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What is a Cam?
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Posted by: Sjorge300EX

I called hetricks and asked them about what to do to my 300ex and he told me a cam would do wonders. What is it. And what does it do???

Posted by: 300ex_#387

im not sure what it is or what it does but i do know that if you buy one from hot cames in gives you more bottom and mid power, i think it has somthing to do with your valves, they run about $100-$150 brand new

Posted by: ZeroLogic

isnt the cam the thing that gets pulled in circles but your timeing chain that pushes your rockers up and down and the rockers move your vaulves to open and close?

if anyone gets that lol

Posted by: 300ex_#387

HEY i was going to say that...lol

Posted by: tater_kamik

quote:
Originally posted by Sjorge300EX
I called hetricks and asked them about what to do to my 300ex and he told me a cam would do wonders. What is it. And what does it do???

sounds like you need to go to "howstuffworks.com" and learn a little about an combustion engine...

Posted by: 300ex13

quote:
Originally posted by tater_kamik
sounds like you need to go to "howstuffworks.com" and learn a little about an combustion engine...

agreed...it opens and closes the valves

Posted by: bwamos

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/camshaft.htm

Posted by: Sjorge300EX

thanks for the help. i dont know if i said but i am new at this

Posted by: ZeroLogic

its alright formus are ment for qustions

Posted by: Honda TRX250ex

cams are the $hits!!!

Posted by: DvxDirtSlinger

ask them if they make one for a banshee or blaster

Posted by: tater_kamik

quote:
Originally posted by Honda TRX250ex
cams are the $hits!!!

screw a cam! just take it off and save some weight!

Sjorge300EX- do you understand what a cam is now? you may also want to look up the pros and cons on changing the cam timing (when the valves, exhaust and intake, open and close)

Posted by: Cody_300ex

quote:
Originally posted by DvxDirtSlinger
ask them if they make one for a banshee or blaster

I have VTECH in my banshee!!! lol yes I know its really vtec but alot of newbies and ricers call it vtech.

Posted by: ZeroLogic

quote:
Originally posted by tater_kamik
screw a cam! just take it off and save some weight!

Sjorge300EX- do you understand what a cam is now? you may also want to look up the pros and cons on changing the cam timing (when the valves, exhaust and intake, open and close)

screw the whole motor use elephants!

Posted by: tater_kamik

elephants weigh too much, how about mice??

Posted by: ZeroLogic

dont elephants step on mice

what about having horses? then you can have the true meaning of horse power

Posted by: tater_kamik

good point! 1 horse is equal to one horsepower, get a whole herd and that will be one bad arse 300!

Posted by: ZeroLogic

yea then we will be on top of the new tech! just add spinning rim (wood ones of course) and a boom box !

Posted by: tater_kamik

werd g, dont forget to stick out the rims about a foot or two with the gold wire wheels and drop it to the ground

Posted by: quad janern

where can i find racing cams to 300ex?,mabe ebay

and will a 400ex cam fit 300ex

i dont think so

Posted by: tater_kamik

a great person to ask is c&d racing, one of the site sponsors!! also the motor man himself, dam lamey. both are underneath the site sponsors in the forums. also powroll.com has some sweet kits, duncanracing.com. also, there is a difference in racing cams, do you do gncc, or are you more mx or sx? difference is cams designed for mx and sx are all about high end mostly, gncc, woods, atc, are designed for a wider powerband through the mid and high end

Posted by: tater_kamik

oh, and i dont know about the 400 cam on an 300, i seriously doubt it, like 99% sure it wont, but ask dan

Posted by: quad janern

thanx

Posted by: ZeroLogic

quad janern if your new to quads and riding them i would ride a 300ex for a begginers quad

Posted by: Honda TRX250ex

why spend 7000$ for a quad when you can get a horse that you dont need to change the oil get ne tires or fill it up with gas for like 3000$

........
but who could resist the sound of a four stroke

Posted by: tater_kamik

hay is cheaper than gas....

Posted by: ZeroLogic

my quad has 45 horses with 45 x-4 full exaust shoved up there bums

i have can after can of beans to get my 4 stroke engine sound out of the exaust all i need is a gas mask