I hear that the 1st gen b16 cams suck, and that the b16a2 cams are better. Why? Is this why when vtec kicks in on the b16a2 its very loud compared to the 1st gen b16?

 

The B16a2 have more lift compare to the first gen...but not that much!

 

CTR cams are the singal best cams for NA performance.

 

i had some CTR cams in my b16a3 and they were screamin loud.. after i took it out. put back in my stocks. b16a3 cams. it wasnt loud anymore.I gotta get some cams.. i like it when my car screams. ppl juss look at u..

 

Oh? How so? Nice midrange yes, but the topend tends to be well below that of the more aggressive after market cams. Depends on what you're looking for.

 

no one is answering my question

 

There is your answer...the newer b16a cams have a more aggressive profile than the 1st gen b16a cams which results in a louder tone change when VTEC engages


[Modified by 91civic, 1:21 PM 10/17/2002]

 

But it says that they are not that different. Does anybody else not hear there vtec much in there 1st gen b16?

 

Many things affect how loud VTEC is. I have the stock b16a cams and I can definitely tell when VTEC engages. There is quite a difference in the tone of the exhaust and the intake gets louder as well.

 

I have stock cams in both my 1st gen b16 and in my b16a2. When the b16a2 vtec kicks in its very loud, and when the vtec is suposedly on in the b16a I can't hear it at all. So I'm wondering if its the cams or something else.

 

first gen b16 cams are pretty bad. I recently swapped some out for a friend, we put in some g3 gsr cams and felt a noticeable improvement.

 

i'm still running stock cams b16a first gen, i can't hear **** or feel any vtec power, maybe just a little. But when i had my Ecu chipped, then that's when i started hearing it more and feeling it. But i do still wanna upgrade to them CTR's

 

On my stock 1 gen,I can hear when the vtec engage(5k).
It pulls from 6k till 8k.


Someone posted that here.I don't know if it's true...but he may be right.

The new SiR cam on intake have higher lift.10.6 over 10.1mm.
The exhaust has 9.4 over 9.0mm.
Duration is the same.

HTH.

 

my jdm b16a 2nd gen is loud when it hits vtec, oh yeah i cant wait for my ctr cams