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Old Apr 7, 2007, 04:12 AM
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HKS 280/camgear impressions

Well got the ride back today. The HKS 280's are loopy and my cam gears are set at exhaust 0 and intake -3. Shop said it'd be ok so i went w/that setup. Car almost died while looking for parking. haha. So guys, think i should retard the exhaust as well? Next stage is my 20g green getting installed, so anyone w/ that turbo please give me some input on your camgear settings. Really appreciate it. BTW car sound even greater then before, just sick.
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get it tuned, i have 280's on a mail in flash stock cam gears, mine never stalls
Old Apr 7, 2007, 07:49 AM
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0/-3 probably would give a crappy idle, due to increased valve overlap. If you want smoother idle, then you may wanna try something like a -4/-2 setting.
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Yeah i'm going to try -3/-3 first. Ted b suggested running that for dragging and better idle. I'll see how it goes.
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Well i just purchased HKS 280`s and the guy over there told me that the intake should be 2-3 degree and exhaust should be 1 degree.With that he told me that i it should idle good!...
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Get it tuned. 280's lean the car out at idle.

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Old Apr 10, 2007, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Evo_7
Well i just purchased HKS 280`s and the guy over there told me that the intake should be 2-3 degree and exhaust should be 1 degree.With that he told me that i it should idle good!...
Was he suggesting, +2intake/+1exhaust, and alternately, +3intake/+1exhaust? I don´t know for sure since I never tried those particular settings, however, my guess is that the idle might get pretty funky. I have run +2/0, which should idle about the same as +2/+1, and that has a real lopey, funky idle, and it´d die on me about once a week.

Additionally, advaning the cam timing tends to make the car more knock prone lower down in the rev range.
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The only way the idle will improve with '2-3 degree' and '1 degree' is if the intake is retarded 2-3 degrees and the exhaust is advanced 1 degree.

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Hey Ted b, what timing would you suggest for a 20g evogreen upgrade? I'm thinking on doing the -3/-3 or -4/-2. Let me know thanks.
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It depends on what you want. For best midrange punch, +2/0. For better top end hp at the expense of midrange, something like -4/-1.
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Originally Posted by Ted B
The only way the idle will improve with '2-3 degree' and '1 degree' is if the intake is retarded 2-3 degrees and the exhaust is advanced 1 degree.

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Yup thats exactly what he told me!
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Mainly wanting something for dragging the car w/out sacrificing my idle.
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I run my 280s +2/0 and I love them
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After some testing, I ended up running mine at +2/0.

Test results of various cam gear settings for HKS 280 cams on an AMS turbo kit:
Post: https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...6&postcount=54

Dyno chart:



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