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Old Sep 26, 2007, 12:01 PM
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EVO 9 HKS cam=hollow??

I just got a set of HKS 272 cams for my Evo. To my suprise, the intake cam is hollow just like stock Evo 9 unit. No engrave on the intake . The exhaust side is a solid piece and have a HKS engrave in it. So is HKS regrind the stock Mivec cam??
Old Sep 26, 2007, 12:24 PM
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where did you buy from? the exhaust is going to be the same as evo8 so its going to have a diff appereance but i figured HKS would have marked any of their products call and find out.
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oh wow! this could get interesting!
Old Sep 26, 2007, 12:32 PM
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i've also seen this in the only set of HKS mivec cams i've installed. it had the same markings as the stock cam did. my assumption was it is a regrind, or more then likely it is a blank from the same manufacturer as the stock cam, but ground to HKS' specs.
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I'm that person...makes me feel better now that someone elses is the same. Anyone else?
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If they're charging $600 for regrinds then that's garbage. I'd buy BC's when they come out before I bought a regrind
Old Sep 27, 2007, 09:47 AM
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Ok, so I'm not the one off then. I bought my HKS cams from Nolimit. It's could be factory blank, since it's kinda early to have the Mivec regind. Anyway, I thought that's pretty cool to have hollow cam like the stock unit.
Old Sep 27, 2007, 09:55 AM
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Cosi's FTW!
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HKS FTW! The best EVO9 cam produced as hollow it is! This cam is just full of power from start to finish!
Old Sep 27, 2007, 10:37 AM
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I wish these cammed EVO9s would start hitting the track. I've only seen not so hot dyno plots or something that wasn't a true before/after test. If the cams produce start to finish power cammed 9s should be at least .2 quicker and a few mph faster than non-cammed 9s.
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gsc s1 ftw!
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Im glad i bought Cosworth
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i just cant wait for AMS to do a back to back of all the major IX cams. Cossi, GSC, HKS etc. Test should be done on both a stock ish car and a fully built car
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Originally Posted by rr06rs
If they're charging $600 for regrinds then that's garbage. I'd buy BC's when they come out before I bought a regrind
+1^^
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Someone should find out for sure if these are regrinds
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