will it work? idki though of doing this for a while, and sticking with the non vvti head, but then i saw the differences in the cams. my biggest worry is the vvti cams have oil supply holes drilled in them for the vvti actuator. i was worried that a vvt cam in a non vvti head may lose oil pressure through these holes.
the second problem would be the flying magnets on the end of the intake cam. they produce a signal for the ecu to fire the coil packs. the non vvti has 2 flying magnets the vvti has 4. i think they could be machined off just fine and it would work. as for timing it looks close.
new timing chain sounds good, but i would just swap the old cam gears from the cams. no need to buy a new gear if it is not damaged. other than the concerns i have listed i see no reason why this could not work. the extra oil holes could be plugged. i would be interested to see how the non vvti takes to larger cams.
the second problem would be the flying magnets on the end of the intake cam. they produce a signal for the ecu to fire the coil packs. the non vvti has 2 flying magnets the vvti has 4. i think they could be machined off just fine and it would work. as for timing it looks close.
new timing chain sounds good, but i would just swap the old cam gears from the cams. no need to buy a new gear if it is not damaged. other than the concerns i have listed i see no reason why this could not work. the extra oil holes could be plugged. i would be interested to see how the non vvti takes to larger cams.
