Cam Oil Links

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MDill

Discussion Starter · Feb 12, 2001

On a lot of modded aircooled Suzukis I see they have extra oil lines running between two points on each side of the head that are blocked on the stock bike (I think one is the fairing mount for GSXRs). Some just link the two points, but some actually seem to have a feed from the oil pump behind the cyls I've even seen some that had an extra oil cooler before the head. I've heard vauge references that these "link the oil channels for the cams" or similar stuff, but I've also never heard anyone say that this was an important mod. Do people just do it because it looks cool? Does it improve cam lubrication for high-lift cams or for bike that spend a lot of time doing wheelies or stoppies? None of the catalogs that list them seem to explain what they're for (or at least what they do). What's the deal?

Matt

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somejeffguy

· #2 · Feb 12, 2001

yeah, that's to get some extra oil to the heads. the early bikes tended to pit their cams, and the upper oiling kit was one solution.
i believe ape sells the kits.

http://www.aperaceparts.com

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Chris @ Yoshi

· #3 · Sep 24, 2006

the early gsxr's had poor oil pressure when under load...the best kits feed of the cam cover and to the cam bolts...yoshimura has a trick to mod the cam cover also to improve oil pressure ..more the better ...if you need pictures I can email them to you ..thanks

silvertdi

· #4 · Sep 24, 2006

Chris, can I be sent pictures? Thanks.

[email protected]

XRacerX

· #5 · Sep 24, 2006

pics please... [email protected] thanks!!

flaco

· #6 · Sep 24, 2006

yep, pics please!
xromo at yahoo dot com

341

· #7 · Sep 25, 2006

Chris, if you have good pics, post them up here please. Thanks. Troy341

Chris @ Yoshi

· #8 · Sep 26, 2006

going to pull of my cam cover off the race bike to show you guys ...will do it with in 24hrs

341

· #9 · Sep 26, 2006

You rock. Troy341

cutler

· #10 · Jan 16, 2007

Hey Chris
Me to please

[email protected]

gotgixers

· #11 · Jan 16, 2007

I'd like to see this mod also chris. Are you just going to post or send numerous emails. Seems to be pretty popular request!!

GSXR racer

· #12 · Nov 16, 2007

Did anyone ever get these pictures? I just bought a earl's top end oiling kit. Didn't know what it looked like. Now I have it and it appears to only feed cylinders 3 and 4. Cylinders 1 and 2 just get a line that ties the two rocker shaft passages together. I'm kind of dissapointed. So if there is another way to get more oil to the cams I was hoping someone could help me out?

MrHotrod

· #13 · Nov 16, 2007

I'd like these pics too if anyone has them
[email protected]

BallzFast

· #14 · Nov 16, 2007

Please Post Those Pics Chris. Thanks.

gixerfan

· #15 · Nov 17, 2007

please post pics to me at [email protected]

FJD

· #16 · Nov 17, 2007

would anyone who knows what these mods look like please just put some pics online here ?

mark_E

· #17 · Nov 17, 2007 (Edited)

Have a look on OSS, there r some properly done ones on there. The Cam 2 cam links effectively do nothing and r just bling from what I've read - they do look cool tho'

In fact our very own UK Lee can tell us all about them and the best way to improve top end oiling. Here's some stuff.

http://oldskoolsuzuki.info/uk_lee/Galleries/711/eps16.jpg
http://forum.oldskoolsuzuki.info/cgi-bin/Yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1188157658/0
http://forum.oldskoolsuzuki.info/cgi-bin/Yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1178317142/0

Ragnar

· #18 · Nov 17, 2007

I guess Chris meant 24 months....again, totally unreliable:mad

MrHotrod

· #19 · Nov 17, 2007

Thanks for the links Mark.........some good info there !

GSXR racer

· #20 · Nov 18, 2007

Does anyone have any idea what the mod to the valve cover was that [email protected] was talking about?

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