Do Not Sell My Personal Information Jump to content


  • Join The Club

    Join the Lexus Owners Club and be part of the Community. It's FREE!

     

Adjustable Cams


Recommended Posts

what are the benefits of the adjustable cams? is it worth upgrading them? hks or Greddy? not very engine minded so the more info the better please, thank you :)

I have seen the US guys running 272 Brian Crower cams (replacing both) which have been designed to keep the VVTi, I know that having installed these they also uprated the valve springs and some increase the clearance by 1mm too, which gained them 50hp on a turbo'd engine so not sure the outcome on a normally aspirated.

With that they installed adjustable cam gear, I believe you can only get a exhaust side cam gear on the IS300, using 2nd generation HKS as the 1st gen had problems, but more preferably using Unorthodox or Titan gears.

I would think about what you want to gain, if you are after more power to get to say 300bhp you'll need to do cams, headwork, exhaust, ecu and for the cost you would probably be better off putting a turbo on. I have seen a stock IS300,

2JZ-GE engine and internals, running 415hp.

Check also - http://my.is/forums/f88/best-cam-gear-225242/

This below thread is interesting to note as this guy has gone through a list of parts he wants to install with feedback without using forced induction.

http://my.is/forums/f88/my-desired-set-up-...oosting-393153/

Another extract,

You can put a cam gear on without having your car tuned. The only way I’d tune the car is if you had a full exhaust, intake, cams, wide band, and some kind of management. If you have just a cat back an intake you will be fine installing the cam gear and setting to -4. A cam gear will not really yield any power even if you’re tuned, but what it will do is make your power band more consistent. What I mean by that is you will feel your car pull throughout the whole rpm band. even if you tune a cam gear you may only pick up 5 to 6 whp at the most and I’m not going to spend the money on tune if that’s the highest HP I would get!!

Hope I may have been some help, otherwise keep searching the forums above :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Latest Deals

Lexus Official Store for genuine Lexus parts & accessories

Disclaimer: As the club is an eBay Partner, The club may be compensated if you make a purchase via eBay links

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share






Lexus Owners Club Powered by Invision Community


eBay Disclosure: As the club is an eBay Partner, the club may earn commision if you make a purchase via the clubs eBay links.

DISCLAIMER: Lexusownersclub.co.uk is an independent Lexus forum for owners of Lexus vehicles. The club is not part of Lexus UK nor affiliated with or endorsed by Lexus UK in any way. The material contained in the forums is submitted by the general public and is NOT endorsed by Lexus Owners Club, ACI LTD, Lexus UK or Toyota Motor Corporation. The official Lexus website can be found at http://www.lexus.co.uk
×
  • Create New...