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Originally Posted by
mike4387
K, Im running a gtir engine and mani so Im not sure about clearance, are you running external wastegate? I called Brain Crower and they almost insisted running a spring retainer kit with the stage 2 cams, do u think I need one?
There is a reason for this. If you want stage 2's get a spring and retainer kit. If you dont want to install s&r's get the s4's
down here almost everyone that runs bc2's gets s&r's and cam gears. Also the bc2's are normally run with a 2871r-3076 as this is the power band that suits them. you can spend stupid amounts of $$$ on the best of the best gear and unless you build is holistic then its money wasted and the car wont drive that good.
here is what cams i like with set up's:
t28, t25etc tomei pon cams these cams have huge down low, however i would run s&r's with these cams.
hks stage 1's 256 or 256in 264 ex (no s&r)
jwt s4 and below (no s&r)
my first choice is the pons with gears s&r's
gt2871r-gt3076
hks stage 1's 264 if you dont want to do springs
jwt s4 if you dont want to do springs (i choose these over the hks)
bc s2's with springs and retainers
hks stage 2's with s&rs
i would choose the bc2's with s&r and cam gears, however for a drop in cam you cant go past the s4's
s15 engine or anything with vtc
greedy ezycam hands down! basically from t28-gt3076 unless you want to get rid of the vtc i would always run this cam.
when you go bigger than a gt3076 you start looking into tomei procams, jwt s5, c2, c3, bc3's hks 3's etc.
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Originally Posted by
mike4387
I agree...from what Iv been told the stage 3s are really street friendly and u have to get the spring retainer kit. sneaky, what do I need for the install?
first of all i am under the impression that you are running a 2871r, if so bc2's are the better choice, they have a lot of midrange. And second of all get springs and retainers for bc2's