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How much difference does one tooth on the intake or exhaust sprocket make. I estimate it to be 360deg/36teeth=10deg per tooth. I see people adjusting their cam timings by 3-5deg with the adjustable cam gears so I really don't think 1 tooth off will make that huge of a difference. I think it depends on which side you skip the tooth that would determine how much power loss you get. Correct me if I'm wrong.
1 tooth makes a big difference. When mine skipped a tooth on the exhaust (the only place the chain can skip mind you) when I put my tensioner in, the car was missing terribly.
car ran like sh*t and would not rev over 5800, and at night I popped the hood after driving and the exhaust manifold was glowing red, so I am assuming it was running really lean.
Richard
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96 200sx=249whp@10psi (t28, s3, 370's@4bar, motor mounts, 3"exh etc.etc. etc.
03 350Z <--WILL GET SMOKED BY THE 200 @ OR ABOVE 10PSI
05 Altima 2.5s
93 geo prizm
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damn.... i remember..
mine had this awful tickin sounds when i punched it..
and i was scared to go passed 4500... i dont know.. i just had no power.. it was so power less i couldnt keep up with a civic dx
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The classic feels left out cause of the attention the Evo is getting.
Although, I talk to it and let her know that she is still my number 1
car ran like sh*t and would not rev over 5800, and at night I popped the hood after driving and the exhaust manifold was glowing red, so I am assuming it was running really lean.
Richard
Mine did the same thing, but I'm still not absolutely sure what caused it because me and 3 other people (eric96ser, calum, and bowlcut) counted the links. Now the same motor with the same timing chain and links is running just great in a turbo car and I helped him put it in .(sorry to get off topic)
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01 Jetta Wolfsburg 1.8t--APR 93/100 oct chip, TT 2.5" Downpipe, Forge 007, n75j, custom intake, votex springs
1 tooth makes a big difference. When mine skipped a tooth on the exhaust (the only place the chain can skip mind you) when I put my tensioner in, the car was missing terribly.
Why do you say it's only possible to skip a tooth on the exhaust side?
when my cams skipped a tooth, the idle and response was horrible.. and when i checked the ignition timing it was way lower then stock; i then FULLY advanced it and it was at 10 degrees... it ran pretty bad.
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After reading through this thread, I'm worried my prob my have to do with missing a tooth? My car is running perfectly fine though (no power probs), it's just when the car is idling in gear, and has no gas..
and I helped him put it in 
