high compression K24

[kon]

Less then a week left before I pick her back up from the shop. The EP is getting a K24 with:
12.5 CP's
IB Rods
Balanced and polished Crank

All the supporting mods are the same as before:

CAI
bdl 70 tb
RBC
BCRH
75mm ex
Kpro

Head has skunk2 stage 2 cams
all required valvetrain and more

Last note, as the motor was being timed we realized that the tensioner was done for. I love the guys at skunk2, some of the best people to deal with, but if I can't resolve this issue...IPS? lol hope not for wallet's sake!!

[dobbs02si]

Do iiiiit..my build fell through so make me feel better and show me a dyno sheet lol.

[oldschoolimport]

Do iiiiit..my build fell through so make me feel better

[talonXracer]

I would NEVER risk the health of a brand new build such as the one you have, to a set of cams that are proven to destroy engines. I would use a set of OEM cams untill you can get something other than the Skunk2's.

[Gcivicsi02]

I would NEVER risk the health of a brand new build such as the one you have, to a set of cams that are proven to destroy engines. I would use a set of OEM cams untill you can get something other than the Skunk2's.

I'm gonna agree.... Skunk2 cams blow up setups. Atleast go brian crower. Those I'm in love with. Altho you miiiiite be ok with the 2. Stage 3 will blow ur motor in a month.

[ALL MotoR Ep3]

Bump for my boy Kon......ya shyt is gonna run hard........

[davisj3537]

How big is 75mm in inches? Go Kon! I have to agree with the guys about skunk2...:der: I don't have their problem with them but if you are going all out on a build then go all out on some cams too.

[kprocivic]

hmm i still trust skunk2 a3 cams.

[Heitzke]

How big is 75mm in inches? Go Kon! I have to agree with the guys about skunk2...:der: I don't have their problem with them but if you are going all out on a build then go all out on some cams too.

75mm ~ 2.95in. I can't speak from experience, but I would tend to a agree with these folks and drop the Skunk2's for a while.

[clizoman]

nice..

[Kerby]

kon: what head are you using?

does IPS or BP have cams for the a1 or a3 head?

[shadowmd]

bump for KON....pm chunky about his tensioner....he has a custom one he has designed and has been selling and using on his built beast. he has skunk2 stage II cams and NO issues what-so-ever. he is makin around 240whp n/a on a 2.0L

[kon]

bump for KON....pm chunky about his tensioner....he has a custom one he has designed and has been selling and using on his built beast. he has skunk2 stage II cams and NO issues what-so-ever. he is makin around 240whp n/a on a 2.0L

I was using his tensioner for about 3K miles before I realized the failure...lol. Its a good design and I actually spoke to him on Tuesday about it. There is no guarantee that it will work 100%, however, and I'm done playing the fix it games...you know. Honestly, I love skunk2, they make great power and unbeatable customer service, but I can't afford anymore down time or repair costs. I had an oppertunity to get K2's for a good price and I jumped on it. At least now, my worries are minimal.

Plus, when using skunk2 cams, chunky recomended to retard the part throttle map to 0 advance. This almost defeats the purpose of having cams.

[kon]

kon: what head are you using?

does IPS or BP have cams for the a1 or a3 head?

Not to my knowledge. The only companies that make cams for the A3 style head are skunk2, crower (I believe). I've been out of that game for a while though so maybe someone else can enlighten us.

[kon]

quick update: its done!!! We got the block together and swapped it back into the ep3. She turned over and from what I understand, she sounds good. Time to go break in the motor and do a little street tuning Assuming all goes well, we'll have some dyno numbers tomorrow. Stay tuned.

On a side note, I bought a replacement clutch disk (exedy stage 2 disc) but the old one was barely used. I drove the car for a whole year, and I was not easy on her, and there's still another 2 years left from my calculations. Looks like I got a spare disk.