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italia490 · 02-10-2005, 02:30 PM

Does anyone know a good place to get a set of more aggressive camshafts for the 2002 Camry?

anuthaCamry · 02-10-2005, 02:31 PM

um, webcams? but expensive

italia490 · 02-10-2005, 02:32 PM

Camshafts for the valves in the engine.

anuthaCamry · 02-10-2005, 02:36 PM

that's what I'm talking about...

***MR2Jedi*** · 02-10-2005, 02:48 PM

I bought HKS 264 in/ex cams from these guys out of TX. they have pretty decent prices.
Trent(sales)

MVP Motorsports, Inc.

Ph: 817-439-4888 x. 18

Fax: 817-439-4777

Pineapple · 02-10-2005, 03:03 PM

Webcam is company name.
Does MVP got 5S-FE cams?

CrawlingEye · 02-10-2005, 03:12 PM

Did 2002's even use 5S-FE's yet?
I thought they have VVT-I (forget the engine code) engines?

If it has VVT-I, I don't think even webcam has a grind for it.
By the way, webcams doesn't sell cams, they grind/weld them.

Meisner · 02-10-2005, 05:47 PM

I had Crower cams recut my stock camshafts and change the lift and duration. They did a great job...charged just over $100...but this is NOT a reweld. They do not add material to the lobe. Therefore, the base circle is changed. It just means that a valve job must be done at the same time and the machinist must know about the new base circle. Then he can cut the valve seats correctly. No biggie.

fredk · 02-10-2005, 05:57 PM

cut the valve seats to correct a smaller base circle on the cam?

Meisner · 02-10-2005, 06:07 PM

Sure...think about it. The base circle of the lobe is smaller. So the valve stem must come up a little higher (or you could get longer stems...but that's even more expensive for custom valves). The stem comes up higher by cutting back the seat more.

Simple?

fredk · 02-10-2005, 06:12 PM

Oh I know what ya mean, but anybody sinking the valves into the head deeper needs their head examined, it puts the seat very near the edge and you loose a little compression, the easy way on these motors is just use a thicker adjustment shim and leave the head on the motor, thats just my 2 cents

***MR2Jedi*** · 02-10-2005, 06:15 PM

$100.00 sounds like a good deal!!! the HKS cams were $587.00 plus shipping.. I don't remember how much that was. something like 10-20 bucks.

Meisner · 02-10-2005, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by fredk

Oh I know what ya mean, but anybody sinking the valves into the head deeper needs their head examined, it puts the seat very near the edge and you loose a little compression, the easy way on these motors is just use a thicker adjustment shim and leave the head on the motor, thats just my 2 cents

I have to disagree with you. You're not sinking the valves into the head THAT far. It's not going to recess them into the head asignificant amount. Besides, using those larger shims are dangerous IF you want to be able to hit high revs. Those will break loose easier than you think. I think they're called valve caps...I forget if that's the correct name for them.

And you dont' find Toyota shims thick enough for this...but it would still be the same problem...too think to stay in the bucket at high engine speeds.

fredk · 02-10-2005, 07:16 PM

are you using an fe head?

Meisner · 02-10-2005, 08:09 PM

Yeah...I also ported & polished this head...of course before the valve job was done.