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Old Dec 31, 2002 | 02:24 PM
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are cams and cam gears considered internals.
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Old Dec 31, 2002 | 04:04 PM
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Default Re: I NEED TO SETTLE, are cams and cam gears considered internals. (mugensport9)

imo their not. i concider them bolt ons,
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Old Dec 31, 2002 | 06:42 PM
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Bah!
Yes, they are internals...
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Old Dec 31, 2002 | 07:02 PM
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Default Re: I NEED TO SETTLE, are cams and cam gears considered internals. (10K2HVN)

let's see... they require you to play around with parts inside the head, which are INTERNAL components of the engine...

yes.

bolt ons = parts you bolt on, i.e. intake, IM, header, exhuast, TB, cat.

anything that affects the moving parts inside an engine = internals IMO
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Old Dec 31, 2002 | 07:25 PM
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Default Re: I NEED TO SETTLE, are cams and cam gears considered internals. (dLo GSR)

imo cams are internals, cam gears are bolt-ons
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Old Dec 31, 2002 | 08:39 PM
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Default Re: I NEED TO SETTLE, are cams and cam gears considered internals. (22lbGS-R)

imo cams are internals, cam gears are bolt-ons
cam gears can go both ways
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Old Dec 31, 2002 | 08:46 PM
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whats "imo"...??
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Old Jan 1, 2003 | 12:35 AM
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Default Re: I NEED TO SETTLE, are cams and cam gears considered internals. (10K2HVN)

In My Opinion theres also IMHO h is honest. damn i feel like an aol geek. i say cam gears are NOT internals. whats internal about cam gears????
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Old Jan 1, 2003 | 01:18 AM
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Default Re: I NEED TO SETTLE, are cams and cam gears considered internals. (mugensport9)

If I can change the part in under 1/2 hour, then it is a bolt-on.

To me, a cam is a bolt-on for SOHC motors.
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Old Jan 1, 2003 | 01:27 AM
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i can change a head gasket on my gsr in 30 minutes, let alone cams. cams, valves, valvesprings, rocker arms, retainers, pistons, wrist pins, oil rings, connecting rods, the crank, and the bearings are internals. intake, header, exhaust, cam gears, underdrive pulleys, crank pulleys, fuel rails, fprs, ignition stuff, intake manifolds, throttle bodies, turbos and superchargers, these are bolt-ons. nuff said
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Old Jan 1, 2003 | 11:28 AM
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Default Re: I NEED TO SETTLE, are cams and cam gears considered internals. (22lbGS-R)

In My Opinion theres also IMHO h is honest. damn i feel like an aol geek. i say cam gears are NOT internals. whats internal about cam gears????
i thought "h" was for humble?
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Old Jan 1, 2003 | 12:12 PM
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imo cams are internals, cam gears are bolt-ons
IMWO I agree.

(W stands for worthless.)
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Old Jan 1, 2003 | 12:23 PM
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imo cams are internals, cam gears are bolt-ons
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