cams and shafts.
 

im thinking about putting a better cam and shaft in my d17 beast... how would i go about doing this? since there is some adjustability to it, sould i have a pro do it? and what kinda hp improvements am i looking at with this?

RE: cams and shafts.
 

if you have to ask, have a pro do it.

RE: cams and shafts.
 

Its all one piece. Read up on the cams. There are different stages, and with some you have to get upgraded valvetrain. HP gains vary, every little thing helps.

RE: cams and shafts.
 

Check this out:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/camshaft.htm

Should be really easy to understand, and should give you all kinds of useful information.

RE: cams and shafts.
 

now that's a good answer! [sm=smiley20.gif]

RE: cams and shafts.
 

on a relativly stock motor (esp a SOHC) a new cam wont do THAT much. If youre not going to do more than that and get a tune, id say spend the 300 or so $ on something better.

RE: cams and shafts.
 

i ment the cam gear.

RE: cams and shafts.
 

Look into crower, and AEM makes a good cam gear fairly priced as well.

RE: cams and shafts.
 

If youre willing to drop 280 bucks on ebay, Spoon makes good cam gears, but if not, AEM or Skunk2.

RE: cams and shafts.
 

It's a pretty big job. You could tear your motor up if you don't know what you are doing.

A stage1 wouldnt' involve any valvetrain upgrade and with a cam gear you might see 15 horse if you already have I/H/E.