whats up all, i just installed a set of skunk2 stage2 cams in my freinds car, he has a b16 block w/ctr pistons, the car idels high and low, goes from 800 rpm then jumps to 1400 rpm and higher, sometimes it shuts off. i checked the timing, looks good so far, do these cams do that, or the car should be tuned rite away. please help out here. thank all

 

my car idles a little low with the cams as well, but i cant seem to get it to go any higher even when i adjust it, guess i have to live with it........

 

My ITR idled stock with Stage 2's.

 

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lucky you. wish his did, i was thinking, he might need another valve adjustment, he had ctr cams in it, and had a fresh valve adjust job done a few weeks ago.

can that be it maybe. thanks alot


keep them coming

 

When i ran those cams my car ideled around 7-800 rpm's, which was pretty much stock.

 

you did adjust the valves after you installed the sk2 cams right
did you check your p-v clearance??

 

do they sound mean? im bout to throw some in

 

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you might want to check for vacuum leaks if the idle is flucuatin
for the most part skunk stage 2's idle pretty good

maybe also check fuel pressure at idle to see if its running hella rich or anything

 

Remember when i drove my sedan to your house that day? Thats how mine idled.....

 

mine idled normal..750-800 on average

 

was that all you did? install the cams and adjust the valves? the cams shoudn't get you idling like that.

i'd check everything else...

idling like that is usually caused by:

-vaccum leak
-tps out of adjustment (won't always throw a code)
-iacv
-fast idle valve

i'd check out those items before blaming the cams.

 

thanks alot all, after not working out w/us. we just ended up talking them out and putting back the ctr cams, his lose, not mines, i just tryed to help out.

cams might be forsale, skunk2 stage2, like 40 miles on them. w/brand new skunk2 cam gears.


thanks all

 

i have had mine for maybe a year and with hondata idles perfect

 

They should idle like stock, mine did. Maybe he needed some fuel tuning?

 

eh probably a fuel trim issue at idle. i guarrantee a wideband woulda shown some extremly lean or rich idle conditions.

ive noticed ~10:1 the car does not like to stay in one place at idle and mostly will sit still for me at ~12-13.5:1 might even sit stil at higher a/f but im at 13.5 with the afc at -50

 

dont give up so quik. my stg. 2's idle at 750

 

Like stated b4, it's not the cams making it idle like that. It prolly has a vacuum leak or maybe just the iacv or something like that.

 

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thanks all for the responds, i might just buythem off of him and use them my self, just wanted to know, what kind of valve train can i use other then skunk2, are portflow's any good, meaning in hi comp valves, ti retianers, and duel springs, are those gonna work fine w/these cams. thanks all


keep them coming

 

skunk2's would probably be the best springs for those cams. Don't waste your money on titanium retainers unless your stock ones have a lot of wear or miles. Titanium retainers wear too fast and do really do you any good, other then letting you rev an extra 200 rpms. I dont think its worth having to change them every 20k miles.

 

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thanks alot for that info. might just stay w/skunk2 head package then.

 

im back on the skunk stage 2's again..im at 1000 flat.

 

i just put in stage2 and had a bunch of trouble trying to get an idle until i remembered that i had an idle screw lol. so i unplugged my IAC and where my stage1s idled the stage2 would die. so i just turned the screw until i got ~750 and everythin g is semi good. the idle will go between like 650 and 900 but it does not stall and comes off idle good on throttle tip in

 

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how would Ti. retainers wear to fast? they're <U>titanium</U>?!!!

 

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how would Ti. retainers wear to fast? they're <U>titanium</U>?!!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b16powwer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">whats up all, i just installed a set of skunk2 stage2 cams in my freinds car, he has a b16 block w/ctr pistons, the car idels high and low, goes from 800 rpm then jumps to 1400 rpm and higher, sometimes it shuts off. i checked the timing, looks good so far, do these cams do that, or the car should be tuned rite away. please help out here. thank all</TD></TR></TABLE>

go dyno tune the cams, its a MUST