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I don't think anyone has asked or talked about this in awhile (correct me if I'm wrong, which is often)Has anyone heard anything about aftermarket cams for our cars or any 2zz application?? I know I've heard that TRD has a set in the works, (Big Maybe...rumor stuff)and I thought I heard something about monkey wrench developing a set...I would rather go all motor (rather than a turbo etc.) Just curious if anyone’s heard anything new???

http://www.pipercams.co.uk/New....html. Click toyota and you'll see vvtli under developement. It's a British company thats getting ready for the new Lotus Elise.

I admit that I am "old school" where slapin in a cam, intake, carb and headers would make a stock engine come to life, but I didn't think an aftermarket cam would make that much of a difference when the engine is designed with variable valve timing and lift right from the factory. Best of both worlds...lots of power and it still idles smooth. Already getting 180 something horses from a little 1800cc motor.

Agreed. About the only thing you could do is make the lower cam more agressive which would be great for racing but not much fun for the street.

I had about the same train of thought, if we could increase the lower cam, and slightly increase the upper one we could stand to gian a lot of performace. The 2zz engine isn't lacking in tons of Hp (it could be more) but it is lacking a ton in low end Tq. When increaseing the lower cam would even out the power band, instead of haveing all the power at the end.

Quote, originally posted by GT-X »I would rather go all motor (rather than a turbo etc.) Dont be so harsh on the turbos...You could try going Comando, I hear that increases performance.Joey

i have no idea what you guys are talking about, but if you know how to get better low end torque on the 2zz, i'm listening...

Going comando can chaf certain parts, and is not recomended for street use.Joey

I thought I saw monkeywrenchracing.com offering one for sale on their site.

Quote, originally posted by everman »Going comando can chaf certain parts, and is not recomended for street use.Going commando leads to skid-marks! Far as cams, I would only change them if I was going all motor. To help squeeze out every last ounce of power.

Quote »Going comando can chaf certain parts, and is not recomended for street use.I prefer the barrier my boxers provide - no chaffing on these parts!Obviously, I have no clue what "going commando" means when talking about engines. Please edumacate me.

I was giving GT-X a hard time, and it got out of hand... Ive never heard of anything on a motor being refered to as "going comando"Joey

Quote, originally posted by everman »I thought I saw monkeywrenchracing.com offering one for sale on their site.I went in to talked to the guys at monkey wrench last week and what their doing is a whole new head, valve train and cams; but its nowhere near being complete. He didn't give me a ton of details which I don't blame him since the lack of test and its not out yet. Theres no price yet either. He said he might make it to the Michigan meet again this year but he wasn't sure.