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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 02:13 AM
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factory honda cams don't break too often try the ctr cams
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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 02:45 PM
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if they don't replace it i will get a ctr intake cam and keep the skunk2 exhaust cam. with just the exhaust one in there i can feel a diff in vtec but not as much as i should with both
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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 03:12 PM
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Originally posted by hondatech
wow, that's sux. they should replace the part for free. I hear good things about elederbrock cams, i hear they're not regrinds.
Skunk2 does not use regrinds.
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Old Sep 2, 2003 | 12:35 PM
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well i talked to skunk 2 today and i have to ship the cam to them so they can check it out and send me a new one. so hopefully it will be soon.
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 04:00 AM
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Originally posted by AirProE
Not sure about the "critical mass" theory above, but the fact is they didn't heat treat it properly, or pay attention the quenching process when producing the billet. Metal has many different "structures" it can end up in, and if it is aluminum, then aging can come into it as well. Either way, they should replace it and ask for it back for lab analysis. Dunno whether they will or not though. Best O' Luck to ya! Let us know how it goes.

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well thats what i learned from 5 years of welding. the theory pretty much is translated to if heated to long and too high it basically cause a "prefatigue" of the metal.
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