Skunk2 Cam Gears

[KennyC]

Ok so i was looking at skunk2 cam gears for my d16y8 but what do the differant colors stand for ? i know that my engine only uses one i just wanna know what the diferent colors stand for before i buy one.

 

[anfrey]

aesthetics, as far as i know

 

[KennyC]

Oh ya Btw im building up the engine for Forced Induction so im buying the Turbo Cam shaft if that is going to make a differance on which gear to buy.

 

[KennyC]

Aesthetics ?

 

[anfrey]

just for looks i believe....

someone please either correct me or back me up. lol. whenever something is offered in different colours it's usually for aesthetics.

 

[KennyC]

hey look kinda different in size though, i dunno i checked the site and they didnt say anything ur prolly right. Just wanna make sure before i spend more money that i dont have....

 

[anfrey]

slambed civic told me he'd check the skunk2 catalog tomorrow at work

 

[civic hatch]

i think its just for looks and not function, all cam gears do the same thing, it just how many degrees you can adjust that might differ between brands and models

 

[kellog]

are you going to be buying the skunk2 cams also?

 

[KennyC]

Ya im buildin up the engine skunk2

 

[Handlebars]

the cam gears themselves are for looks only, they do no good on a single cam. and on a dual, they only do any good if you tune them on a dyno and you have aftermarket cams, otherwise they are also for looks.

 

[kellog]

skunk2 makes cams and intake manifolds for sohc now just save up and get it all at once, easyer to install that way instead of tearing it down 2 times.

 

[KennyC]

So theres no point in buyin a cam gear ? i thought u could tune that.

 

[kellog]

you can, tune it and get maybe if ur lucky 3 ponies, just wait untill u get the cams then go and pay to get it tuned on a dyno, it will be worth the money and wait.

 

[KennyC]

k thanks for everybodys help

 

[b16asi226]

whoa whoa whoa, if you retard your timing on a SOHC by 2 degrees you will gain power. well on a stock engine. they arent just for looks. but yea, color aint s**t, and the are all the same size. but dont put the turbo cam in until you get the turbo, youll eat up some gas and lose power. there is a such thing as to much valve overlap in a N/A engine.