camshaft fun

Petrol_Head · Post by **Petrol_Head** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:25 pm

Im beeing lazy, i should just call a mechanic... but why not ask you guys first...

Im planning to change the camshaft with another one from a faster engine...

Im planning to pick it up second hand (dont know if that should be a issue)...

but want to know from which car i should get one from that will fit in my mk4 polo???

if anyone has done this please let me know? and please tell me which cars a can select from?

dragon_green · Post by **dragon_green** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:09 am

well firstly what engine have you got?

in almost every case (apart from mk3 gt cam into the 1.3 mk4) you will be buying an aftermarket cam from the likes of Piper, Kent or Schrick.

Petrol_Head · Post by **Petrol_Head** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:22 pm

i have a 1.4. P reg.

SteveB · Post by **SteveB** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:46 pm

8v or 16v? Make sure you get the right one or it could cause damage. If a garage fit's it then they're likely (I'd hope) to spot if it's the wrong one... ie pistons hitting valves = crunch.

dragon_green · Post by **dragon_green** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:19 pm

a 16v is double cam - so it'll be really obvious if it's the wrong cam

Petrol_Head · Post by **Petrol_Head** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:29 pm

mines a 8v.....

Iv seen a few web pages quotting roughly 300 quid for cam shafts.... im thinking maybe... forgetting about this dream of modding the polo.. and maybe getting the golf???

JarnoVWPolo6N · Post by **JarnoVWPolo6N** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:45 am

Petrol_Head wrote:Iv seen a few web pages quotting roughly 300 quid for cam shafts....

Jezus Christ, that's double the price I would pay for a 268 degree Schrick cam here in Holland.

But putting in a different cam aint that hard/expensive, got a cam from a mk3 GT in my mk 4 1.3i, went from 188 degrees to 219, which is very good noticeble in performance on the road