Aerospeed Vs. Hks/greddy Cam Gear ?

[cobrAA]

Hey guys,

I can get those Aerospeed cam gear for 100$ so I was wondering if it's worth to pay 300$ more for Greddy or HKS. What is the difference between Jdm brands and ''knock-off'' cam gear? Is cam gear something you can cheat and get cheaper parts ?

[Rav3nNZ]

Ive heard that you can but you need to get better screws as the cheaper ones break.

But at the end of the day its controlling something that can destroy your engine, imagine if it breaks and causes thousands of dollars worth of damage just so you could save $200 odd in the beginning.

You get what you pay for.

Edited May 17, 2010 by Rav3nNZ

[krzysiu]

Like said above. If they fail your engine is bye bye. I'm running the greddy rb26 cam gear on my rb25

[SiR_RB]

ive seen some cheap ones on ebay with the Advance and Retard the wrong way around lol

[Adriano]

They are fine, just fit better bolts

[Duncan]

exactly. a cam gear is a cam gear.

only thing to watch out for is the timing marks may be inaccurate on some of the cheaper ones. So don't just set it to some magic number you read on the internet - actually tune it on the dyno for the goal you are after (this always applies anyway...otherwise why did buy adjustable gears)

[femno]

Absolutely nothing wrong with the cheapo ones.

They cant just majically break...just make sure the bolts are good and tight.

HAHA yes ive come across a few with the A and R around the wrong way! Funny! Nothing wrong with those either!

[SimonR32]

ive got a set of cheap ones... very well made, the bolts were shocking so i just replaced them with a set of stainless steel ones from the local fastners for under $10