VErsion 2 Toda cams
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Originally Posted by beroznikmal,Oct 28 2004, 03:22 PM
Bottom line is TODA USA SUCKS ASS..... I will never use their product again ever.... give it to me for free, Ill take it and use it for paper weight.....
BTW, I thinks u missed Wantone.....
BTW, I thinks u missed Wantone.....
Now, I have a second set which are supposed to have a better manufacturing process (i.e., no more sheared lobe tips), and are supposed to also have the same cam profile as the originals... but they are losing power. All I want to understand is "Why?". Toda talks about "3 degrees of play in the keyway", but I think everyone will agree that there is no play there. I'm just trying to determine what else could be mis-adjusted or installed improperly.
I didn't realize wantone had the Toda cams... I must've missed that post. What were his results?
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Originally Posted by mxt_77,Oct 28 2004, 01:51 PM
Cam gears are just a crutch. The cams themselves should make proper power without needing cam gears, assuming they are installed correctly. Also, an EMS will definitely unleash more power, but it shouldn't be required to make power. The VAFC helps just by leaning out the mixture where the stock ECU still runs a bit rich.
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Originally Posted by StinkyTofu,Oct 28 2004, 06:42 PM
While we all would hope <snip to save bandwidth>....
My question is: Why are the cams that I have installed right now not making power? They're supposed to be the same cam profile that I had before, yet for some reason I am losing power with them instead of gaining power.
I understand that in order to maximize power from cams you sometimes (almost always) need to adjust the fuel and/or timing maps. However, I know from previous experience that these cams should make power without any modifications to the stock ECU. All I'm trying to figure out is why are these cams not making power when my previous (supposedly identical) set did make power.
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[QUOTE=StinkyTofu,Oct 28 2004, 06:42 PM] While we all would hope that spending 1100 dollars on aftermarket camshafts would incrase power, it unfortunately does not work that way all the time.
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Originally Posted by mxt_77,Oct 28 2004, 07:02 PM
My question is: Why are the cams that I have installed right now not making power? They're supposed to be the same cam profile that I had before, yet for some reason I am losing power with them instead of gaining power.
To stay on topic and to help find an answer for you:
Maybe when your cams broke on you, you slightly bent some valves. Have you ever pulled to head to see if your valves were bent? Sometimes they might not look like it, but if you take the valve out and use it as a drill bit in a driller and spin it, its very obvious if you've bent the valve or not.
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How would the valves bend from the cams chipping? The valves bottom out at the seat before the cam profile is no longer touching it. Having less material wont do that at all.
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Originally Posted by StinkyTofu,Oct 28 2004, 09:52 PM
Sorry for misunderstanding your point.
To stay on topic and to help find an answer for you:
Maybe when your cams broke on you, you slightly bent some valves. Have you ever pulled to head to see if your valves were bent? Sometimes they might not look like it, but if you take the valve out and use it as a drill bit in a driller and spin it, its very obvious if you've bent the valve or not.
To stay on topic and to help find an answer for you:
Maybe when your cams broke on you, you slightly bent some valves. Have you ever pulled to head to see if your valves were bent? Sometimes they might not look like it, but if you take the valve out and use it as a drill bit in a driller and spin it, its very obvious if you've bent the valve or not.
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Originally Posted by kane.s2k,Oct 28 2004, 07:56 PM
How would the valves bend from the cams chipping? The valves bottom out at the seat before the cam profile is no longer touching it. Having less material wont do that at all.