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Old Nov 21, 2004
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camshaft update?

i know its been asked pretty often, but i was just wondering if anyone has an update on when/if a camshaft is coming out for our cars?
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Nothing yet. I thought one was due out early next year?
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ah thats not too bad. u think theyll make one for the LX too? or would i be better off doing an LX->EX head swap then getting a vtec camshaft?
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just curious, has anyone actually gone to a shop and had them make a new camshaft? what kind of hp/torque increase have you seen if someone has done this? also, how much hp have ppled gained from the regrinds available out there?
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Nothing yet. I thought one was due out early next year?
What company was doing this?
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crower?
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Yeah Crower
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do they have any info on how much power its supposed to give?
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Actually I suspect that its gonna be around the same hp gain as their cams for the "D16" which is about 15hp for the stage 2 cam
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I'm expecting big gains with the port work I already have. Very excited waiting.
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Originally Posted by gearbox
I'm expecting big gains with the port work I already have. Very excited waiting.
I'm eagerly awaiting to see if this head you got was a complete waste of money sorry gearbox
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^ ouch. 15hp, thats not bad. completely stock engine or with other mods?
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^ ouch. 15hp, thats not bad. completely stock engine or with other mods?

No telling.. gearbox, has almost stock engine.. and probably faster than alot of us ricers with intake/exhaust..
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I have intake and rear section exhaust. But I don't know, they do add some hp. I only have 100whp
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Originally Posted by gearbox
I have intake and rear section exhaust. But I don't know, they do add some hp. I only have 100whp
I probably have less than that
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thats wierd though, dezod dynoed their stock EX coupe at 101 WHP. same one they were testing the turbo on.
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i swear that i have more lol. everyone whose run their autos at the track has gotten 0-60 times of like 11 or 12 seconds. i timed my 0-60 and i got like high 9's. granted i dont have the equipment they have at the track but its still not going to make a whole 2 second difference.
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How much is this new camshaft supposed to cost for 15hp?
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How much is this new camshaft supposed to cost for 15hp?

For that lame-*** hp increase hopefully no more than 199 or 299...
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lol, a single thing that increases our HP by 15 is like a god. theyll prolly charge over 500$ haha. joking, but yeah prolly around 199-299. but they could prolly charge more since theyd be the only one releasing them. does anyone actually know any of the specs of our camshaft? lift? duration?
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