Cam Gear Feeler thread ... formerly GoldenEagle ACG round 2

[bobafett]

alright guys, here is the deal, non of you stingy bastards are giving up their cam gears. so i want to start a new group buy and get another batch made. obviously i dont know what the price would be, but probably in the $120-$150 shipped range, just based on the prices that were paid last time around.

according to the thread mining i have done, it looks like we will need a minimum of 30 buyers. i think we can pull it off, because i am going to involve the lude guys.

just post and rally up some interest, hopefully we can commit to this, and pull it off in a few months.

1. bobafett (3geez) - silver (color doesnt matter)
2. derek (3geez)
3. derek (3geez)
4. acidbath (3geez)
5. funkytuqe (preludepower)
6. InjectionIsBetter (preludepower)
7. Shady_Pro (preludepower)
8. 2ndgenludedude (preludepower)
9. ace (3geez)
10. mkymonkey (3geez) - red
11. b8er (3geez) - silver (color doesnt matter)

phydaux ?
ludi mali ?

[Vanilla Sky]

how many are needed to pull it off? i think i have 2 orders right here... don't count me in on that, though.

[A20A1]

Did you look at their other design, the E8S Adjustable Cam Gear?

[bobafett]

how many are needed to pull it off? i think i have 2 orders right here... don't count me in on that, though.

last time they needed 30 orders to make a batch. im HOPING that number has not increased.

and i havent checked out their other designs, do you think the other design would be better?

EDIT: so i checked it out. and it looks like it might be lighter, but i cant see a different in function other than that. also probably costs more.

[Ludi Mali]

I wonder if for a 2nd time around they could do it with a smaller group since they already know how to make it.

[bobafett]

i doubt it. but wouldnt that be nice.

im pretty sure they dont care if 30 guys with accords and preludes dont get cam gears. on the other hand, i think we CAN get 30 people. as long as it hasnt gone up to 50, or 100 peices, we should be fine...

[A20A1]

Well reducing rotational mass is what it's all about.

[bobafett]

true that! unfortunately since they would be making a bunch of them, we will need to decide on one type over another, and im guessing people will be cheap and want to get a less expensive gear!

[Vanilla Sky]

didn't someone on here run an h22 exhaust cam gear?

[Acidbath88accordlx]

Count me in on whatever type cam gear they make as long as it will work with n/a

[bobafett]

excellent. these are defiently compatible with NA, it doesnt make a different, it should fit any and all a20 motor. a1 a2 a3 a4 shouldnt matter.

1. bobafett (3geez)
2. derek (3geez)
3. derek (3geez)
4. acidbath (3geez)
5. funkytuqe (preludepower)

[Acidbath88accordlx]

Now to find a cam...

[bobafett]

tons of options. colt cams makes a good "tri-flow" grind....
they are in canada, and i think its about 150-170 shipped USD.

delta cams in tacoma washington makes good grinds too. i have a 272 grind (they claim 1000-5500 powerband) and i purchased a 282 grind for my new motor (they claim 1500-6500 powerband). those are damn cheap, less than $120 shipped, and they give you $30 back if you send them your core, or if you are not in a hurry you can send it to them first of course, and get $30 off your order. they are really good people. also they make more mild, and more wild grinds, if your either a pansy or your crazy. he said he would only recommend the 288 for a tuned carbed accord. not for EFI.

also there was a web cam on ebay recently and gude claims to make them as well. in fact tehre is a whole thread on this somewhere, about which cams are available for our cars.

[bobafett]

also deltas estimation of powerband is totally changed if you have other mods. my car pulls hard all the way to redline, so the 1000-5500 is bs. also i lost lowend, so i wouldnt say the cam "kicked in" until 3500-4000, but i have headers and CAI and cat and exhaust, all of which lose tq and raise top end.

[Ace]

Hey bro count me in to

[Swap_File]

didn't someone on here run an h22 exhaust cam gear?

I looked for information on the forums about this, but didn't find anything.

Then I noticed the A20 cam gear had 42 teeth, but the H22 had 40.

Unless I am missing something, I don't think there would be any easy way to make it work.

I think getting one of these Golden Eagle Adjustable Cam Gears would probably be the best bet.

EDIT: The H22 cam gear does have 42 teeth, but I still no idea if it fits. Sorry for the old mis-information.

[Justanothermike]

Ok so the deal is that there needs to be a minimum of 10 orders per color. So if you guys only want one color we'd need a minimum of 10 people. If theres more then 10 people we can still go with one color, we'll just make more of that color gear. But if people want different colors its going to be atleast 10 orders of each color. So for 2 colors its minimum 10 of each color which is 20 and 3 colors is 30 like the first group buy.

[Ludi Mali]

any word on a solid price or price+shipping?

[Swap_File]

Here is a nice large picture I found of one from last time.

[mkymonkey]

ok ill take one, red please.

[A20A1]

I added a poll, please choose two colors, that way we can narrow down the color choice, and still make everyone reasonably happy.

[bobafett]

awwwwwwwwwwesome. thanks mike your the man.

please fellow bling blingers, lets keep it simple and go with silver so we can get a batch done really really fast.

1. bobafett (3geez) - silver
2. derek (3geez)
3. derek (3geez)
4. acidbath (3geez)
5. funkytuqe (preludepower)
6. InjectionIsBetter (preludepower)
7. Shady_Pro (preludepower)
8. 2ndgenludedude (preludepower)
9. ace (3geez)
10. mkymonkey (3geez) - red

[2drSE-i]

how difficult are these to get on, i dont think ive ever read an installation thread on a cam gear

[PhydeauX]

@$#! it.. I missed out on the last one and now a new gb comes out when I'm broke. If this drags on long enough for me to come up with the cash then I'll put myself on for one, I don't care the color..

andy

[bobafett]

how difficult are these to get on, i dont think ive ever read an installation thread on a cam gear

well its not "super" easy. basically you can just undo the tension on the belt and take the 1 nut/bolt out that holds the gear onto the cam, and then slide it off (dont loose the key) but putting it back on was a BITCH when i change my cam, (had to take off gear) cause i had a hell of a time lining it back up to TDC.