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There are other cams out there like FP 1's and 2's, Brian crower(350ish new), and comp(450ish). Fp cams can be had for 300 used. They all have similar grinds and lope depending on which ones you go with. And depending on what else you go with you might need to upgrade your springs and retainers. They all work well.
HKS cams are very proven & when they were the only option on the market, yes they were worth the $600. Nowadays there are so many other options, which have now been proven to perform & at much cheeper prices.
Definately go with the Brian Crower cams. They are not regrinds and every bit as good as HKS. I paid about $315 for mine brand new on ebay from a place called Speed Clinic.
What is wrong with regrinds? I was looking at the DKS cams from FFWDConnection.com are they not good cams i have never heard bad things yet. J/W thanks guys
I read a while back that regrinds don't last long, but then again it depends on how they're done. When you regrind a cam you take of the hardened layer and then the cams wear faster and are prone to cracking from what I read a while back. I was proven wrong on another forum when I mentioned this because there was a guy running regrinds for about 4 years. It's up to you, if you search around you'll hear this mentioned. I did't take any chances and just bought BC 272s, there so cheap. I picked up a set for 300cad. I think regrinding is around 200 or so. I suggest you buy a set of bc cams there just as good as HKS cams from what I have read.
I read a while back that regrinds don't last long, but then again it depends on how they're done. When you regrind a cam you take of the hardened layer and then the cams wear faster and are prone to cracking from what I read a while back. I was proven wrong on another forum when I mentioned this because there was a guy running regrinds for about 4 years. It's up to you, if you search around you'll hear this mentioned. I did't take any chances and just bought BC 272s, there so cheap. I picked up a set for 300cad. I think regrinding is around 200 or so. I suggest you buy a set of bc cams there just as good as HKS cams from what I have read.
Better to be safe than sorry is what i always say, especially when buying car parts unless money is no issue to you.
It mainly depends on how far you are going into mods, i.e. minor and fully built and big turbo. But overall HKS is the top of line so you can go bad buying HKS.
I noticed there are some really good deals here on used cams in the classifieds, check here and you could get some good deals, i got my hks cams here brand new on a trade for a turbo. 264/272
