b20 camshaft question


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i have a b20z1 bottom end and im putting my b16b head on i have been looking into putting some higher comp pistons in and conrods i found wisco 12.0.1 85mm bore pistons with eagle conrods now what would be a really good camshaft for this set up ???
i want a good gain and vtec to pull very stronge so what would you all suggest guys
 
I'm a fan of skunk2 so for that setup i'd recommend pro2's
 
Really now I have heard alot of mixed reviews about them I wanted something like that but alot of people tell me stay away have you tried n tested these ??
 
Really now I have heard alot of mixed reviews about them I wanted something like that but alot of people tell me stay away have you tried n tested these ??

I've tuned a lot of engines with these cams and never had any issues. I think a lot of the issues were down to install errors....
 
Ow really well ill look into them what are they like on idle I wont use it everyday but I will use it more than once a week
 
Once there dialled in correctly and mapped properly they will happily idle at 1000rpm with no lumpiness
 
mine idles at 1250 and sometimes rpm drops to 800 because of overlap. i couldn't image them idle at 1000 properly. i had to rise rpm, because if you will leave them at 1000, sometimes revs dropped to 500, which gave me very poor oil pressure readings, so I won't risk.

i had very good numbers on b20vtec with skunk2 tuner series stage 2 cams, maybe stage 3 would be even better? and you can use them without issues.

could you than advice me what settings to use on the pro2s gears? which gaves best results and idle smoothly?

thanks
 
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You need to degree them in properly. There's no magic numbers.
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Cheers guys for helping also the pro 2's are more aggresive than the tuners what sort of power gain will I get from the b20z1 with 12.0.1 comp pro 2 cams 70mm throttlebody port matched inlet full exhaust system n whale p###s s300 ecu
i think im havin the crank balanced so can rev higher
 
mine idles at 1250 and sometimes rpm drops to 800 because of overlap. i couldn't image them idle at 1000 properly. i had to rise rpm, because if you will leave them at 1000, sometimes revs dropped to 500, which gave me very poor oil pressure readings, so I won't risk.

i had very good numbers on b20vtec with skunk2 tuner series stage 2 cams, maybe stage 3 would be even better? and you can use them without issues.

could you than advice me what settings to use on the pro2s gears? which gaves best results and idle smoothly?

thanks

Either not dialed in correctly or not mapped right. They will happily idle at 1000rpm.

Edit. Didn't read bit where you asked about cam gear settings. There is no cam gear settings you need to dial them correctly(using degree wheel and dial indicator on valve) as per specs given by skunk2 on install sheet
 
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Either not dialed in correctly or not mapped right. They will happily idle at 1000rpm.

Edit. Didn't read bit where you asked about cam gear settings. There is no cam gear settings you need to dial them correctly(using degree wheel and dial indicator on valve) as per specs given by skunk2 on install sheet

I thought by aligning the cam marks to crank marks is correctley istalling aftermarket cams, i mean why would they produce expensive components like cams and not align the lobes and cam pulleys and have the customer set them up properley? iv always thought dialling in/degreeing cams was anither name for cam gear tuning. Correct me if im wrong.
 
I thought by aligning the cam marks to crank marks is correctley istalling aftermarket cams, i mean why would they produce expensive components like cams and not align the lobes and cam pulleys and have the customer set them up properley? iv always thought dialling in/degreeing cams was anither name for cam gear tuning. Correct me if im wrong.

What if one engine there going into has say 5 thou skimmed off head and next engine has 15 thou skimmed off head what effect do you think this has on cam timing! With the likes of Pro2's cam timing needs to be precise which is why they state exactly the opening/closing and peak lift events of valves, when they should occur in relation to position of crankshaft. It's not that they purposely make the centerlines way off that at 0,0 on cam gears the cams are a mile out but with too many variables that can effect cam timing is the reason they need to be dialed in correctly by means of degreeing. Sure cams can be set by moving cam gears on the Dyno but you need to know your limitations, how far you can go before P2V or V2V clearance becomes a issue.
 
What if one engine there going into has say 5 thou skimmed off head and next engine has 15 thou skimmed off head what effect do you think this has on cam timing! With the likes of Pro2's cam timing needs to be precise which is why they state exactly the opening/closing and peak lift events of valves, when they should occur in relation to position of crankshaft. It's not that they purposely make the centerlines way off that at 0,0 on cam gears the cams are a mile out but with too many variables that can effect cam timing is the reason they need to be dialed in correctly by means of degreeing. Sure cams can be set by moving cam gears on the Dyno but you need to know your limitations, how far you can go before P2V or V2V clearance becomes a issue.

Thanks for that buddy, you have cleared alot up for me.
 
yes, you will see better results with pro 2 with such cr. My bottom end is stock cr, so for me there were very small difference tuner 2 vs pro 2.

I degreed everything (cam gears sset to 00). And than on dyno as I remember we setted the exhaust cam to 2 or 3 degrees on cam gears. So i thought what kind of settings on cam gears would be the best for s2p2 cams if everything else is degreed by oem specs?

thanks
 
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