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Just wanted to share a few things with you all, and see what you think.
1) I've noticed that my jdm gearing is shorter than the usdm gearing - my brother's car (civic h/b w/ usdm h22a4) drops out of VTEC on the 1-2 shift if he doesn't shift after 7500 rpm. I can shift just after 7k and still be in VTEC.
2) It's been my experience that raising compression increases power all across the rev range (I'm running 12:1). What do you guys think? By the way, so far for me, 12:1 is safe for pump gas (92 octane). I've experienced no pinging, knocking, or detonation. Just to be safe though, I'm thinking about a j&s safeguard.
3) My theory on upgraded H22a cams - wait for JUN, period. I'm sure crower is nice and all, but my guess is that JUN cams will be far better, seeing as how they have access to honda blueprints and engineers. Would any one argue that crower could make a better product than Mugen? Probably not, and it's the same deal with JUN. If the b-series motors are any indication - no one can compete with JUN. Check out www.importreview.com and there you'll see that on a modded motor, type-r cams put out 208.3 hp, toda c-specs put out 215.2, and the JUN cams put out 220.9. Yes, that is more than 12 horsepower OVER the type-r cams!!! I know the guy who did the dyno, his name is Jeff. Real cool guy. Him and Dr. Charles at Atomic are definitely legit.
BTW, Andrew Delvard, if you're listening - Jeff is the one that told me about all the differences between a type-s motor and a regular h22a motor.
Yes, I may be biased because I've already ordered the JUN cams, and will have them installed in approximately 2 weeks, but all I'm asking is for you guys to wait and see what my car puts out with the JUN cams. As far as I know, I will be one of the first over here to have them, as they are not officially available in the states yet. I will have them installed the day the cams come in. I'll post the dyno charts, or maybe Jeff will post them on the site too. Also, if you notice, the highest lift crower cams have a ****ty idle by their own admission. If you want to compare quality, the JUN type 3s have nearly stock idle while making more power. If you stick your ear next to the exhaust pipe of my buddy's b16(not recommended
- maybe, just maybe, you can hear the cams lobe slightly. How can JUN do that? Easy, because they have the inside track, and I guarantee you crower isn't going to spend the r&d money necessary to level the playing field, if it can even be leveled. So please, be patient, and hold off on the cams - let me be the guinea pig, and don't waste your hard-earned money, yet.
Take Care,
LudesLudesLudes
1) I've noticed that my jdm gearing is shorter than the usdm gearing - my brother's car (civic h/b w/ usdm h22a4) drops out of VTEC on the 1-2 shift if he doesn't shift after 7500 rpm. I can shift just after 7k and still be in VTEC.
2) It's been my experience that raising compression increases power all across the rev range (I'm running 12:1). What do you guys think? By the way, so far for me, 12:1 is safe for pump gas (92 octane). I've experienced no pinging, knocking, or detonation. Just to be safe though, I'm thinking about a j&s safeguard.
3) My theory on upgraded H22a cams - wait for JUN, period. I'm sure crower is nice and all, but my guess is that JUN cams will be far better, seeing as how they have access to honda blueprints and engineers. Would any one argue that crower could make a better product than Mugen? Probably not, and it's the same deal with JUN. If the b-series motors are any indication - no one can compete with JUN. Check out www.importreview.com and there you'll see that on a modded motor, type-r cams put out 208.3 hp, toda c-specs put out 215.2, and the JUN cams put out 220.9. Yes, that is more than 12 horsepower OVER the type-r cams!!! I know the guy who did the dyno, his name is Jeff. Real cool guy. Him and Dr. Charles at Atomic are definitely legit.
BTW, Andrew Delvard, if you're listening - Jeff is the one that told me about all the differences between a type-s motor and a regular h22a motor.
Yes, I may be biased because I've already ordered the JUN cams, and will have them installed in approximately 2 weeks, but all I'm asking is for you guys to wait and see what my car puts out with the JUN cams. As far as I know, I will be one of the first over here to have them, as they are not officially available in the states yet. I will have them installed the day the cams come in. I'll post the dyno charts, or maybe Jeff will post them on the site too. Also, if you notice, the highest lift crower cams have a ****ty idle by their own admission. If you want to compare quality, the JUN type 3s have nearly stock idle while making more power. If you stick your ear next to the exhaust pipe of my buddy's b16(not recommended

Take Care,
LudesLudesLudes