question about no CAS on exhaust cam gear

[knightrider]

ive seen lots of pictures of CA's not running a cam angle sensor on the front, mostly ppl that dont run the timing belt cover at all. i was wondering if this sensor is needed at all? or is there sumthing that needs to be done to eliminate it

[Nismo1182]

You do need it! And those people run stand alones.

[knightrider]

doh, i was hoping there was some easy trick around it, eh, maybe eventually ill get a standalone

[NeedCAforS13]

cut the cover to hold the CAS:) I'll post pictures of this once I finish it... I have a friend cutting it with a plasma cutter, so it should follow the factory line around the CAS nicely!

Sean

[f s t caz]

why's he want to run w/o a timing cover? I can understand leaving them off during the tuning process w/ adjustable cams, but leaving them off for everyday driving would make me a little nervous.

[knightrider]

so i can stick my finger in the cam gears when the car is on. i like staring at things that spin too 8Þ

[nismoplsr]

i cut my cover, took a while with a die grinder but it came out well.

[nab911]

So there isnt really a reason it just looks bad ***

[boost_boy]

Here's what mine look like.

[boost_boy]

Hey Stevie,

Everytime I see that engine, it just bring back old memories of nearly going to jail for excessive speed. What a beast! Guys, Nismoplsr has a piece of nissan heritage "173mph CA18DET"...bad***:pimp