CA18 Cam gears!!

Post by **boost_boy** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 11:28 am

Can anyone get HKS's or a competent company's cam gears for the CA18? And if so how much?

Post by **themadscientist** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 11:28 am

Tomei gears are better, five securing bolts instead of three, steel instead of aluminum.

Post by **Movingviolation240** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 11:28 am

my HKS gears have 5 bolts..... the outside ring is steel and the inside is aluminimum.

Post by **themadscientist** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 11:28 am

new purple models?

Post by **boost_boy** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 11:28 am

All that's cool guys, but I need a pair:D

Post by **Movingviolation240** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 11:28 am

mine are the 'old' ones I guess, got them last year for christmas. My grandma actually called some place in Japan and ordered them for me, how cool is that

PaulOrlando, FL

Post by **boost_boy** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 11:28 am

Your grandma is the "Bomb":D My boy that does internet orders got me this funky, but expensive NISMO headgasket for the CA18, but he's stalling heavily on cam gears and I'm nearly ready to assemble my new motor. I got a pair of really nice racing cams for free and i would like to be prepared in the event those adjustments are needed. Damn Paul, I envy you with your cool *** Grandma. I hope you gave her some "dap" for hooking you up:D

Post by **themadscientist** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 11:28 am

old ones have black centers and the bolts are about halfway out from the center, new ones are three spoked aluminum with three bolts around the outer edge. They look great but the idea of threading steel bolts into aluminum and that is keeping my valves from hitting my pistons is not something I am comfortable with. Also the timing marks are silkscreened on, how long will that last.

Back on the topic though try Greddy USA. I think Trust makes camgears for the CA still.

Post by **t4 mr2** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 11:28 am

new age HKS cam gears suck. They slip and on a interference engine I would suggest against it. I have them on my mr2 and twice they have slipped on me on the dyno. Throwing things way off. I beleive I have the older HKS (or tomei can't tell) on my CA and they look to be of very high quality.

Look to the 5 bolt unless they are AEM, but AEM have a problem with not being able to adjust because the bolts that are on there are so tight.

Post by **themadscientist** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 11:28 am

So my fears were right. Glad you had a toyota and no parts crashed into each other.

Post by **t4 mr2** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 11:28 am

yeah... it sucked, the power curve was way off and we didn't know why...

CA18 Cam gears!!

CA18 Cam gears!!

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