G cam

MK1dub · Post by **MK1dub** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:41 pm

What is the difference between a g-cam and a estas cam or 276,288...
and will it work on a mp9 head?
Will it make a power difference?

dood786 · Post by **dood786** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:29 pm

+-252 degrees
yes
as compared to what?

MK1dub · Post by **MK1dub** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:32 am

Will it make bigger power than the standard cam?

What is a standard cams degrees?

dood786 · Post by **dood786** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:46 am

Around 240

UDC · Post by **UDC** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:12 am

what cam is on the car currently, the mp9 heads normally come with a A-cam and IIRC its the same profile as the G-cam.
also the g-cam might not fit on the mp9 head because some of them took 4 cam caps.

MK1dub · Post by **MK1dub** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:55 am

Well its a standard cam that came with the mp9 head.

So actually I'll do better if I sell the G-cam and get a case of beers and get vrot, because I got a raw deal!

neighbourhood terror · Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:24 am

UDC wrote:also the g-cam might not fit on the mp9 head because some of them took 4 cam caps.

Totally irrelevant, cams are identical regardless if the head had 4 or 5 cam caps, and can be swapped from head to another

UDC · Post by **UDC** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:31 am

g cam is very mild cam, when my car was carb I fitted a g cam and expected a huge difference but it wasn't so, it did make a differnence but very slight.

when I tried fitting my the g cam from my carb head after my mp9 conversion, it did not fit due to head not accommodating the journal for 5th cam cap

Nellis · Post by **Nellis** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:41 am

The hydraulic cam variants works as follows:

026 G = 1.8 K-jet (4 bearing head)
026 A = 2.0 Digifant (ditto)
026 L = 1.8 carb (ditto)
026 AF = 1.4 MP9 (ditto)
037 D = 1.6/1.8 MP9 (5 bearing head)

The G, A and D has the same profile and lobe separation. The difference between them being that the keyway position of A and G differs and D has 5 journals. The profile of L and AF is identical; keyway position differs.

Lift curve comparison between G (A, D) and AF (L).

Lift curve comparison between G (A, D), Estas 268 and Estas 276.

Cam "cards":

AF

G

268

and 276.

I hope this helps.

zain_c · Post by **zain_c** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:44 am

the G-cam works with the mp9 head...i've heard and know numerous guys running G-cam's in the Velociti's and Citi.Com...my opinion. Dont waste your time with a G-cam...they claim they kwik till my 272 starts talking.

ESTA's FTW!!!! I got a 272deg Esta's...it rocks!

MK1dub · Post by **MK1dub** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:08 pm

[quote="Nellis"]The hydraulic cam variants works as follows:

026 G = 1.8 K-jet (4 bearing head)
026 A = 2.0 Digifant (ditto)
026 L = 1.8 carb (ditto)
026 AF = 1.4 MP9 (ditto)
037 D = 1.6/1.8 MP9 (5 bearing head)

The G, A and D has the same profile and lobe separation. The difference between them being that the keyway position of A and G differs and D has 5 journals. The profile of L and AF is identical; keyway position differs.

Thanx Nellis, this i what Iwanted to know
I was given the g-cam so I might as well use it.

caddy club · Post by **caddy club** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 2:45 pm

And what about the 1.6 carb is it also using A or G cam

Nellis · Post by **Nellis** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:37 pm

caddy club wrote:And what about the 1.6 carb is it also using A or G cam

Neither of them; the 026 L is used in the 1600 HM engine.

De@n · Post by **De@n** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:41 pm

Nellis wrote:
caddy club wrote:And what about the 1.6 carb is it also using A or G cam
Neither of them; the 026 L is used in the 1600 HM engine.

You beat me to it

Nellis · Post by **Nellis** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:00 pm

De@n wrote:
You beat me to it

...next time I'll wait longer..

De@n · Post by **De@n** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:02 pm

Nellis wrote:
De@n wrote:
You beat me to it
...next time I'll wait longer..

Thanks for the info dude.

Learnt the above as I am sitting with 2 G-cams and an "L" cam.

Zub-Dub · Post by **Zub-Dub** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:01 am

Mmm, sorry for the hi-jack but i did some looking around for info on the oem cams and came up with nothing. i have an A cam out of a 2e sitting at home. Worth swapping it out with the L cam in my 1.8 carb ?

VWicked · Post by **VWicked** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 1:22 pm

This is good but what is the profiles is what i want...

A cam, is it 252, if so what is bcam etc.

dood786 · Post by **dood786** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:06 pm

PM Nellis,, havent seen him online in a while

VWicked · Post by **VWicked** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:23 pm

I did, he said he is working on it hehe.

dood786 · Post by **dood786** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:31 pm

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