1g N/T adjustable cam gears?

[ibspoolin2]

Hey guys i have pretty much all the bolt on things that i can think to get for my car. now im going to get adjustable cam gears for it next. my question is how much can i advance the timeing it untill i smack the vavle againts the piston? im also going to get the turbo intake cam off the turbo model for some extra hp at the same time im going to change out the water pump and the timing belt. is their anything else i should get when i do this big change?
Thanks Kevin

 

[project_tsi]

Adjustable cam gears are going to gain you very little if not nothing at all with your setup. You'd be better off spending the money on something else worth while. The turbo cams are a worthwhile upgrade though.

And BTW, the idea with adjustable cam gears isn't to advance them until just before they smack the pistons. They are intended to be tuned with (generally on a dyno), and adjusted until peak power is made.

 

[ibspoolin2]

Adjustable cam gears are going to gain you very little if not nothing at all with your setup. You'd be better off spending the money on something else worth while. The turbo cams are a worthwhile upgrade though.

And BTW, the idea with adjustable cam gears isn't to advance them until just before they smack the pistons. They are intended to be tuned with (generally on a dyno), and adjusted until peak power is made.

Why do you think that i will gain very little? i have a wide band and a safc2 contoller to tune with. Thanks for the reply.

 

[90laserRSfwd]

Why do you think that i will gain very little? i have a wide band and a safc2 contoller to tune with. Thanks for the reply.

buy a set of 272 cams and cam gears, and then tune your car, I'd look into a SMIM too if your going to make any "worth while" power N/A

 

[JusMX141]

i have a wide band and a safc2 contoller to tune with.

What are you compensating for with the AFC? Your mod list doesn't show larger injectors....

 

[ibspoolin2]

What are you compensating for with the AFC? Your mod list doesn't show larger injectors....

Im just saying that so i can tune it if i have to when i advance the timing and when i put the differant cam in.

 

[ibspoolin2]

buy a set of 272 cams and cam gears, and then tune your car, I'd look into a SMIM too if your going to make any "worth while" power N/A

can i run the 272 turbo cams in my car? well i think the are for the turbo

 

[project_tsi]

Why do you think that i will gain very little? i have a wide band and a safc2 contoller to tune with. Thanks for the reply.

B/c even if you install a set of turbo cams, you don't need a wideband nor a safc to tune it with, nor cam gears.

 

[ibspoolin2]

B/c even if you install a set of turbo cams, you don't need a wideband nor a safc to tune it with, nor cam gears.

but will i see a nice gain with the 272 cams and cam gears? i thought you have to tune your car when you put a set of cams in?