Crower Releases Stage 2 Cams for D17a2
Originally Posted by Redline04
WTF happened to the dyno #s? Guess doesn't really matter cause I jave a DX but I could always head swap. So where are the dyno's.
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Originally Posted by Michalo187
so where can you buy these and how much are they? and where is the dyno?
365 bucks for the cam, 307 bucks for springs/rods. you can get them at www.crower.com
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Rep Power: 323 It looks like a pain but It can't be that bad. I have all the tools now. The final thing I needed was the air hose from a compression tester to pressurize the cylinder and keep the valves from falling. My boss had one that will work. Now all I need are my cam and spring/ret set. Those should be shipping next week. I expect a 10-15 hp gain from the cam. This gain will multiply under n20. I should be hitting consistant hi 13's with just a 65 shot.
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How's the idling? Mine's idling quite erratically.. If you managed to get your's to idle stable, please let me know what was required to get it to do so.. Tks.. I'm running production Stage 2 btw.. And do you happen to know if I can run Stage 2 with stock valve springs and retainers if I intend to stick to my original rev. redline and use a adjustable cam sprocket to lower the power band instead?
Originally Posted by parditty
Hey guys I posted a picture a couple of weeks back of a cam I was installing, it was actually a crower cam that I was beta testing for them. They are now releasing the cam.
My finding with the D17A2 Cam:
Better Rev's over stock, Better mid-range horsepower..
Defiently would recommend a lighter flywheel if your getting a new cam, make sure you replace your vale springs and retainers when you switch cams. Here is the picture below of the crower cam for our cars..
My finding with the D17A2 Cam:
Better Rev's over stock, Better mid-range horsepower..
Defiently would recommend a lighter flywheel if your getting a new cam, make sure you replace your vale springs and retainers when you switch cams. Here is the picture below of the crower cam for our cars..
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I bet the idle is bad because not enough air is getting in. I would suggest porting the throttle body (www.maxbore.com) and even raising the idle speed a bit. Yes there is an idle set screw that will work. I have pnp head work and mine is a bit rough around stock idle. When I turn on the a/c and idle rises 100rpm, it goes away.
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Rep Power: 0 I've already ported my throttle body.. The idle set screw only goes from 800 to 1500, my mechanic has tried for a pretty long time but he can't seem to get anything in between.. 1500 is a little too much for me You running Stage 2 as well?
You running Stage 2 as well?
Originally Posted by gearbox
I bet the idle is bad because not enough air is getting in. I would suggest porting the throttle body (www.maxbore.com) and even raising the idle speed a bit. Yes there is an idle set screw that will work. I have pnp head work and mine is a bit rough around stock idle. When I turn on the a/c and idle rises 100rpm, it goes away.
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Rep Power: 812 i still have stock cam but i suspect stage1 won't affect the idle much. You should be able to bump the idle a bit more. One secret trick is to play with the tps sensor, but you gotta have screws instead of the rivets. I know maxbore puts screws on if you sent to him. But i don't know much about adjusting the tps.
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Rep Power: 0 I thought the idle set screw is somehow related to the TPS sensor thingy?
Originally Posted by gearbox
i still have stock cam but i suspect stage1 won't affect the idle much. You should be able to bump the idle a bit more. One secret trick is to play with the tps sensor, but you gotta have screws instead of the rivets. I know maxbore puts screws on if you sent to him. But i don't know much about adjusting the tps.
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Rep Power: 812 no the idle screw just sets how much the throttle plate stays open at rest. The lever just rests on the screw. The tps is what tells the ecu what position the throttle is in. So by moving the whole sensor slightly, it will affect the idle.
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Rep Power: 0 Just to side track a little.. Is there a way to tell whether a set of valve springs and retainers are aftermarket or stock just by looking at it? For example, how do I distinguish Crower valve springs and retainers, from stock ones?
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Rep Power: 323 the retainer will be easy they are titanium and bright silver. the springs would be a little hader to tell. They will be stiffer and the stock springs have blue or white paint on one side to indicate intake or exhaust.
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Rep Power: 323 sorry no dyno yet but new track times soon.
see this thread
see this thread
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Originally Posted by djmota
sorry no dyno yet but new track times soon.
see this thread
see this thread
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i'm gunna puke if i don't see the actual power gains from this soon :OP
noob here, been busy racing vdubs, i'm breaking my own rule here and starting to f with my daily
noob here, been busy racing vdubs, i'm breaking my own rule here and starting to f with my daily
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so your basicly saying that my 30 to 40 post on honda tech makes me a noob also?
your starting to sound like a noob yourself Triz you should know better than that.
Post count doesn't mean anything.you have something like 6,600 post and pacotaco has 56 post yet he has done a lot more work on 7thgens then you have
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Your right, post count isnt a sole determinate of newbness.
Anyone notice the tags in this thread include ****, and ARAB?? Odd.
I"m going back to bed.
Anyone notice the tags in this thread include ****, and ARAB?? Odd.
I"m going back to bed.
