Cam gear what the point
 

ok i know with DOHC motor you can tune your intake and exhaust cams with adjustable cam gears but what about with a SOHC what can you do beacuse you can't advance or retard to intake or exhaust because they on a single camshaft but someone help me if you can i was just kinda curious about it

Re:Cam gear what the point
 

Yes you can, they are both just advanced/retarded the same amount.

Re:Cam gear what the point
 

they are both adjusted atthe same time cause theres only on cam. Iam not too sure how much of advance they can take but I dont think too much.

Re:Cam gear what the point
 

It seems less beneficial on a single cam, but I'm pretty sure it lets you shift your powerband if needed.

Re:Cam gear what the point
 

Exactly.

Re:Cam gear what the point
 

plus it look cool, you can get 50hp from it, if you get it in type R red :-*

But seriously, like they said, it's all tuned or changed at the same time, not too much of an improvement though.
I've seen a lot of people with quick d's either going back to stock, or just recommending to use the stock one.

Oh and I forgot, this is the wrong forum for the question ;)

Re:Cam gear what the point
 

ok thanks i wasn't to sure it seems if you were to advance intake then you would be retarding exhaust i dunno but ok thanks yall

Re:Cam gear what the point
 

a cam gear really helps on a sohc when you shave a head or block down to retard/advance the timing.

but no, the scavaging effect on a sohc is limited.

correct me if i'm wrong tho, but it's good on a boosted engine to retard your base timing w/ it.

mike

Re:Cam gear what the point
 

Actually after completing my mini-me setup in my Hatch I realized that an adjustable camgear would be beneficial because for whatever reason on mini-me's the cam timing is alway's off a half a tooth. I think it's got something to do with the profi9le of the head. It runs, but I'd like to pick up a cam gear and get it where it should be.

Re:Cam gear what the point
 

if u got aftermarket cam u can use a adj.gear to dial it to 0.
otherwise it doesn`t really do THAT much.
IMO don`t worth it stock wise.