DKS Cams

[Pushit2.0]

With all the options for DSM cams I would not look into regrinds unless you are on a tight budget or somthing. But where the market for cams is smaller they seem like a good option. The FP and Crower cams are a good price for what you get. I will end up running some cams from Crane cams that cost ~$750 or so.

~John

[niterydr]

There are good ideas out there, the problem is that most people want to keep the cost of R&D low as well as materials. This to me is cutting corners and what suffers is the quality. You think the HKS cams are durable as well as perform good by accident? I am sure a lot research went into the cam line and I am sure corners were not cut to keep cost low and profits high. They took the quality route which in the end payed off huge for them with the cams for example. Yeah they are spendy but whats your time worth? If you have to pull out shitty cams every year and mess with them or replace them you aren't really saving anything by going cheaper.
I never said that the HKS cams aren't good, were done by accident, or were defending the DKS cams. I've never even seen a "DKS" cam. I was defending the idea's and misconceptions about regrinds and small companies doing QUALITY research and development.
HKS cams are cheap compared to what new grinds for my car would cost (small market, $1800 for blank cams, no profiles!). Regrinds are a great choice for small/undeveloped market, because the research and development can go along ways before you start making lobe changes, etc (aka FP's cams).
I'd just go with a proven cam company if it were me. There are enough offerings out there to not even have to think about regrinds.
Heck, you can buy hks cams used for $300-400 if you dig around enough.

[PSI2HI]

Word to that. However, without continued research and development, who's to make new products?
Hell I bet buschur considers your FMIC kits knockoffs of his. (He did invent the FMIC right? ;) ).

Haha, yeah so he thinks. I consider a "knock off" a poor quality replica make w/ cheaper sources/materials, which is in no way what we're doing. We're still using Garrett cores. Some days it just doesn't seem worth even offering a quality product anymore. Nobody cares anymore about whats good, better, best, or even worse anymore, all they care about is how "cheap" the price is.

[Pushit2.0]

Some days it just doesn't seem worth even offering a quality product anymore. Nobody cares anymore about whats good, better, best, or even worse anymore, all they care about is how "cheap" the price is.

Not to be off topic, but it sounds like there should be testing done, High quality product Vs. Ebay knock off. Ither flow bench numbers, dyno numbers, IAT differences, etc. Back on topic regrid cams have a time and a place as said befor, I do not think DSM's need them.

~John

[Matt D.]

Now that I've been educated...

I'm never buying regrinds. Like mom always said, if it looks like shit, smells like shit and feels like shit, it must be...

[Outlaw1]

That would be a "hardweld" cam.
Therfore you need to shim your lifter, or in our case a HLA so the radio maintains similar to stock.
Case in point, my cams.
Going from .375" to .412" lift. I am being told to use a #10 washer (.030"). I'll be dialing out the factory overlap with aftermarket Cam gears.
Are you saying you will be changing your rocker ratio by shimming it?

I think you're actually talking about shimming the HLA because you have a small base circle cam and you want to maintain the stock lifter preload.

[TheBlizzard]

I never said that the HKS cams aren't good, were done by accident, or were defending the DKS cams. I've never even seen a "DKS" cam. I was defending the idea's and misconceptions about regrinds and small companies doing QUALITY research and development.
Great cause I wasn't really talking in reference to your post. Just stating my opinion on the topic at hand. Now remove under garment from bottom and proceed.:p

[JET]

I think he is saying the cam will change the lift, not the shimming of the HLA.

[niterydr]

Great cause I wasn't really talking in reference to your post. Just stating my opinion on the topic at hand. Now remove under garment from bottom and proceed.:p
Alright :).


Are you saying you will be changing your rocker ratio by shimming it?

I think you're actually talking about shimming the HLA because you have a small base circle cam and you want to maintain the stock lifter preload.
No I will not be changing my rocker ratio by shimming it. I was saying that I need to shim them HLA so I maintain the same amount of contact with the cam follower, or as you said, keep the stock HLA preload.
I was just stating that cam regrinds don't change the rocker ratio. I've seen that brought up before (it'll throw off my rocker ratio, change the angle), which if the HLA is shimmed properly, it will not. Just trying to squash a theory.

Haha, yeah so he thinks. I consider a "knock off" a poor quality replica make w/ cheaper sources/materials, which is in no way what we're doing. We're still using Garrett cores. Some days it just doesn't seem worth even offering a quality product anymore. Nobody cares anymore about whats good, better, best, or even worse anymore, all they care about is how "cheap" the price is.

I agree, sometimes the R&D is difficult to justify when some knock-off company can offer some piece of shit product for 1/4 the price. Thats why you need testing and concrete numbers for everything in this day and age.

[riderevolution]

there is no way in hell that I would trust shims for my cams!!