What are "cam gears" and "cam shafts?"
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Rep Power: 504 What are "cam gears" and "cam shafts?"
My friend was telling me how replacing the cam shaft can get you like + 15 hp, to which I replied "yeah, but they probably don't make aftermarket ones for my car."
So, what is a cam gear and a cam shaft? What do they do? Do they make ones for our cars?
At the mmrusa site they had replacement heads or something that were supposed to give you 58 hp!!! I don't suppose those work on our cars either, right?
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So, what is a cam gear and a cam shaft? What do they do? Do they make ones for our cars?
At the mmrusa site they had replacement heads or something that were supposed to give you 58 hp!!! I don't suppose those work on our cars either, right?
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Rep Power: 400 The Cam shaft is in the engine head and has lobes on it that open and close the valves as the engine runs. The cam gear is on the end of the cam shaft and is connected via the timing belt (or chain) to the crank shaft. This ensures the valves open at the proper time relative to the cylinder position. Go to How Stuff Works and read up.
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Rep Power: 303 no one makes camshafts for our cars but you can send it somewhere i forget to get it regrinded for like $80 and i heard it gets like 10 hp. the cam gears i dunno what they do but aem makes them but i dunno for our cars though. im thinking cam gears moves some kinda chain in our engine cuz it has rough edges on it. i know im not sounding smart here lol but you get the point.
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[hr]Originally posted by: CivicRicer02
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[hr]Originally posted by: CivicRicer02
WOW a re grind were do you get that done at?><>?[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG][hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: jungleboogie
correct me if i'm wrong... but i thought "that" timing was computer controlled so it's pretty useless to get cam gears for our civics[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: jungleboogie
correct me if i'm wrong... but i thought "that" timing was computer controlled so it's pretty useless to get cam gears for our civics[hr]
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Rep Power: 0 Is it possible to put mold cams into our cars? Was it lambo or ferrari that had them? Or was it both? I keep getting mixed up... Anyways, I think that'd be cool and save a little more gas.
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[hr]Originally posted by: JDog2001CivicEX
So you told your friend that they don't make any aftermarket cams for our cars yet but you don't know what a cam is????[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: JDog2001CivicEX
So you told your friend that they don't make any aftermarket cams for our cars yet but you don't know what a cam is????[hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: jungleboogie
correct me if i'm wrong... but i thought "that" timing was computer controlled so it's pretty useless to get cam gears for our civics[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: jungleboogie
correct me if i'm wrong... but i thought "that" timing was computer controlled so it's pretty useless to get cam gears for our civics[hr]
Then there is valve timing, which is mostly mechanical done by the cam.
So if you change the cam gear angle, you can change the valve timing somewhat.
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