So I have a B16A and I have decided my next project will be cams. I want some more bounce to the ounce. Sadly, as most of us know, you usually can't just get cams (unless you do stage one or stay below 8K rev'ing). You need the adjustable cam gears, springs/retainers, chipped ECU and a dyno tune to go along with the cams. That seems to be the minimum....I think I am going for stage 2 Skunk-a-dunks. They were the first decent cam for the B series VTEC's and they results are solid. I heard they are nice N/A set up in a B16. Thats $600+. So where can I save some cash? I mean that in terms of the springs/retainers and cam gears. I have read that cheap cam gears will come loose and get out of adjustment. Hoping to hear some good info from experienced Honda Tuners. I can look all day on Ebay and talk to shops that want to sell me what they carry....so I figured my best non-biased opinions would come from here. I have heard that steal springs are just fine and titanum is overkill. Opinions? I would rather stay away from used cams and springs/retainers. Can I get away with used Cam Gears? I also justt heard that a P06 isn't a good option for a ECU to be socketed and changed over to DOHC VTEC map....like they run into problems down the road? So my ECU options seems to be P28? I have the JDM P30 but was also told that its better to socket a USDM ECU. I have a P30 USDM but its worth quite a bit un-mod'ed in CA.
Let me know what you guys think. I have never ran a performance cam set up.
Let me know what you guys think. I have never ran a performance cam set up.