would there be any improvement to replacing a b16 exhaust cam with a gsr one?


sorry if this has been posted a thousand times, the search function isn't working....

 

humpty bumpty

 

nobody knows the lift and duration of gsr cams huh?

 

well, it depends on what year your B16 cams are.
If they're 92+ B16 cams, they're fairly close in spec to 94+ GSR cams.

If you own 89-91 B16A cams, then by golly, yes get both GSR cams, as 89-91 B16A cams are of weaker spec.

 

the motor is 2nd gen b16.
I was hoping to get type r intake cam, then swap in a gsr exhaust cam cause it'd be cheaper than another type r cam.

 

true..
but its best to run both 'R' cams; people say the 'R' exhaust cam is exactly like a stock B16 or GSR exhaust cam....total BS. The primary and secondary lobes are close to stock b16/b18c spec, but the MID or VTEC lobe is where it differs ...

 

i heard first gen b16 EXHAUST cams are identical to the gsr, and that only the gsr INTAKE cam is better???

 

That depends on which year GSR cams you speak of...
B17A/GSR (92-93) or B18C/GSR (94-00)

the B17/GSR cams are slightly better than the 89-91 B16 cams.

89-91 B16 cams AT or MT, are pretty gay specs in general. You're best of with a set of 92+ B-series cams.

 

ok thanks for clearing that up. maybe this post will help someone out as well....this is the results of my cam swap from b16 to gsr:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=449629

however, i swapped both intake and exhaust, so i guess we wont know how much the exhaust helps. the only reason i did this swap was becuase the JRSC is supposed to love the GSR cams. if you're staying NA, do NOT put in GSR cams, it would be a waste of time and money, as you can see in the link.

 

Yeah to hell with that then, the search for a decent priced set of TR cams is about to commence.

Thanks for the input fellas.