Hot Cams

[ravage3000]

im considering a cam for my 400EX but not sure if i should get a stage 1 or stage 2? i mostly trail and cruise and will be going to the mx track more often this year. help!

[cals400ex]

the piston choice may play a factor here. with the right piston and you wanting mx or high rpm performance, i would go with the stage 2. if you are wanting it for trails, cruising, etc i would say stage 1. my friend has a stage 1 in his 406 and it runs strong. i have a stage 2 in my 406 and it runs strong too but you need to keep the rpm's up pretty high for best performance.

[quad_quazy]

you might want to check into whether or not you need to hardface your rockers for a stageII cam. Unless your strickly racing I would stick with a stageI with a good exhaust, K&N, and maybe a rev box.

[ravage3000]

thanks, i think im going to stick with the stage 1.

[H_W]

Originally posted by quad_quazy
you might want to check into whether or not you need to hardface your rockers for a stageII cam.


You should not hardface your rockers for either one of the hotcams (stage 1 or 2). They are made of the same stuff as the stock cam. So if you get hardface rockers, they will wear the cam out.

[SnellCRP]

Stock Honda rockers are hard faced.

[northeast400]

that hardfacing of rockers is crap, I run a Web Cam on stock rockers, even CT Racing runs this cam on stock rockers. until you get into "big cams" the stock valvetrain is fine

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

I have ran a webcam all round on stock rockers and the out come was not too good.

And you don't want to run hardend rockers with the hotcam.