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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: garethmarshall on 02 February 2012, 01:36

Title: 2.0 8v camms
Post by: garethmarshall on 02 February 2012, 01:36

whats the best camms for the 2.0 8v

thanks

Title: Re: 2.0 8v camms
Post by: Khare on 02 February 2012, 12:09

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Title: Re: 2.0 8v camms
Post by: Gash on 02 February 2012, 12:20

best cam...

Title: Re: 2.0 8v camms
Post by: N900 MJT on 02 February 2012, 12:46

Have a search about mate - what have you got planned for the car if you think you are going to need new cams?

Title: Re: 2.0 8v camms
Post by: Khare on 02 February 2012, 13:53

Quote from: N900 MJT on 02 February 2012, 12:46

Have a search about mate - what have you got planned for the car if you think you are going to need new cams?

As gash said....It's a singular noun  :smiley: :grin:

Title: Re: 2.0 8v camms
Post by: tweed on 02 February 2012, 16:15

Yep it's 1 cam shaft with 8 lobes

Title: Re: 2.0 8v camms
Post by: garethmarshall on 03 February 2012, 01:18

well i have alot planned. well yeah i thought id ask advice on here, i thought thats what the forums are for :/

well i am sending the head to be skimmed, pressure tested, all the pistons cut again etc.

just looking for what ones people have got and what people think the ones are the best effective

Title: Re: 2.0 8v camms
Post by: tweed on 03 February 2012, 07:47

No one buys a cam for the 8v

You will need to spend about £1599 to get it near the 16v
Everyone sells their 8v for a 16v or vr6
If the do a engine swap it's a 1.8 20v turbo

But look at a Kent cam 286  :wink: by the way that will cost you the same as a 16v engine. But if you had searched you would have found that out by now

Title: Re: 2.0 8v camms
Post by: Khare on 03 February 2012, 12:49

Quote from: tweed on 03 February 2012, 07:47

No one buys a cam for the 8v

You will need to spend about £1599 to get it near the 16v
Everyone sells their 8v for a 16v or vr6
If the do a engine swap it's a 1.8 20v turbo

But look at a Kent cam 286  :wink: by the way that will cost you the same as a 16v engine. But if you had searched you would have found that out by now

+1  :smiley:

In terms of value, it's worth buying a donor 16v or vr6 and sticking that on.

Title: Re: 2.0 8v camms
Post by: garethmarshall on 04 February 2012, 01:16

aww okay thanks for the advice. i think im gunna just put the 8v in for now. i got a 20v lined up from a mate who told me he will sell me evrything for £400 so im gunna do all what i planned then get that done. gunna clean the engine up etc first in the 8v leave that for a few months then ill buy the 20v off my mate.

thanks alot for the advice :)