What Cams Do I Get?

[vladr33]

hey guys i have an r33 skyline, and am looking to buy cams. was wondering if anybody knew whats the biggest size cam you can get without doing work to the head etc..

thanks guys

[SimonR32]

tomei poncams, get the biggest ones available...

they are drop in and dont need cam gears for good results

[R32NoTiMe4u]

tomei poncams are u gona do any head work...

[vladr33]

thanks for the replies guys. no im not doing head work, im aware that the poncam is drop in but does ne1 no ssize. like degree and lift ect... i got told by some1 tomei. 260 deg, 9.1mm lift??

i've seen hks 264 deg same lift 9.1mm lift ,, does iot matter if u have more degree and keep the lift the same??

[ahh 33 s2]

go the 264 degree and the biggest lift u can get. the degree determines where they will be most effective in the rev range.. so 264 is perfect on a standard reving 25.

[R32NoTiMe4u]

Yeah go the 264 degree cams man

[Skyhigh Motorsport]

tomei poncams drop straight in, biggest you will be able to go is 260 degrees with 9.15mm lift. if you want bigger say 264 degrees or even 272. you will have to modify the head.

[R32NoTiMe4u]

just get head work done and drop 300 degree cams in hahaha...

[Skyhigh Motorsport]

just get head work done and drop 300 degree cams in hahaha...

300? you're an idiot lol

[Char]

i sold some poncams bout a year ago, they are the only ones u can fit without having to change lifters etc

u'll prob have to buy them for 1k. u have to know if ur car is series 1 or 2 as series 1 is half moon shape n series 2 is star shape.

my advice is dont bother, get cam gear instead

Edited December 3, 2009 by Char

[75coupe]

really dont bother? not alot of gain to be had?

you can get the poncams from RHD japan for $820 approx from memory

[PM-R33]

Fisrt question, are you going to be retaining VCT?

If so you have four options.

HKS 256/256

HKS 256/264

Poncam 256/256

or a set of regrind cams.

Edited December 3, 2009 by PM-R33

[R31Nismoid]

Cam size depends on the use and application of the car as well, biggest doesnt neccesarily mean the best.

I think one of his past threads was 260-300rwkw or something, maybe setup has changed?

[Shiraz200SX]

well, you could be a brand name fanboy, or you could go with an aussie made product and support your local....

http://www.camtechcams.com.au/niss_6cyl_rb20rb25nonvct.html

cheap as chips and you get a warranty. give them a call and they'll point you in the right direction. i was shocked at the price of my sr cams when i got quoted, half the price of some of the jap ones i was looking at...

[PM-R33]

Umm like i said, if he wanted to retain the VCT than he has to narrow down his choices. Those cams don't allow you to keep the VCT.

[Shiraz200SX]

ah i didnt pay enough attention... i'm sure you could ask camtech if they can retain the vct... they have a range for the sr20 to retain vct all the way up to 280 w/11.5mm lift....