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Old Jul 6, 2005 | 02:59 PM
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Aftermarket cams

Does anyone know where I can get aftermarket cams for my VQ30?
Old Jul 6, 2005 | 03:02 PM
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jim wolfe i think is the only place
Old Jul 6, 2005 | 03:08 PM
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jim wolfe??

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Old Jul 6, 2005 | 03:10 PM
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he have a website? or am I stuck with googling
Old Jul 6, 2005 | 03:22 PM
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never mind, I found it
Old Jul 6, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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JWT cams are not worth the price or the amount of time it takes to install them. VQ35 cams would probably make the same power and you can buy a set of used ones from a 350Z owner who upgraded to Nismo cams, they require some modification to make them work in a 3.0L thou.
Old Jul 6, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackBIRDVQ
JWT cams are not worth the price or the amount of time it takes to install them. VQ35 cams would probably make the same power and you can buy a set of used ones from a 350Z owner who upgraded to Nismo cams, they require some modification to make them work in a 3.0L thou.
hmm, can we upgrade to nismo cams?
i am going to have to do some research on this now...
Old Jul 6, 2005 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackBIRDVQ
JWT cams are not worth the price or the amount of time it takes to install them. VQ35 cams would probably make the same power and you can buy a set of used ones from a 350Z owner who upgraded to Nismo cams, they require some modification to make them work in a 3.0L thou.

how much of a gain would we expect from some new cams?
Old Jul 6, 2005 | 05:56 PM
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Yes, the VQ35 Altima, Maxima, 350Z, G35, etc. use the same cams until this years' Track/35th annivesary model 350Z supposedly.

Tomeis' are your best friend.

Originally Posted by chr0nos
hmm, can we upgrade to nismo cams?
i am going to have to do some research on this now...
Old Jul 6, 2005 | 06:02 PM
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here is an article i found for a 350z. the cams plus some other upgrades don't do that much. not a stellar upgrade; has anyone tried to upgrade cams on a max?

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/ro...0405scc_nismo/
Old Jul 6, 2005 | 06:02 PM
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VQ30ers need JWT cam sprocket spacers(~$80) and TILLEYS99 to drill the cam sprockets new dowel pin holes($??), however they can run *ANY* VQ35 cam.

Nobody has dynoed stock or aftermarket VQ35 cams in a VQ30 yet, so the jury is still out.
Old Jul 6, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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Nismo USA street cams = JWT = crap....

Tomei's are your best friend.

PhxBlue had JWT cams, but they never performed due to install issues.



Originally Posted by chr0nos
here is an article i found for a 350z. the cams plus some other upgrades don't do that much.
http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/ro...0405scc_nismo/
Old Jul 6, 2005 | 09:20 PM
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I was going to do Tomei cams on my car, but I am saving up $$$ for some other things so thats out of the question for now. If I do come up with some spare $$$ for my car obsession I will sure to dyno and tune them to my liking with some dyno sheets-maybe posted on the .org.
Old Jul 6, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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Now that's what I like to read BlackBIRD ...

Tomei.

SR20DEN posted some pretty informative in the All Motor forums about our stock cams jsut to get an idea of the JWT's grinds compared to the stock units.
Old Jul 6, 2005 | 11:03 PM
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^^ the 'All Motor' area is very informative!
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