 6 bolts and they are like 175 for the pair on ebay. What kinda aluminum are they made of? I dont think im gonna trust anything made my junk2 anymore after hearing all the negatives about their stuff breaking

 

Would you neccesarily want the lightest, or the closest to factory weight?

-PHiZ

 

juns are good. use part of the oem gear so they fit and work perfect

 

i wanna know about the weight of them too as PhIz was asking. Do you want the lightest gears?