Originally posted by dubster99
Did the cam gear slip a tooth on the belt? 10 degrees is A LOT of retard. Best way to tune the gears is on a dyno, every car is different and reacts differently to cam gear settings.
the engine is equipped with AEM cam gears. and it had slipped or something to 10 degrees of retard.
but i dont know if AEM cam gears are that bad. Stephan Papmeister has them on his drag civic, which put alot more stress on them than this engine.