For Sale:

HKS 272's $350 (These cams had made +28 hp on my car with a before and after dyno run)

5Zigen 18x8.5 fno1r-c's black/polished lip with tires $750

Hit me up if interested

 

i wish those were evo ix cams dan.

there's got to be someone here with an viii that hasn't already cammed it. those would be a good pickup.

 

I wish they were IX cams too haha.

 

any you guys know how much mike at bairel charges for cam install?

 

Are you getting CAMS?

I got mine done with head studs and cam gears.

Somewhere between $300-$400 if I remember.

Is the process the same on the IX? Might be more.

If you're getting cams get JAM no tick lifters at the same time.

I got's me some lifter tap and I know Mike did it right, bled the lifters and was all careful about it.

 

How did he do the head studs? The 1x1 way or the real deal, pull the head, etc. If he did all that for you for $300.00, then that was a killer deal. At the dealership? That's rare. Unless Mike sets the prices. Although the lifter tick might have me second guessing.

Dave, have you ever tried the revving method to rid the tick? It's in the service manual if you need it. Basically, over a 15 second period you rev the car at a slow and steady pace from idle to 3K. Then the next 15 seconds you let it idle. Repeat those steps for a bunch of cylces and it really can help the problem.

 

dave make me a list of everything i need....thanks

 

He did the head studs the 1x1 method. I've read the horror stories too. He did it right and surprise surprise, it worked just fine and saved me a lot of cash.

I don't remember the exact price but I had other stuff done so maybe the cams were more of the total? 85/hrx4.5 =~400 for cams sounded right. There are two guys that I trust to touch my EVO. Mike is one and Travis is the other.


Interesting method to get rid of the tap. I will try it. Thanks It's not bad at all. I've heard REAL lifter tap and mine is nowhere even in the same timezone with the guys who have it bad. I just prefer no noise over noise.

 

No problem.

Cam gears are a total waste of money IMO. They just look pretty. Which is great for when I ride around sitting on my engine.

What cams are you getting? AMS?

 

ams doesnt make cams...they sell gsc though....im just getting ideas of stuff i can buy with xmas money and prices ....what other stuff would i need for the cams

 

I'm thinkin about it!

 

GSC, Cossi's, HKS, and BC all make IX cams.....What you gain from them on a stock turbo isn't near as good as the VIII results. The stock IX cams are actually really good and with some tweaking of the mivec map you can really bring them to life. But thats not to say aftermarket ones wont help, just the gains arent as big

I'm still waiting on a good test for the BC cams, the price is right and you can do cams, springs, retainers for the same as just cams from the other brands. The 280's were what I was looking into, screw that 272 stuff...I want the big boys

The rate im racking up the miles I will be doing cams next year at 60k miles along with a timing belt (turned 30k today)

 

 

Most def Mike

 

travis do you tune cars for beer or a covered bar tab?