Colt Cam Stage 2 Billet PD Camshaft for BEW

Colt Cams Stage 2 Billet Camshaft — BEW PD TDI (2004–2006 Golf · Jetta · Jetta Wagon · New Beetle)

If you own a BEW, you already know — or are about to learn — that the factory PD camshaft is one of these engines' weak points. The OEM cam's shallow surface hardening and aggressive lobe ramp lead to premature wear, and once it goes, it takes your lifters with it. Most of our customers don't come looking for a performance cam — they find us because they need one. This is the cam that ends that problem for good.

Colt Stage 2 cams are fully machined new from forged steel billet — not chill-cast, and never a regrind of a worn factory cam. That's the difference between a part that's hard "skin deep" and one that's tougher all the way through:

• Billet steel base metal — stronger and tougher than OEM before any treatment
• Induction-hardened several times deeper than OEM or budget replacements, for wear life that actually lasts
• Optimized lobe geometry — Colt re-profiled the steep initial ramp that overloads the stock cam, the innovation everyone else now copies but can't match on an OEM-spec grind
• No extra-cost "add-on" hardening to make up for soft material — the metallurgy is right from the start

For a stock engine, that means peace of mind — the last camshaft you'll ever buy. For a build, the Stage 2 profile adds lift and duration over the factory grind to help the engine breathe and make more power alongside a tune, nozzles, and turbo. (One customer's car running this cam dynos over 200 whp — but it improves an otherwise stock car too.)

5-year / unlimited-mile warranty — effectively lifetime for most owners — when purchased with one of our install kits. Every Colt cam also ships with the proper ZDDP break-in additive, which most modern oils no longer contain in sufficient quantity for flat-tappet break-in.

Do it once — add the install kit. You have to remove the timing belt to change the cam, so it makes no sense to do that job twice. Choose your kit at checkout:

• Basic kit — everything to install the cam right: cam followers, bearing shells, one-time-use journal and injector-rocker bolts, cam seal, tandem pump gasket, break-in lube, and ZDDP additive.
• Deluxe kit — adds our complete deluxe timing belt service (100k timing belt, serpentine belt, tensioner, roller, metal-impeller water pump, coolant, mount bolts, valve cover gasket) plus a bonus oil change and filter pack. The smart way to buy: cam, timing belt, and service in one job, and it unlocks the full warranty.

Full parts lists for each kit are in the table below. As the exclusive U.S. distributor of genuine billet Colt PD cams, we stand behind every one — beware the counterfeit and chill-cast "performance" cams flooding the market at half the manufacturing cost.

Fits: 2004–2006 VW Golf, New Beetle & Jetta Wagon, and 2004–2005 Jetta — all with the 1.9L BEW PD engine. Building for power? Pair it with our 150+ hp BEW kit and tuning. You'll also want the PD timing belt & cam tool kit for the install.

AVAILABLE OPTIONS:

Basic Cam Install Kit — Everything needed to install the camshaft correctly: black-nitride cam followers, bearing shells, one-time-use journal and injector-rocker bolts, cam seal, tandem pump gasket, break-in lube, and ZDDP zinc additive.

Deluxe Cam Change Kit — Adds our complete deluxe timing belt service (100k timing belt, serpentine belt, tensioner, roller, metal-impeller water pump, coolant, mounting hardware, and valve cover gasket) plus a bonus oil change and filter pack — the smart way to do the cam and timing belt in one job, and it unlocks the full 5-year/unlimited-mile warranty.

BREAK IN PROCEDURE:

1. Cam Lube on all lobes, lifter faces, distributor gears and oil pump gears.
2. Oil all bearing journals and lifter barrels.
3. Always turn engine over by hand before starting, check for clearances and proper timing location.
4. Fire up to 1800 2000 r.p.m. for 18 20 minutes.

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