Underdrive Pulleys And Cam Gears

[imported_knowles101]

Looking to get a set of cam gears and underdrive pulleys for my B18C....I am looking and there are so many diffrent options, what will be the best buy for the power increase?

[Smooth_Imports]

If you havn't upgraded your cams theres no point really in getting cam gears. Honda has done a damn good job tuning the C1 .

[imported_toyarmy]

as for the pulley, are you running without accessories < ie. a/c, power steering >?

if so aems always good, and unorthodox racing as well.

[imported_DIYperformance]

For pulleys and such, Unorthodox racing is on my list of to do's. Alot of pros use them. Cam gears though, I would buy AEM or Skunk2, but that's only because you never really hear of any others! :P

[simplegreen]

wasting your $ with out cams

[Buck]

I personally don't think that under drive pulleys are worth the money on a daily driven car with or without new cams.

[imported_comutek]

my thought are neither...that money could be better spent in other places.

[imported_knowles101]

Ok then Lets say I just have the stock B18C what should be my first upgrade? the intake manifold? I all ready have done the exhaust and cold air intake.

[dubcac]

If you've done CAI and exhaust, next on your list should be a header. After that: cams, valvesprings/retainers, port and polish, cam gears, intake manifold, clutch, flywheel....that should keep you busy for a while.

This is assuming you want to stay naturally aspirated.

[imported_DIYperformance]

After I/H/E, try going all light weight in the engine (flywheel, pulleys, yada yada yada...). And I do agree that without new cams, cam gears are a waste, but most people do intake and exhaust and then stop and go right to body kits and styling. While sure, I'd like to style, any spare money I get goes to performance FIRST. So remember that alot of power is lost in driving the engine itself. Putting in lightweight parts that are part of the drivetrain aren't "power adders", they just release power that your engine already had. And from there on, they will let you get a little more power out of a bunch of your future addons.