Product Review: RB adjustable cam gears by adrenalineMOTORWERKS!

[Eikon]

What the heck does an adjustable cam gear do?

Adjustable Cam Gears allow fine tuning of the camshaft timing to maximize engine performance and tailor power characteristics for various driving conditions. Either with OEM or aftermarket camshafts, adjustments can be made to tune an engine’s power band to the optimum RPM range for a particular application.

Well, that, and the fact that they look really cool!

adrenalineMOTORWERKS is a Florida based company that was established to bring the magnificent world of the 240sx and all of its various engines together at a reasonable cost. So the enthusiast can compete and succeed in the world of drifting without enduring the astronomical cost of a full blown Race Team. Our motto is simple; Go-Fast not broke.

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So.. let's check out these cam gears!!!

It's always nice to find a FedEx box waiting for you when you come home from work. Shipping was quick and predictable with a tracking number provided to me immediately.

In the box came a clear and concise warranty along with contact information.

These are very well packaged!

I'm very impressed with the build quality. They are made of solid Aluminum and are CNC Machined to have more strength than stock cam gears. Easy to read marks, laser engraved not painted or etched. The outer cog section of our gears is hard-anodized, to prevent wear from the timing belt. The inner gear is then fastened with stainless steel nuts and lockwashers. This enables an increase in the amount of torque used to tighten the fasteners, with no risk of stretching to the aluminum threads!

Here are the stock cam gears.

Here are the adrenalineMOTORWERKS cam gears installed.

I couldn't stand to put the cam gear cover back on.. you gotta show these babies off.

The look very cool in motion.

Looks like I might have to change my color scheme.. I see some blue valve covers in my near future..

My take on them.. You cannot find a better product for the money. In fact, you are hard pressed to even find another set of cam gears for less than the $108 plus shipping that adrenalineMOTORWERKS is charging for these.

The Good: Great Quality, Best price on the market, sharp appearance, fantastic customer service.

The Bad: I can't add the word Greddy or Tomei or Fidanza to my mod list.

Overall.. I would strongly recommend this product to other NICO RB Owners who are looking to really fine tune their engine. Though they won't add much more than flashy looks to the average stock RB engine. But, for anyone who wants to fine tune the timing or install aftermarket or upgraded cams, this is a must buy.



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[Carl H]

bring bring!

[Bwana]

Very nice!

[kjlindgr]

I like that they have 5 holding bolts instead of HKS's 3 bolts. I feel more secure with 5.

PS: Who was the sexy bastad who helped install those babies?

[eh?]

Curious as to why they look similar to these red ebay cam gears. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...56600Do they have a manufacturer country labeled?

[Eikon]

It does look the same.. Clearly they are buying them from the same manufacturer as the one on ebay.

Pricing is still better here.. The one on Ebay is $62 for just one gear.

I didn't notice a country of origin label on them.

[adrenalineMOTORWERKS]

We worked very closely with another company in the design and layout of these gears; do to the cost of manufacturing we are forced to do this until we have gained enough capitol to produce these ourselves. It’s really hard to produce performance parts at a cost effective price. Some parts that entail such detailed machining require outsourcing to keep the part at reasonable resale price. I believe that we have accomplished this in an unbelievable manor. The tooth design and overall quality of this product speaks for it’s self. As of right now all of our time and effort goes into purchasing the right machinery to produce ALL of our products in-house. So, yes those might be the same gears. Unfortunately our initial investment was not large enough to have these exclusively made for adrenalineMOTORWERKS. However I assure you the product is of the utmost quality, and guaranteed through us. If you have any questions feel free to contact us at [email protected]

Also please note that there are only 10deg of adjustment NOT 12DEG.

Eh?- I know you are wondering. YES the exhaust manifolds are made in-house. The design and research is not quiet finished yet. we do know that they will be offered in mild steel, stainless steel, and “for the deep pocketed overachievers” Inconel.

[themadscientist]

Got any for the CA18?

[Bluefire]

Curious as to why they look similar to these red ebay cam gears. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...56600Do they have a manufacturer country labeled?

Aren't these all just tomei knock-offs??

http://phase2motorsports.store....html

boo to knock-offs...

-Bluefire

[themadscientist]

I hate to be the one to explain how the real world works to you but if they are "knock offs" they are likely made at the exact same place. Red ones ship to Tomei, Blue ones to the other guys. Most manufacturing is being done in China these days and more often than not the only thing different is the name. For something complex like a turbo I would be recitant but it's a cam gear, not hard to make right. If the teeth are right, the degree marks accurate and the hardware proper grade I don't care if if it says "poop racing" on it!

[adrenalineMOTORWERKS]

Boo! Sale Price $349.95

There are only so many ways you can design a cam gear. We are very fond of the design characteristics of this gear. It’s aesthetically pleasing, has a 5 bolt mounting pattern, and is a simple design. If we had the resources to produce these in house, believe me they would have looked completely different. Unfortunately we do not. We do however have the ability to work out an awesome deal for RB owners to gain full control of their cam timing for only $108.00. While still leaving you $241.95 to buy our RB20DET Fuel Rail for only $130.00(this is an approximate price. Still in development). Now that leaves you with $111.95 to throw at your dyno time. To us, that is more important then a fancy Tomei sticker.

[themadscientist]

but some want the name. Tomei will be happy to take their money I am sure.

Color options?CA18DET gears?

[adrenalineMOTORWERKS]

hopefully someday we will have such loyal followers.

As of right now the only color is blue. However i would be more then happy to come up with a price for a custom color.

For the CA18, I know nothing about that motor. From what i have seen in some pictures they are the same, but not sure. Try them out. If they don't fit, send 'em back and we will refund your money.

[themadscientist]

want a gear to check out? I have a stack of them. I'll send you an OEM gear priority on my dime if it will help get some gears like these on the market for the little motor. I am sure if you don't already make them you would get similar offers from staff or members with the SR, VG, KA and VQ.

[adrenalineMOTORWERKS]

Why yes i would. i will e-mail you our information and you can ship it to our fedex account.

[themadscientist]

I'll get it boxed and check me inbox for the address What other engine gears do you need as an example? I'll beat the grass for some more on your behalf.

[Chaos the Xile]

Guess when I order my cams I'll be purchasing a set of these too, they looks awesome!

[Bwana]

Chris:

Are you guys producing radiators yet??? I'm going to be needing one in the near future. Greg told me to email you, but I never got around to it...

[MaximA32]

TMS, I'm gonna poke around and see what I can wrassle up for the VQ30. If you could poke around I'd much appreciate it.

[mbmbmb23]

I'd be interested in CA gears if the timing degree marks are visible on those gears.

[eh?]

Also please note that there are only 10deg of adjustment NOT 12DEG.

Eh?- I know you are wondering. YES the exhaust manifolds are made in-house. The design and research is not quiet finished yet. we do know that they will be offered in mild steel, stainless steel, and “for the deep pocketed overachievers” Inconel.

Well I'm still interested in the exhaust manifold. I'm over in Orlando and I'm waiting to see your manifolds...

[lostmenoggin]

YES!! Hook up the CA18 guys. id buy a set.

[Bluefire]

I hate to be the one to explain how the real world works to you but if they are "knock offs" they are likely made at the exact same place. Red ones ship to Tomei, Blue ones to the other guys. Most manufacturing is being done in China these days and more often than not the only thing different is the name. For something complex like a turbo I would be recitant but it's a cam gear, not hard to make right. If the teeth are right, the degree marks accurate and the hardware proper grade I don't care if if it says "poop racing" on it!

I am well aware of the real world, and that many brand name japanese companies outsource to china/tawain. But until someone can officially confirm that those certain parts are outsourced, I would much prefer the brand name parts over obvious c/t made parts.

And you would think a cam gear would be hard to mess up but trust me, I have seen some of the most simplest parts botched by these c/t parts. Not to mention that quality control is one of the areas that suffer the most. One part might be a perfect fit and finish, and the next complete garbage... (I'm sure adrenaline Motorwerks, would correct this sort of situation) but personally I would rather minimize my chances of being in that situation all together.

-Bluefire

[themadscientist]

I wish we made more stuff in america. If this company can start kicking them out in-house that is one part we know is american made and that makes me very happy. I have a freind with a machine shop and a couple of months ago he was flycutting about 50 manifolds on their flanges because they were all alike, all misaligned and the shop that was going to resell them wanted them fixed first. If I can get a set of CA gears to try I will degree the stockers and the adjustables to make sure they are accurate.

[falkhen]

That Fuel rail will it be 11mm or 14mm injector holes? and the internal cavity size how large of a volume will it be?

[adrenalineMOTORWERKS]

The fuel rail will come in your choice of 11mm or 14mm. As well as -6an, -8an, or -10an bore size.

if you want i would be more then happy to measure the actual volume.
Modified by adrenalineMOTORWERKS at 11:28 PM 8/6/2007

[ca18det240hatch]

id take a set of timing gears for ca18det.

[r34 gtr]

if you decide to make them for the ca18, you can count me in for a set. they look top notch!

[blurrbosi]

Hmm...

[tnslide80]

im down if they stay around the same price...looking at tomei now...this is way cheaper