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Old 04-28-06, 10:20 PM
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OK, I posted a previous thread, but I'm having a difficult time deciding which cam gears to go with after MUCH reasearch, which you all will see soon , I have found that there are at least 7 cam gears available:

AEM Tru Time +/- 10 degrees 5 bolt 1 degree increments
GReddy +/- 10 degrees 5 bolt
Fidanza +/- 12 degrees 4 bolt 4 degree increments
HKS +/- 10 degrees 5 bolt (gay purple) tends to deteriorate quickly
JUN +/- 10 degrees 5 bolt 2 degree increments
OBX +/- 10 degrees 2 bolt?
STR +/- 10 degrees 5 bolt
UR +/- 10 degrees 5 bolt
Venom +/- 10 degrees 5 bolt

that's what I KNOW about each gear

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that's a good list...perhaps eventually I'll get a set
Old 04-28-06, 11:19 PM
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fidanza and titan are one in the same so I say fidanze FTW
I had titan's never had an issue and I made a lot of adjustments
and they also had hash marks for each degree on mine (don't know if the fidanza is diff pattern for that)
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AEM Tru Time +/- 10 degrees 5 bolt 1 degree increments.. dont like AEM bolts

GReddy +/- 10 degrees 5 bolt..apparently designed for 1jz, not 2jz.. requires mods to timing cover

Fidanza/Titan +/- 12 degrees 5 bolt 1 degree increments..LOOKING GOOD.. thanks Eric

HKS +/- 10 degrees 5 bolt (gay purple) I like the colors actually.. had em.. eats belts

JUN +/- 10 degrees 5 bolt 2 degree increments.. the "Holy Grail" of cam gears for Supra guys

OBX +/- 10 degrees 2 bolt?..JUNK.. Aem copies.. but HKS (lack of) durability

STR +/- 10 degrees 5 bolt.. only used these on Hondas.. okay then

UR +/- 10 degrees 5 bolt .. well respected in the supra communityt.. pricey though

Venom +/- 10 degrees 5 bolt.. cool looking.. never used them

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Old 04-29-06, 01:34 PM
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Thanks Jeff,
I ws down to 4, you eliminated 1 for me, so now, I guess it's UR, JUN, or Fidanza......
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I think I'll be superficial here and go for looks:

I know the UR is sexy, and will match my pulleys real well
Never seen the JUN, pics?
Same for Fidanza, I've seen 2 pics, one good blue and one baby blue(not good)
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Originally Posted by shoaf213
I think I'll be superficial here and go for looks:

I know the UR is sexy, and will match my pulleys real well
Never seen the JUN, pics?
Same for Fidanza, I've seen 2 pics, one good blue and one baby blue(not good)
JUN cant be bad if its the "Holy Grail" for the supra guys as Epik stated.
The URs, from what Ive heard, are really great, I dont think you would be disappointed with those.
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JUN utilize the stock toyota outer sprocket with a black steel inner section.
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Originally Posted by Epik
JUN utilize the stock toyota outer sprocket with a black steel inner section.
Hmm, I think I'll just get the UR, bump it, thanks for all the recommendations though, guys
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Yeah, I went ahead and ordered the UR's...Got em from NOPI for about 335 shipped....I figured I might as well have at least 2 parts from the same manufacturer....
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