the phantom Member 26 Member For: 16y 5m 28d Posted 07/06/08 07:33 AM Author Share Posted 07/06/08 07:33 AM Nizpro did a write up$2000 to $3000 to make 15 kw for cams. out come was to spend the same dollars on turbo upgrade and other bits for a lot move powerok that's around what I thought it would cost but you guys are right you could get way bigger gains from other things in this price range. I guess once you have done the turbo, fuel system etc etc then would be a good time to do things like cam and diff gears so you get the rite cam grind and the right ratio's etc. cheers for the input fellas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 9m 23d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 07/06/08 08:27 AM Share Posted 07/06/08 08:27 AM yeah you gotta remember that modern twin cam heads flow really well stock. Even older twin cams like RB26's in R32s don't benefit greatly from head work unless you go for really big power and even then its not alot of work.Don't worry about dagabond, he's just been here too long and gets grumpy when he has to move and merge threads...love you dags.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 19y 8m 7d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 08/06/08 06:56 AM Share Posted 08/06/08 06:56 AM Cams should not be $2000 or $3000 though should they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 17y 8m 17d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 08/06/08 07:12 AM Share Posted 08/06/08 07:12 AM well under $1000 for the cams (theyre on ebay for $700), then you have to fit them and retune but if you paid $3000 your getting ripped blind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin.K Member 288 Member For: 19y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 08/06/08 11:14 AM Share Posted 08/06/08 11:14 AM Ebay is a great place to find some items ha?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildub Member 52 Member For: 18y 4m 14d Posted 09/06/08 12:46 AM Share Posted 09/06/08 12:46 AM well under $1000 for the cams (theyre on ebay for $700), then you have to fit them and retune but if you paid $3000 your getting ripped blindCam prices will greatly depend on what you start with. If you decide to regrind the standard ones yes they may be around the 800 to 1000 bucks plus fitting but you would them need to shim the lifters to get them back to a correct postion. These cams will also be only a little different to standard. You could them get them welded and ground so the cam would have the same base circle diameter, these will be around the 1500 bucks and then there would be no need to shim the lifters but the cams have a higher rate of failure due to the xr6t engine running a roller rocker/lifter. Lastly you can start with a billet blank and get it ground.This is the best. Being able to be ground to any spec, factory reliable with what ever base circle you like. Prices for blanks start at about 1500 plus grinding about 800 plus fitting. So like always you get what you pay for and if blanks are used 2000 to 3000 is spot on the money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 3m 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 09/06/08 03:24 AM Share Posted 09/06/08 03:24 AM You can buy off the shelf cams for the T, I think crow does a few stups and atomic do them too.. So no need to buy blanks and get them ground.. Maybe for a custom grind yes.. I think $2000 bought, fitted and tuned is about right.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin.K Member 288 Member For: 19y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 09/06/08 03:25 AM Share Posted 09/06/08 03:25 AM Cam prices will greatly depend on what you start with. If you decide to regrind the standard ones yes they may be around the 800 to 1000 bucks plus fitting but you would them need to shim the lifters to get them back to a correct postion. These cams will also be only a little different to standard. You could them get them welded and ground so the cam would have the same base circle diameter, these will be around the 1500 bucks and then there would be no need to shim the lifters but the cams have a higher rate of failure due to the xr6t engine running a roller rocker/lifter. Lastly you can start with a billet blank and get it ground.This is the best. Being able to be ground to any spec, factory reliable with what ever base circle you like. Prices for blanks start at about 1500 plus grinding about 800 plus fitting. So like always you get what you pay for and if blanks are used 2000 to 3000 is spot on the moneyI think you have to look around to find good pricing on new cams. I know that you can get new cams not reground or refurbished for well under the 3k mark manufactured in a very well known supplier.GK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 17y 8m 17d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 09/06/08 05:47 AM Share Posted 09/06/08 05:47 AM You dont have to look far at all guys, there are crow cams on ebay for $700, new billets not regrinds.Who do you think makes the cams for a certain workshop mentioned above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin.K Member 288 Member For: 19y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 09/06/08 06:04 AM Share Posted 09/06/08 06:04 AM I can not say who makes the cams for other workshops as I do not know, but I can assure you that crow cams has a large ammount of experence of design and manufacture of cam sets. If you guys would like any more info on them I might be able to help you out with that. Can you drop me a pm and I will try to help you out.GK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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