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Title: g60 camshaft in 8v digi??
Post by: Baylez8v on 30 October 2009, 19:12: i have searched this, but im not getting any straight answers, would a g60 camshaft in any way be an improvement over my standard 89 spec 1.8 8v digi gti????

much love baylez
Title: Re: g60 camshaft in 8v digi??
Post by: Khare on 30 October 2009, 19:14: no. G60 is boost engine, yours is NA.
Title: Re: g60 camshaft in 8v digi??
Post by: molegti on 30 October 2009, 20:07: I suppose potentially it could even be milder to maintain compression.
Title: Re: g60 camshaft in 8v digi??
Post by: danny_p on 31 October 2009, 01:30: A) FAIL
Title: Re: g60 camshaft in 8v digi??
Post by: Wayne on 31 October 2009, 08:44: Quote from: danny_p on 31 October 2009, 01:30
A) FAIL

:laugh:
Title: Re: g60 camshaft in 8v digi??
Post by: DarnPB on 31 October 2009, 11:29: A 264 or 268 degree camshaft in an 8v should be more than enough. As said, the G60 is a blown engine and thus, as for all super/turbo charged engines, the camshafts have a different build pattern.
Title: Re: g60 camshaft in 8v digi??
Post by: Baylez8v on 31 October 2009, 23:13: kool, thats all i needted to know, just there was a cheap g60 cam on geebay so thought it was worth a shot for 20 bux, but o well, ill just have to save up the £215 for a proper camshaft
Title: Re: g60 camshaft in 8v digi??
Post by: Dan34 on 31 October 2009, 23:17: you tried newman cams? there pretty cheap new

Dan
Title: Re: g60 camshaft in 8v digi??
Post by: Baylez8v on 31 October 2009, 23:19: it still confuses me everytime i see my mums splitty in your sig picture, errr to be honest the only place ive looked for cams is tsr and ebay, because there the only too sites that dont confuse me... :embarassed:
Title: Re: g60 camshaft in 8v digi??
Post by: Dan34 on 31 October 2009, 23:30: Quote from: Baylez8v on 31 October 2009, 23:19
it still confuses me everytime i see my mums splitty in your sig picture, errr to be honest the only place ive looked for cams is tsr and ebay, because there the only too sites that dont confuse me... :embarassed:

hahaaa want me to take it out me sig? :grin:

have a look on the newman site there around the £150 mark i think

Dan
Title: Re: g60 camshaft in 8v digi??
Post by: Wayne on 01 November 2009, 00:08: Also worth trying Kent and Piper.
Title: Re: g60 camshaft in 8v digi??
Post by: DarnPB on 01 November 2009, 08:32: I once enquire to Newman about a cam for my car. E-mailed them loads of times and never once got a reply. Out and out ignorance, so I bought a schrick.
Title: Re: g60 camshaft in 8v digi??
Post by: mwep201081 on 01 November 2009, 15:12: Quote from: Baylez8v on 31 October 2009, 23:19
it still confuses me everytime i see my mums splitty :embarassed:

was it just me that found a double meaning with this???