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How is performance affected if your cams are two degrees behind -- does anyone know?
I have read from several people, mostly on the Focus forum, that retarding the exhaust cam is good for a few horsepower.
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Originally posted by CRZYDRVR:
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How is performance affected if your cams are two degrees behind -- does anyone know?
I have read from several people, mostly on the Focus forum, that retarding the exhaust cam is good for a few horsepower.
I think you should get a set of adjustable cam gears and get them tuned. It will be a little costly but it might fix your power loss problem, Paul. 
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Is it that difficult or painful to adjust cams using the stock gears?
Maybe I should just buy a whole new performance head.
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Originally posted by CRZYDRVR:
I have read from several people, mostly on the Focus forum, that retarding the exhaust cam is good for a few horsepower.
I wonder if there are emissions issues with that.
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In reply to:
I have read from several people, mostly on the Focus forum, that retarding the exhaust cam is good for a few horsepower.
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I wonder if there are emissions issues with that.
Not that I know of.
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Originally posted by Paul Kienitz:
Is it that difficult or painful to adjust cams using the stock gears?
Maybe I should just buy a whole new performance head.
is it possible to adjust the stock gears?
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is it possible to adjust the stock gears?
I dont think so.
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
is it possible to adjust the stock gears?
Of course it is. How do you think a mechanic sets the cam timing after changing the belt?
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i thought they could only be used to a certain degree to get it to stock timing,,, why do companies sell aftermarket gears?
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Originally posted by Paul Kienitz:
Is it that difficult or painful to adjust cams using the stock gears?
is it possible to adjust the stock gears?
I would expect them to be keyed to the shafts, so that no adjustment would be possible. For them not to be keyed would, I think, introduce an unacceptable risk of slipping out of adjustment during normal use.
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