The point of cam gears???

[bonez987321]

Can someone tell me the whole point of having after market cam gears?

 

[99BoostedRS]

Well if your talking about adjustable cam gears then there are many reasons. You can adjust the valves to close earlier or later or open earlier or later and also adjust valva overlap.

 

[bonez987321]

What purpose does that do? I was told that if you get them installed you also have to get a whole bunch of crap to make your engine run right.

 

[Absit]

If you want to use them it's a lot of work, most people get them for bling/rice. When used/tuned properly they let you move and maximize your powerband.

 

[bryzenga]

It lets you decide when and where you want a little more power. These are usually used with aftermarket cams and allow you to fine-tune when the valves will open. You can choose to delay power for a higher power-band build, or advance a little for some more power down low. Depends what your aiming for with the build of the car.

 

[bonez987321]

Wow sounds like way too much work for me haha. I plan on rebuilding my engine next year with my taxes cause this year I'm buying a new truck but anyways I was just wondering what they do if and I wanted to put them on.

 

[9!'clipseDOHC]

Here is how you do it 4G63 Camshaft Degreeing. And here is a quote from that site as to why:

"Talk to any cam grinder, engine builder, or racer and you'll find overwhelming agreement that "degreeing-in" a camshaft is a vital step along the route to optimum engine performance. At first that may seem strange because "degreeing-in" a cam pertains to checking the accuracy with which it was manufactured. The purpose of degreeing a cam is to insure that the cam is phased correctly with the crankshaft, per the cam manufacturers' specifications. You're insuring that valve opening and closing events are in accordance with specifications, regardless of the cause. Actual valve opening and closing events are influenced not only by accuracy with which a cam was ground, but also keyway position in the crankshaft, crank timing sprocket, dowel pin hole position in the cam sprocket, and accumulation of machine tolerance also play a major role. It is the exception, rather than the rule, that a cam may be out of phase, but this should be established to insure an accurate performance baseline or point of tune."

Hope this helps!

 

[jahjahSQC]

Here is how you do it 4G63 Camshaft Degreeing. And here is a quote from that site as to why:

"Talk to any cam grinder, engine builder, or racer and you’ll find overwhelming agreement that “degreeing-in” a camshaft is a vital step along the route to optimum engine performance. At first that may seem strange because “degreeing-in” a cam pertains to checking the accuracy with which it was manufactured. The purpose of degreeing a cam is to insure that the cam is phased correctly with the crankshaft, per the cam manufacturers’ specifications. You’re insuring that valve opening and closing events are in accordance with specifications, regardless of the cause. Actual valve opening and closing events are influenced not only by accuracy with which a cam was ground, but also keyway position in the crankshaft, crank timing sprocket, dowel pin hole position in the cam sprocket, and accumulation of machine tolerance also play a major role. It is the exception, rather than the rule, that a cam may be out of phase, but this should be established to insure an accurate performance baseline or point of tune."

Hope this helps!

perfectly said^^^

Basicly, if you buy aftermarket camshafts and don't degree them, you are not using them to their full ability.

 

[gusu]

They basically let you retard your timing so instead of having your power band start to die off it stays strong the whole way through or wherever you want it.

Another common way of doing this with Hondas is to get some kind of special head gasket that sits at a tilt. I forget what they are called because honestly... I don't care about Honda

 

[1GRedRocket]

perfectly said^^^

Basicly, if you buy aftermarket camshafts and don't degree them, you are not using them to their full ability.

fml

 

[jed344]

So when you pop your hood honda guys get scared?