With no way to tune

 

this cam is designed to run without any tuning or aftermarket valvetrain to retain cruising fuel economy , but giving that peppy boost of power when you need it, its not a very very aggressive camshaft.

 

Skunk2’s Tuner Series Camshafts for R18A1-based engines feature Fast Ramp and AMAX profile technology, which increases overall performance and results in unmatched response from idle to redline. AMAX technology simply maximizes the area under the lift curve but without compromising reliability or valvetrain stability. Skunk2’s profiles feature more duration than competitors’ at lifts above 1mm, resulting in greater efficiency and more power. And thanks to Fast Ramp, the same technology used in Formula One racing, seat timing is reduced, which results in additional cylinder pressure and more torque but without compromising valvetrain longevity. The Stage II R18A1 camshafts utilize the stock VTEC economy lobe. This mean you do not sacrifice MPG while cruising, your MPG will remain the same under cruse loads. The Stage II cam also provides more lift and duration, and is a drop in cam that requires no spring or retainer upgrade. To extract the utmost power a tuning device such as Hondata would be required. <--- c/o skunk2.com product description


only need a tune for unlocking all the power you can from it.

 

Can it be put in without pulling the head.


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Yes

 

Should be able to, the head is pretty the same basic assembly as the old d series engines

 

Prolly useless with out a tune.


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I'll let you find out I am putting one in on the 9th.
Going to be interesting to see how it performs on a induction application. I would imagine it will spool quicker


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I'll let you find out I am putting one in on the 9th.
Going to be interesting to see how it performs on a induction application. I would imagine it will spool quicker


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I may have missed it but did you get results?

 

It would work but tuning would get a little more out of it. Its just a higher lift cam and has the same duration. The stock ecu is capable of adjusting about 30 percent on its own. Knock would be the other factor along with stock fuel pump capability.

EDIT: It says its for the 18a1 which is the 8th and not the 9th 18z1.

 

Should be the same


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Should be the same


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Yes but the ecu's and sensors are different. I still think it should work unless the cam is different too because the 9th has more compression and that would mean a more duration cam to keep the pressure the same with the benefit of higher compression.

Edit: There is also more egr and more maps for barometric changes and more fuel control compared to the 8th. I have seen the difference on the UG.

 

The cam on the 8 th an 9 are exactly the same


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I'm gonna do this then the ktuner.Ive swapped a cam in a 2.0 VW pretty easy not to sure with a vtec Honda though.


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How is the new camshaft performing. Can you see any improvement.

 

I not doing it till ktuner comes out. And the only thing you gotta be carful of is the timing chain the rest is not that bad it seems .

I just raced a gti lol up 2 car lengths and then hit a brick wall due to car pulling timing cause of knock sensor and he pulled ahead and I lost lol just then I realized how much I need k tuner lol


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I not doing it till ktuner comes out. And the only thing you gotta be carful of is the timing chain the rest is not that bad it seems .

I just raced a gti lol up 2 car lengths and then hit a brick wall due to car pulling timing cause of knock sensor and he pulled ahead and I lost lol just then I realized how much I need k tuner lol


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Did it go into limp mode or just cut off? You can try using a octane boost like race gas or similar but it might contaminate the Cat but there should be no knock. I am not much into boosters but seen this one work on a dyno. RACE GAS | Racing Fuel Concentrate

 

hey, let me ask you something.... did you ever install the skunk2 camshaft on your 9th gen r18z1 civic? i would like to know if this works on the civic 2012 so i can buy it too, thanks

 

Hey! Why is the topic died? So somebody install the camshaft?

 

From what i gather, Cams are a flopp in this platform

 

Is this the product you are looking at?
305-05-0075 - Camshafts & Cam Gears - Engine - Skunk2 Racing
If so, it is designed for:
2006 - 2011 Honda Civic (DX, EX, LX)

Nothing is coming up in the Products for the 9th generation SI or Non-SI in regards to Camshafts.

Please provide a link that doesn't take me to Skunk2 Customer Services so I can research this further.

 

Oh, you will not approach the camshaft. vtec Work on 8th and 9th fundamentally different.

 

By the way, my friends, who can help me find a used camshaft? It is desirable from the car with the ECU ......-L57

 

Hi Banshik,

I'm not quite following what you are asking. Are you looking for a camshaft for a 9th gen civic (non-si)? If so, it doesn't appear Skunk2 has a camshaft available for your model engine at this time.

Hope this helps,
Fergy016

 

Not skunk2. I'm looking for the stock used camshaft 9th R18. It is desirable from the car with the ECU - L57. But in principle you can use any compatible Hondata. The site has a list of ECU Hondata they support.