Newman ph2 any good?

1. elmartha Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 Horncastle, Lincoln Posts: 171 Mk2 Vts mk1 front end Mk1 Mitsubishi GTO TT

   #1 2nd March 2012, 14:05

   Ive been deciding whether or not to cam my vts and the gasket just below the cams has gone now and i thought while the engine was apart i would replace the camshaft. Ive been told by 2 people what to get, newman ph2's or kent cams, just wondering if you could shed any light on which is better? Thanks
2. RyanSaxo Established Member Joined: Jul 2007 Midlandzzz Posts: 1613 The 'S

   #2 2nd March 2012, 17:32

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   Originally Posted by elmartha Ive been deciding whether or not to cam my vts and the gasket just below the cams has gone now and i thought while the engine was apart i would replace the camshaft. Ive been told by 2 people what to get, newman ph2's or kent cams, just wondering if you could shed any light on which is better? Thanks

   is that the head gasket then? or just the cam cover gasket? I'm trying to solve an oil leak on mine and wondered what gaskets there were.
   
   With regards to cams I personally would buy the new version of the catcam708's, I can't remember what they're called off the top of my head but kamracing are promoting them at the moment.
   
   They're more wild than ph2's, being pretty equivalent to ph3's but if you're going to the trouble of changing them I would get the better ones that give best performance.
   
   All my opinion of course

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3. elmartha Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 Horncastle, Lincoln Posts: 171 Mk2 Vts mk1 front end Mk1 Mitsubishi GTO TT

   #3 2nd March 2012, 18:12

   It goes rocker cover at the top which is just a rubber seal around the inside, then there is one at the bottom of the cam housing which is like a paste and then there is the head gasket, it has gone just below my egr, well where the egr was! have been told dirko is the stuff to seal it. Ive read a few comments about the 708's but ive not heard anything about them so thought i would ask! i dont want anything too wild but i want a fair bit more horsepower. Thanks!
4. kennym1987 Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Armadale, West Lothian Posts: 1230 flatty 16v sleeper and a regular vts

   #4 3rd March 2012, 03:56

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   Originally Posted by RyanSaxo With regards to cams I personally would buy the new version of the catcam708's, I can't remember what they're called off the top of my head but kamracing are promoting them at the moment

   743's
   
   

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   Originally Posted by elmartha i dont want anything too wild but i want a fair bit more horsepower

   sounds like you want an orgasm but dont want to get your dick wet. if your going to do it, do it right

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5. elmartha Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 Horncastle, Lincoln Posts: 171 Mk2 Vts mk1 front end Mk1 Mitsubishi GTO TT

   #5 3rd March 2012, 09:02

   Haha that sounds about right, so 708's then?
6. RyanSaxo Established Member Joined: Jul 2007 Midlandzzz Posts: 1613 The 'S

   #6 3rd March 2012, 12:46

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   Originally Posted by kennym1987 743's

   that's the badger

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