Cam Timing with Supercharger
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***Watchobak, be great if you could take a picture of the cam keys installed and document placement before the dyno run. If it doesn't yield power, document it and swap the keys and take another pic/document/dyno. Asking a lot I know, but might as well take advantage of the opportunity in the name of s2ki science. Of course I didnt chip in any money so I dont have a lot of room to talk
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i thought when you did cam keys/adjustable cam gears you need to dyno and then see what happens, then maybe change them and try again and dyno. kinda like tuning, you have to mess with them a bit to get the most outa them. good luck with the testing. sucks when you have to pay a place to install, tune, dyno and mess wiht something like this. power gain vs price comes to mind with something like this.
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i thought when you did cam keys/adjustable cam gears you need to dyno and then see what happens, then maybe change them and try again and dyno. kinda like tuning, you have to mess with them a bit to get the most outa them. good luck with the testing. sucks when you have to pay a place to install, tune, dyno and mess wiht something like this. power gain vs price comes to mind with something like this.
Adjustable cam gears would be sweet if they made them for our car. Just remove the valve cover and adjust, a lot less work and any adjustment you want to make with a turn of an Allen key.
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http://www.hondata.com/techcamtiming.html
Before the cam timing is adjusted it is important to measure the ignition timing so that the ignition timing can be kept constant if the intake camshaft is altered. Otherwise the dyno runs will not reflect the differences from changing the cam timing. One trick that works with a dial back timing light is to aim the light at the marks on the inside of the cam sprockets, and change the timing light setting until the marks line up. If the intake cam is adjusted then the ignition timing can be adjusted until the marks on the cam sprockets line up, as long as the dial on the timing light is in the same position.
Before the cam timing is adjusted it is important to measure the ignition timing so that the ignition timing can be kept constant if the intake camshaft is altered. Otherwise the dyno runs will not reflect the differences from changing the cam timing. One trick that works with a dial back timing light is to aim the light at the marks on the inside of the cam sprockets, and change the timing light setting until the marks line up. If the intake cam is adjusted then the ignition timing can be adjusted until the marks on the cam sprockets line up, as long as the dial on the timing light is in the same position.
