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Old Dec 16, 2008, 04:30 PM
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so u made good gains i see , hope us on non mivec can also make good hp and also tq to race our evos
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i want Kelfords now...
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so has anyone switched from 272 hks to kelfords 272
Old Feb 10, 2009, 06:41 AM
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If I were to upgrade from stock to kelford 272's would it be recommended to upgrade springs and retainers? I will be running off stock turbo and will most likely be boosting from 21 -22 psi.
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I think adding springs/retainers is a good insurnace policy with higher lift cams. Look at it this way...it's cheaper than a floating valve.
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im adding these cams with beehive springs and stock retainers
Old Apr 24, 2009, 12:24 PM
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im gonna go with the kelford 272's over the hks but has anyone taken the risk of stock valvetrain? if so how long :P
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yep , my friend raced his fp white kelford cam evo into a 11.9 1/4 mile stock valve train
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+1 for kelfords, love em
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Just in the second day switching to Kelford 272 from HKS 272, am using Green on EVO 8 so should fit your criteria.

It's much more aggressive all around, very slight longer spool but very very strong all around. Very drivable but idle is still tricky (Motec M4) and I still have to settle at 1200 rpm idle, otherwise very unstable.

Have to drive more but so far am very pleased with this Kelford.
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gfng, did you get kelford after all?
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