so i just got installed the
HKS mivec cams and i was excited to fire up the car and hear that thing loping, but to my suprise their is no loping, it more or less sounds like it did before i put the cams in minus alittle blips here and there. anyone here have to same thing happen when they put the mivec cams in? its not really like its a bad thing, but its not what i expected.
also theirs this weird sound from under the hood near the cam gears/below the cam gears. kinda sounds winey, kinda. any clues on that? belt tensioner?

 

Did you have other cams in place before? What kind of power gains did you get from putting the cams in?

 

If you want lope just adjust your mivec at idle

 

Anyone know yet what kind of power they throw down? Also how about in comparison to GSC, Cosworths etc...

 

different mods, different tuner, different dyno. I dont think someone has tested them on the same car same day.

 

mine are lopey at times but other than that it sounds stock... sorta.... but the sound you are hearing are probably your lifters taping

 

haha we were just talkin about this show... yea its not that lopey... but hey if your just looking for that buy a v8

i guess your the same person that buys a BOV for the sound too?

 

As far as the whiney noise if you have a IX it seems to be a common problem, doesn't affect performance but it'll probably wear your belt out prematurely like mine(got new one installed under warranty). Here's the link of others having the same problem.
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...ght=idle+noise

 

the hks dont really have a loop unless u get the 280s...neither do the s1's....i think cossworth have a nice loop so you shoulda got them if u wanted to hear a loop

 

it's lope not loop lol

 

The HKS mivec cams are nowhere near as lopey as the cosworths byut on a stock turbo equipped evo seem to put out more midrange and similar topend power. More refined delivery.

Sean

 

Bang for the buck they aren't worth the trouble unless you have a bigger than stock turbo. Average gains are 10-15whp. Expensive little buggers.

I think it would be better to upgrade the turbo before upgrading cams.

 

Can you explain....My car was tuned before I had HKS MIVEC CAMS and the car pulls a hell of a lot harder then what it did before. Unless you have CAMS on your IX and didn't think it was worth it than thats your opinion. Don't make judgment b.c you " have seen dyno charts." Take a ride in a cammed IX and it will change your mind.

 

I'm glad you are happy with the results. On average I simply haven't seen significant gains via cams. You should take that thing to the track and see what she can do!

 

All I can say is just ride in a cammed IX and youll be buying cams the next day I guartee it lol....I'm def. taking it to the track when it opens back up. I didn't get this shep tranny for nothing lol.