Dawn2Dusk,

1. It would hurt the midrange power quite a bit TBH. I gained 13WHP (Just in top end) just from running 30 VTC over 25VTC. I would say closer to 20-40 WHP through some of the midrange, but was extreme All Motor Setup.
2. You would still be fine to maintain that 8600 Redline.
3. If you swap the intake cam gear to the K20a2 one, I also would swap the exhaust cam gear aswell.
4. The adding a pin in your existing K20 cam gear is very easy. Would recommend doing that instead of having yours machined. You can get them from TracTuff, I always ran them on every setup, I ever did.

Would recommend getting a retune though on the new cams probably. K24 cams are almost like a DIC swap for an upgrade in cams.

 

Thanks for the prompt response! Yeah, I'm retuning anyway because I did all my mods over the past couple months with the car apart for general maintenance.
Based on what I read, I'm guessing I shouldn't just jump straight to the 40 degree pin since I don't have my engine clayed?

 

I don't know if you are running oversize valves and whatnot or exactly what modifications you are running. Usually our cars don't make more than .5 HP on the higher VTC and usually it honestly drops power off, as soon as trying to go over 35VTC.

The only people maximizing every single VTC are full on drag cars that literally only are started up to make a 1/4 mile pass and be shut off afterwards.

Id grab a 40* pin probably never know when a miss-shift or something like that end up causing things to get a little too close together and end up having, P2V contact and drop a valve or something stupid.

 

I'm running stock valve train, stock bottom end. I'll grab the 40 degree pin, thanks! Do I also have to swap the gear on the exhaust cam, or can I keep the stock TSX cam gear on?

 

I would swap them both to your K20 gears. I don't think they are different, but 1 bolt is so easy to change it's worth it to have them both matching in my opinion.