hks cam shaft question...

[gixxer_grand]

looking to buy cam shafts to make some more power on the stock motor, besides raising the boost im doing a straight exhaust and cam gears. now im a newb and dont know much. so i just need some information and reccomendations on which cams to get. i dont want to modify alot or as least as i could...looking forward to your input. thanks.

[MRQtwinturbo]

what other mods do you currently have?.....if you are on stock turbo...cams won't make much of a difference...i would spend the money on an aftermarket IC before the cams....

[gixxer_grand]

dont have other mods...stock turbo, intake, exhaust, and i got cam gears also, an aftermarket performance clutch and thats about it.

[MRQtwinturbo]

get an aftermarket intercooler....some sort of manual boost controller and turn up the boost....

[gixxer_grand]

sorry forgot to mention i have an after market intercooler and have a boost controller just havent raised the boost yet.

[MR2Jedi]

Originally Posted by gixxer_grand

sorry forgot to mention i have an after market intercooler and have a boost controller just havent raised the boost yet.

What are you waiting for? If your engine is in good shape, you're probably only boosting about 10 psi. Up the boost to 15 psi. You will see a significant difference and HP increase.
What type of boost controller do you have? I do recommend that you don't up the boost until you have a boost gauge to measure it.

[Ghostyman]

Raise the boost. You might need to disable fuel cut, depending on the car.

What are your final power goals? What type of engine (gen2, gen3) do you have?

HKS cams are a bit of overkill and pretty pricey. The Adjustable cam gears can give you good results by properly setting them on the stock camshafts. Or you can do 3SGE or gen3 3SGTE cams for cheaper.

Before doing cams, I'd look into methanol injection. That will let you raise the boost a bit more and also provide better intercooling.