relax bro.
the main point is that no more power can be gained unless you modify the head if it even needs it, and cams, then tuning. compression is already high enough with out using race gas.
for N/A these are the only way to go righ now unless someone finds an inexpensive way to increase displacement.
That shouldn't come as a surprise that no more power can be had out of an N/A application, without going with the above. Natural steps.
It's not a big deal really. Tuning should be done no matter if you want to just do some bolt ons , or cams and headwork. That's no secret. With something like the UTEC, they got 270whp or so with just bolt ons. Let alone upwards of 340whp for the spec 1 or 2 heads from Nismo... So power can be made. Tuning, cams or headwork is just the natural step.
But why is your estimation of Skunk so great? That is what I'm asking. I just don't understand. Nobody's camshaft is going to make any more power than the next, unless it's something wild. There is already a great selection.
"I told you so" ?? I'm not saying that you are wrong for wanting to use Skunk. I just don't know why you are saying that if Skunk can't do it, nobody can. It's a mechanical part. You aren't going to get much variation, from one company's cams over the other. It's about the profile of the cam, and the lift. You can find that just about anywhere, not just from Tomei, Skunk, JWT or Nismo...
The part that is going to set you apart from the next guy... is going to be the TUNING.
You are asking me to chill.. When all I'm doing is asking you why you like Skunk SOOOO much over brands that have nothing to prove. It's comical. If you like them, that's awesome.. But it seems that Skunk is the holy grail among camshafts..
You have to tune whatever you have... If JWT cams only require a slight increase in idle, so be it. If you want power, with any part, you are going to see better results from tuning it. And tuning it well. The better the tool you buy to tune it, the better chance you have to tune it well.
This isn't a personal attack against you or anything like that. What it is however, is an attemp to show you the bigger picture here. No snake oil, no secrets.
Again, why do you believe a skunk camshaft will make more power than the next brand? Some sort of logical proof. Not that their website looks good, or they have a cool logo.
But some sort of factual proof that their grinds are better than the next guy. If someone was to make more power with skunk; than more than likely it would be because of the state of tune. Not because of some magical quality of the camshaft. :cheers:
The cool thing about the Skunk camshaft would be this:
* the quality is good like you say, than it's another company to choose from. If they are close to your house; than chances the stock should be good. That's it.
