After some designing and such with my dad, we had a tool machined to remove the hex drive from the 2.4L intake cam. I also spoke with a local machine shop that is willing to machine down the HO cam, and press fit the hex drive into it. I am wondering what kind of interest there may be in having this done. The only thing left would be to have the intake cam carrier bored out to accomodate the larger lifters. I wouldn't, however, have the cam sensor piece welded onto the cam. It is too much work and too costly to have done. After research, the car will run fine without it which I'm sure more than one of the .org members can vouch for.
I was contemplating having anyone who would want this done to send me their intake cam so I can remove the hex drive from it. Otherwise I'm sure I can come up with a limited supply of them at scrap yards.
Pricing is up in the air now. After doing the first one, the machine shop is going to give me an estimate of any future runs. It also depends if you want a brand new HO intake cam that I can order, or if you want to send one to me that you already have.
Let me know if there is any kind of interest in this and I will see what I can do!
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
1999 Cavalier Z24 Supercharged
1999 Grand AM SE (Beater Car)
1997 GMC Sierra
2007 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Honda TRX450R
Listening. Would you be interested in doing a W41 intake cam? Sending in my intake came wouldn't be the best for me, guess I could send my 95 intake cam. Is pressing in the hex reliable to high RPM?
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I am very interested and i have a stock ld9 cam and an HO cam as well!! I have been trying to find a place to do it. When do you think yours will be done? I am looking to do this in the summer sometime. Also would the machine shop be able to modify the tower as well? I already have one the has the bores at 35mm but the cam still hits because of the spacing of the lobes. All that needs to be done is the chamfer around the bore needs to be modified.
Mine won't be done for another 2-3 weeks. The machine shop is extremely busy. They could also possibly machine the cam towers. I'm not sure if he wants to do that on a regular basis. I will have to check with him.
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
1999 Cavalier Z24 Supercharged
1999 Grand AM SE (Beater Car)
1997 GMC Sierra
2007 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Honda TRX450R
Luke Heier wrote:After some designing and such with my dad, we had a tool machined to remove the hex drive from the 2.4L intake cam.
FYI, I use a cutoff wheel and then split the cam. Easy.
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I also spoke with a local machine shop that is willing to machine down the HO cam, and press fit the hex drive into it.
Its pretty easy. Hope they aren't charging you much.
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The only thing left would be to have the intake cam carrier bored out to accomodate the larger lifters. I wouldn't, however, have the cam sensor piece welded onto the cam. It is too much work and too costly to have done.
Both are a bitch and plenty hard to do.
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I was contemplating having anyone who would want this done to send me their intake cam so I can remove the hex drive from it. Otherwise I'm sure I can come up with a limited supply of them at scrap yards.
Good call.
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Thanks Todd for the replies
The machine shop didn't think it would be any problem to bore out the towers for the larger lifters. Maybe he just didn't sit down and look at it yet...
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
1999 Cavalier Z24 Supercharged
1999 Grand AM SE (Beater Car)
1997 GMC Sierra
2007 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Honda TRX450R
luke, its something id like to have done down the road, but nowhere in the near future im afraid
i do have a junk 95 intake cam with the ps hex drive in it so coming up with that is easy.
I could also pull out the hex drive units and sell them to whoever would want one and maybe use it in the future if that would help anyone out.
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
1999 Cavalier Z24 Supercharged
1999 Grand AM SE (Beater Car)
1997 GMC Sierra
2007 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Honda TRX450R
I am interested in having the cam tower machined out for the 2.3 lifters.
Jason
99 Z24 Supercharged
157hp/171tq - NA
LD9 for Life
^^^ same here.
Still a little confused on whats being offers with the cam.
Basically, we get you (or you source) an HO (.410 lift or higher) cam and you'll set it up for us to bolt onto our LD9s?
-M
Remember....syringes go in the RED waste basket.
I am able to modify the hex drive on the cam so you can use your stock 2.4L power steering pump. You would still have to have your cam tower bored out to accommodate the larger 2.3L lifters. So it isn't exactly direct bolt-on until you get your cam tower bored out.
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
1999 Cavalier Z24 Supercharged
1999 Grand AM SE (Beater Car)
1997 GMC Sierra
2007 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Honda TRX450R
need numbers.
My Cav
I give up...
i'm buying a VW those people love trees, so they should love eachother too... "Andy"
will that work in combination with the GM s/c ? would that be better with the GM s/c ?
I guess its too late for me since I dont have vavle reliefs pistons, they do have a bit of a dish but not valve relief, so i dont think i can go any bigger than the regular secret cams right?
GMR has got nothing on this
You don't need valve reliefs to run HO cams...
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
1999 Cavalier Z24 Supercharged
1999 Grand AM SE (Beater Car)
1997 GMC Sierra
2007 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Honda TRX450R
are you sure about that? Everything I have read about it says you can't run HO cams on a LD9 with out major changes. The three biggest are the oil problem (because to use all of the HO cams you need to have upgraded the oil pump), tuning, and valve train mods required. Guess I never specifically read clearance was an issue, but I haven't heard of anyone running HO cams on stock pistons/rods/head.
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you do not need to upgrade the oiling system to run ho cams. valve train would be best to run the 2,3 ho/w41 valves but the stock 2.4 ones do work.
Shawn McKenzie wrote:are you sure about that? Everything I have read about it says you can't run HO cams on a LD9 with out major changes. The three biggest are the oil problem (because to use all of the HO cams you need to have upgraded the oil pump), tuning, and valve train mods required. Guess I never specifically read clearance was an issue, but I haven't heard of anyone running HO cams on stock pistons/rods/head.
You have been terribly misinformed. You don't have to have an upgraded ooiling pump, you can get away running them without tuning, although it would definitely help, and valvetrain mods are not required either, but recommended. I know of a few people running stock 2.4L valvetrain components. And there are no clearance issues...
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
1999 Cavalier Z24 Supercharged
1999 Grand AM SE (Beater Car)
1997 GMC Sierra
2007 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Honda TRX450R
The oil pump comment was because the HO cams make power higher in the RPM, thus you will be rolling the dice more with a stock oil system.
Really? You know people running stock 2.4L lifters with HO cams? Because last time I checked lifters are part of a valvetrain.
Again, my main worry is clearance with the pistons, can anyone comment on that?
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When I was referring to valvetrain components, I meant springs and retainers. I should have clarified that I didn't mean lifters. The lifters must be 2.3L lifters. And again, there are no clearance issues with HO cams. Could someone else please chime in here to confirm this and put everyone's mind at ease?
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
1999 Cavalier Z24 Supercharged
1999 Grand AM SE (Beater Car)
1997 GMC Sierra
2007 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Honda TRX450R
Shawn McKenzie wrote:The oil pump comment was because the HO cams make power higher in the RPM, thus you will be rolling the dice more with a stock oil system.
Really? You know people running stock 2.4L lifters with HO cams? Because last time I checked lifters are part of a valvetrain.
Again, my main worry is clearance with the pistons, can anyone comment on that?
really if u want to be a smartass u could go back and read the first post where it was stated and i quote
Luke Heier wrote: The only thing left would be to have the intake cam carrier bored out to accomodate the larger lifters.
hence he mentioned already u do need the larger lifters... good day
also only clearance issues with pistons ive heard of is when there has been the 2.3 head swapped on, and yet im still not sure on that.
^^^Thank you
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
1999 Cavalier Z24 Supercharged
1999 Grand AM SE (Beater Car)
1997 GMC Sierra
2007 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Honda TRX450R
Hey Luke is it possible to have a hex driven power steering pump on a 2.3 LGO or a belt driven p.steering pump on a 2.4
you said you've seen pics of a belt powered p. steering pump on a 2.4 right?
