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Offline Khare

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Camshaft recommendations
« on: 22 June 2009, 19:01 »
Right people, gonna buy a camshaft for my 8v gti.
Had a look at bahn brenner motorsport, all good and cheap until I find out postage!  :shocked: costs more to post than the actual price of a camshaft (£130ish to post).
So been looking round but cant find websites that sell cams  :undecided:

Had a look at Kent, and piper, and couldn't find price for Kent cam, but piper was about £175.

newman cam is £145 for a 276, so pretty decent value. Opinions please?
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Re: Camshaft recommendations
« Reply #1 on: 22 June 2009, 20:10 »
ok, found the kent GS23H cam. 276 degrees and all round very good from reviews.

Anyone can assure me I wont need to modify anything to make it fit? I don't want to start fitting it and finding out it doesn't clear enough or that i need to invest in a vernier pulley.

Just use the OEM pulley and OEM timing yeah?
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Re: Camshaft recommendations
« Reply #2 on: 22 June 2009, 20:15 »
I would spend the extra for a vernier pulley worth it, mate has on on his  :lipsrsealed: VTS :lipsrsealed: and loves it. But yea I don't see why you cant use the std pulleys.
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Re: Camshaft recommendations
« Reply #3 on: 22 June 2009, 20:17 »
Quote from: GTiAdam on 22 June 2009, 20:15
I would spend the extra for a vernier pulley worth it, mate has on on his  :lipsrsealed: VTS :lipsrsealed: and loves it. But yea I don't see why you cant use the std pulleys.
no can do amigo. Cant stretch the wallet as far as that. the 150 for the cam is stretching it alot already.
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Re: Camshaft recommendations
« Reply #4 on: 22 June 2009, 20:22 »
Quote from: Khare on 22 June 2009, 20:17
Quote from: GTiAdam on 22 June 2009, 20:15
I would spend the extra for a vernier pulley worth it, mate has on on his  :lipsrsealed: VTS :lipsrsealed: and loves it. But yea I don't see why you cant use the std pulleys.
no can do amigo. Cant stretch the wallet as far as that. the 150 for the cam is stretching it alot already.

Ah well always next month eh! Wouldn't mind doing this to mine......(Stuck between ideas atm).

P.S- Me and your lover (Shady) will be passing you 2moro......you about at about 4?
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Re: Camshaft recommendations
« Reply #5 on: 22 June 2009, 20:25 »
Quote from: GTiAdam on 22 June 2009, 20:22
Quote from: Khare on 22 June 2009, 20:17
Quote from: GTiAdam on 22 June 2009, 20:15
I would spend the extra for a vernier pulley worth it, mate has on on his  :lipsrsealed: VTS :lipsrsealed: and loves it. But yea I don't see why you cant use the std pulleys.
no can do amigo. Cant stretch the wallet as far as that. the 150 for the cam is stretching it alot already.

Ah well always next month eh! Wouldn't mind doing this to mine......(Stuck between ideas atm).

P.S- Me and your lover (Shady) will be passing you 2moro......you about at about 4?

yer true although I wanna do the cam this month. You passing Bournemouth? Tomorrow I aint about at 4 dude  :sad: back in lymington by then and at the gym lol
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Re: Camshaft recommendations
« Reply #6 on: 22 June 2009, 20:48 »
guys, need the advice pretty quickly. Will I be able to fit the 276 cam without having to modify anything and will I be able to use the standard pulley with the standard factory timing?
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Re: Camshaft recommendations
« Reply #7 on: 22 June 2009, 20:56 »
I'm pretty sure you can just wang it in but you won't get the best out of it without the vernier pulley. Might as well save and get both as changing the pulley later will be more expensive than doing both at the same time.

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Re: Camshaft recommendations
« Reply #8 on: 22 June 2009, 20:58 »
yeah vernier is on the to do but would have to wait a fair while.

Why would it be more expensive?  :huh:
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Re: Camshaft recommendations
« Reply #9 on: 22 June 2009, 21:00 »
Cause you'll have to remove half the stuff you remove to fit the camshaft again when fitting the pulley.

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