Subject	Problems with adjustable cam gears slipping?
Posted by	collegeboy on April 02, 2009 at 5:44 PM
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Message	I just got my Tomei exhaust cam gears in the mail (staying with modified adjustable VTC cam gears for the intake though) today and it got me wondering. Do people have problems with the cam gears slipping at all and getting off of where you set them at? Just looking at it to me, it seems like they would with all of the power that goes though those 5 bolts holding the adjuster part on. i would imagine they would slip often to be honest...but then again, I have no experience with them. They are only held in place by the torque you tighten the bolts to and no other lock washer or anything. Do you think that adding a lock washer to the mix would add extra security, or is this something that, while seeming like a possible problem, never is? just wondering, and I'd love to hear other opinions from people who have messed with these before. If you all suggest lock washers, I'll pick some up tonight. Oh and also, since I am majorly majorly majorly anal about looks along with performance, I went ahead and changed the adjusting bolts and washers on them from gold colored 10.9 bolts to black 12.9 bolts. I know this is something super minor, but to me nothing on my car can get missed, and little things like color themes not matching drive me nuts. Also, while doing so, I upgraded the strength of the bolt a little, which obviously can not hurt at all since it takes so much abuse. New bolts and washers on right, and old on left. Thanks, Mike 1991 Black 3.0 Twin Turbo La-Z-Link ^^Hard engine break in method^^ La-Z-Link ^^MY FACEBOOK...CHECK IT OUT^^ ---Me: You bought a Porsche? ---sfpearl300z: lol, no no, I have a decent sized penis so no need for that. "felt wierd fingering my exhuast for 1hr with no results :(" - zboost "lmao, i know, theres more drama and favoritism on tt.net than a middle school girls locker room" - sfpearl300z "I think I'll pass on giving my car a handjob" - joel(PA) "I did plug the holes, But I did it by taping over them a lot, I didnt think that maybe HOT air is comming through there, And it melted the tape, damnit im an ass." - DC 21
Follow Ups	Problems with adjustable cam gears slipping? - collegeboy 17:44:50 04/02/09 No problem with dozens that I installed before - timz 18:02:58 04/02/09 Thanks - collegeboy 18:05:45 04/02/09 Those aren't held on with much torqu. I believe it is - AZHeat 18:10:32 04/02/09 Really? Wow...I was way off then. (n/m) - collegeboy 18:29:53 04/02/09 Re: No problem with dozens that I installed before - Tech@EPR 19:46:35 04/02/09 oil pickup tube is not a rotating part :P (n/m) - gt300zxtt 20:34:24 04/02/09 Re: oil pickup tube is not a rotating part :P - Tech@EPR 22:03:00 04/02/09 Re: Problems with adjustable cam gears slipping? - WazTTed 20:12:21 04/02/09 Shouldn't slip unless of course you forget to - Spddracer 20:29:11 04/02/09 Wouldn't worry too much about slipping. - LitlElvis 20:39:18 04/02/09 Thanks - collegeboy 22:07:28 04/02/09 thumbs down to Tomei for using such an odd thread :-/ - LitlElvis 22:29:17 04/02/09 Found it ARP #070-770-1016 - collegeboy 11:28:27 04/03/09 The gold ones are cad plated, the black ones are not. They - Bernie (NoVA) 20:51:27 04/02/09 2nd, and tell me you're not going with out timing covers (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 09:11:23 04/03/09 You know he is, 'Dogg (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 17:10:06 04/03/09 Loktite is your friend (n/m) - ztunerz 09:13:27 04/03/09
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