Brian Crower Stage 2 Camshafts for 96-00 Civic D16Y8

Brian Crower Stage 2 Camshaft - D16Y8

Are you running a stock cam in your D16Y8 and you want more power without building a full race motor? The Brian Crower Stage 2 cam's designed for that. You're getting double-digit horsepower gains without turning your Civic into something you can't drive on the street. BC makes two versions - one for naturally aspirated and one for forced induction. If you're building an all-motor high-RPM setup, get the NA cam. If you're bolting on a turbo, get the forced induction version.

Here's What This Cam Does for You

Your D16Y8's a single overhead cam motor. One cam controls all your valves through rocker arms. The stock cam's designed for gas mileage and passing emissions. Honda didn't build it to make power. The Stage 2 cam changes when your valves open and close and how far they open. Your intake valves open earlier and stay open longer so you're cramming more air and fuel into the cylinder. Your exhaust valves do the same thing - they're getting the burned gases out faster. More air in, more exhaust out, more power. Your throttle response gets sharper and you're picking up horsepower everywhere in the RPM range. The naturally aspirated cam's got more duration because you need that extra valve opening time to pull air in without boost. The turbo cam's got less duration and a tighter lobe separation because you're forcing air in. You don't need the valves open as long when you've got boost doing the work.

You Can't Use Stock Valve Springs

The Stage 2 cam's got more lift and faster valve timing than stock. Your factory valve springs can't handle that. They're going to float at high RPM and you're risking smacking a valve into a piston. You need upgraded dual valve springs, retainers, seats, and valve keepers. Those parts are built to handle the extra load. Before you buy this cam, make sure you're buying the valvetrain parts too. Don't install the cam with stock springs. Your motor's not going to run right and you're going to break something expensive.

BC Doesn't Guess on Cam Profiles

Brian Crower precision-grinds every cam and dyno-tests it. The numbers you're seeing aren't marketing bullshit. They're real dyno numbers from real motors. The Stage 2's been tested on all-motor D16Y8 builds and turbocharged setups. It works. We run BC cams on our own builds because they deliver consistent power and they last. That's what you're paying for - a cam that's been proven on the dyno and in the real world.

What You Get

• Brian Crower Stage 2 camshaft for D16Y8 SOHC
• Choose naturally aspirated or forced induction profile
• Precision-ground and dyno-tested
• Double-digit horsepower gains
• Better throttle response and more top-end power

Naturally Aspirated Cam Specs

• Advertised Duration: 316° intake / 308° exhaust
• Actual Cam Lift: .435" intake / .436" exhaust
• Rocker Arm Ratio: 1.6:1 intake / 1.8:1 exhaust
• Lobe Separation: 110°
• Duration at 0.050" Cam: 235° intake / 224° exhaust
• Valve Clearance: .006" intake / .008" exhaust

Forced Induction Cam Specs

• Advertised Duration: 310° intake / 316° exhaust
• Actual Cam Lift: .432" intake / .424" exhaust
• Rocker Arm Ratio: 1.6:1 intake / 1.8:1 exhaust
• Lobe Separation: 108°
• Duration at 0.050" Cam: 232° intake / 218° exhaust
• Valve Clearance: .006" intake / .008" exhaust

Fits Your Motor

• 1996-2000 Honda Civic D16Y8

Note: You need upgraded dual valve springs, retainers, seats, and valve keepers. Stock springs will float and you'll damage your motor. Get the valvetrain parts when you order the cam. After you install this cam, get your car tuned. The stock ECU maps aren't set up for the new cam timing. You're leaving power on the table without a tune and you might be running lean. Find a tuner who knows D series motors. Set your valve lash at .006" intake and .008" exhaust when you're doing the install.