Would the cams out of a B16A2 work in a B18C1? Freind got an engine from a gsr, but its missing the cams.

 

No. Different literage and such... and cams are made by liter of engine...

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atleast they are catalogged like they are.

 

Actually for a B16 versus a B18c, the head designs are different. For example, B16 cams will fit in the B18c5 head. For some reason I seem to remember hearing someone use B18c cams in a B16 though...

Cams are catalogged based on their total lift, average duration, timing of each and material type. Obviously some cams will be better suited to larger engines than others, but that is not the sole factor in how they are broken up. It's more like a suggested use, they know the cams will work with a certain engine, if you want to experiment, you do so at your own risk.

 

B16 cams will fit in a b18c1. They have slightly shorter duration but are otherwise identical IIRC.

B18C1 cams are actually a very inexpensive upgrade for most B16 engines. I can't imagine you'd pick up too much power though.

 

b16 cams do fit into a gsr but you are going to tlose some power you will have a better low end but not very much top end. your redline might change do to the camshafts aswell. just test it out and let me know what happens