Cam Gear Settings

[black sky]

Hi People

I've read how to do this before on this forum but i now can't find it i was just wondering which way do i turn the camgear to get it advanced, is it clockwise or anti clockwise and the same for retarded???

Cheers

anthony

[djr81]

Hi People

I've read how to do this before on this forum but i now can't find it i was just wondering which way do i turn the camgear to get it advanced, is it clockwise or anti clockwise and the same for retarded???

Cheers

anthony

If you turn the inner section clockwise (ie rotate the cam clockwise without moving the timing belt) you will have advanced the cam timing. Inlet is same as exhaust. The camgears should have it marked on them....

[WazR32GTSt]

your tuner should know which way to turn them when the car is on the dyno getting them setup to the right configuration...

[black sky]

your tuner should know which way to turn them when the car is on the dyno getting them setup to the right configuration...

Yea i know but i would rather set it all up for him before i take it down to save some time and money.

Cheers

anthony

[WazR32GTSt]

but each car works different with different settings...

when i had mine tuned, the tuner said that it made less power with all the settings they tried except for the ones they ended up with, which made more power obviously

[Spoolup]

you need to degree your cams in to do it correctly.

[Sydneykid]

I honestly don’t see the point in spending a shyte load of time degreeing in the cams perfectly. When all I am going to do is keep changing the cam timing on the dyno until I get the desired power result.

Sure if I am doing a single cam in block engine (like the Commondoor Cup engine last weekend) I will spend a great deal of time with the degree wheel and dial gauge getting the cam timing exactly to where it has proven to produce the most power previously. But that’s because I can’t change it all that easily on the dyno. Plus I know where it developed the best power before, and, since it’s a control engine spec, I know it will develop the most power again at the same cam timing.

But on DOHC engine where it takes minutes to change the cam timing on the dyno, I only see it a waste of my valuable time.

cheers

[Spoolup]

I hear what your saying Gary.

But I like to know where Im starting from when advancing or retarding on the dyno. As you know factory marks could be a couple degrees either way. There's no real advantage like you say - but its piece of mind. I look at it as just one of those things that shouldnt be overlooked, like working out your comp ratio and piston to valve clearencesetc. But thats just me :-)

[DFAULT]

i got so mad results with

rb20det

retard exhaust by: 3

advance inlet by: 1

everyone too tight to share results

[black sky]

i got so mad results with

rb20det

retard exhaust by: 3

advance inlet by: 1

everyone too tight to share results

Thank's for the reply. it would be good to know what settings people are using and how much power they got out of the cam gears also did this setting bring boost on earlier or did it improve top end ???

Cheers

anthony

[Spoolup]

problem is - if your cams havent been degree'd in properly than me saying 2 degrees advanced or retarded made all the difference might not get the same result for someone else as there cams are in different positions on the factory marks.

So best thing to do in your situation is like Sydney Kid said - just play around on the dyno until the desired result is obtained.

[DFAULT]

i made 189 rwkw

with ex: -3, in: 0

i made 192 rwkw

with ex: -3 , in: +1

Tried all the other inlet settings up to +5, the rest made me lose power

it bringed on boost a bit quicker, not much, about 300 rpms

Edited September 13, 2006 by DFAULT

[jazza08]

Come'on peeps, give us some replys on set degree's and any results u may notice in seat of pants or dyno! Im gonna watch closely, im mostly interested in if it reduces lag in any case hehe