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I was browsing through the net on a conquest for a A1 cam. The only one I found is through Gude cams. Their website has one for the non-vtec 01-02 yrs. I sent them an email and they replied:
Bobby The cam is a non vtec, very good performing cam, and ok for stock ecu price 295.00 exchange a great profile adds up to 20 hp thanks bill Camshaft 01 - 05 Honda Civic 1.7L NON-VTEC
Street/Strip/Circle Track
PART NO: HCCS18
DESCRIPTION: Pulls hard top end.
POWER BAND: 3800 R.P.M. to 7500 R.P.M. (235F 195)
IDLE: (Good) Around 750 R.P.M.
SPECIFICATIONS: Intake: LIFT – 0.388 DURATION – 228
Exhaust: LIFT – 0.407 DURATION – 220[/CENTER]

I've heard that Gude is not the best brand or the best from their customer service standpoint. If anyone can verify this or shed some light on this, I think this cam would be worthwhile.

 
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Doing a d17a2 head swap would be much more beneficial than installing this cam, there's a reason why Gude is the only company that makes them. I wouldn't put a Gude cam in my engine.

 
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Does anyone have any experience with this? Good info mindbomber. I was just thinking of a way to gain a little more power then to swap a head. Would be good news for a1 owners if it was legit.

 
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http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread...light=gude+cam
they seem to done better for older generations, not so much for the 7th.

 
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crower cam man there the best and even better with a vtec head swap

 
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why wouldnt you want to swap the head while installing a cam? vtec alone gives around 20 hp and u can find a good condition used head for cheaper that the cam. then u can put a stage 1 in the d17a2 head and get around 45 hp more than your stock d17a1. AND youd have a reliable cam (crower) and if u get a head with low miles you shouldnt have any top end engine problems for a long time.

imo if your gonna spend the money on that cheap cam for the d17a1 id just do a vtec headswap and if u want put a cam in that.

 
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wow i just realized how old this thread is...

 
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Its now 2023 and surprisingly people still tweak woth 7th gen em2's got me a 01 lx and doing research on how to gain some power without turboing it. Hard to find a tuner tho.