BlueAKSSS Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 This makes me want to start my cam swap! Looked like fun and it sounds sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmahan Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Dan and Nikko Yea I know Mark I was just being stupid brother lol I didnt want to drop names but now the cats out of the bag lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black00chev Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Looked like a fun time! Can't wait to see the first WOT run with the new cam in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughty08 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Thats a beautiful sound Great pics and video's looked like Big Fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 So that is what happens when Luke and I go out tuning?! That'll piss off the neighbors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomp62301 Posted January 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 So that is what happens when Luke and I go out tuning?! That'll piss off the neighbors! Luckly from what I heard, none of them were home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Luckly from what I heard, none of them were home. The fuzz would have popped up out of nowhere in my neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bfast Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Looks like you guys did the Russian Roulet way with the lifters???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Looks like you guys did the Russian Roulet way with the lifters???? Sure did, the two lower holes behind the cam plate that are pictured in the alluminum block of the LS1Tech How To, are just two nubs on the iron block in Luke's truck. We had the dowels to hold the lifters up, but no hole to put the through.......we wound up rotating the cam to get the lifters in their keepers, and quickly removed one cam and installed the other.......sweating bullets of course....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8hnpSS Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 The fuzz would have popped up out of nowhere in my neighborhood. lol seriously they would be swarming the streets around here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bfast Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Sure did, the two lower holes behind the cam plate that are pictured in the alluminum block of the LS1Tech How To, are just two nubs on the iron block in Luke's truck. We had the dowels to hold the lifters up, but no hole to put the through.......we wound up rotating the cam to get the lifters in their keepers, and quickly removed one cam and installed the other.......sweating bullets of course....... The holes are actually there. When I was doing mine, we spun the cam over a few times,then took aluminum welding rods and taped them together and stuck them in (thinking they were blocking the lifters) then swapped cams. Then curiosity got me. With the welding rods still in place, took a pushrod and pushed down on the lifter and it hit the cam. So we did the russian roulet way thinking we were safe..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue2003SS Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Looks like you guy's had a great time. Sure did, the two lower holes behind the cam plate that are pictured in the alluminum block of the LS1Tech How To, are just two nubs on the iron block in Luke's truck. We had the dowels to hold the lifters up, but no hole to put the through.......we wound up rotating the cam to get the lifters in their keepers, and quickly removed one cam and installed the other.......sweating bullets of course....... When you swapped out the cam what did you mean by "dowels to hold the lifters" with the plastic trays that the lifters sit in, do they not keep them from dropping down? Was this a tip that you found in a reference "LS1 Tech How To"? When you guy's swapped out the springs, did you do the old pull the spark plug out and fill the cylinder with rope and rotate the crank to hold the valves in-place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 When you swapped out the cam what did you mean by "dowels to hold the lifters" with the plastic trays that the lifters sit in, do they not keep them from dropping down? Was this a tip that you found in a reference "LS1 Tech How To"? When you guy's swapped out the springs, did you do the old pull the spark plug out and fill the cylinder with rope and rotate the crank to hold the valves in-place? I do not want to steal all of Luke's thunder here, so I will make this quick....The plastic trays are supposed to hold the lifters, but apparently they can still come loose and fall into the oil pan when the cam is out. The dowel rods are part of the LS1Tech How To, they slide into the cam plate bolt holes and keep the lifters from falling down. When we did the springs, each cylinder was filled with air, Luke has an air compressor adapter that threads into the spark plug hole.....if you look carefully at the pictures, you will see it...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue2003SS Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 (edited) I do not want to steal all of Luke's thunder here, so I will make this quick....The plastic trays are supposed to hold the lifters, but apparently they can still come loose and fall into the oil pan when the cam is out. The dowel rods are part of the LS1Tech How To, they slide into the cam plate bolt holes and keep the lifters from falling down. When we did the springs, each cylinder was filled with air, Luke has an air compressor adapter that threads into the spark plug hole.....if you look carefully at the pictures, you will see it...... Great, thanks for the info! This forum is awesome you learn more from this then some nut job manual! The other think I noticed is that the AC condenser did not have to be removed right. Just removing the radiator was enough for the cam to side out? Edited January 25, 2010 by Blue2003SS (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bfast Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Great, thanks for the info! This forum is awesome you learn more from this then some nut job manual! The other think I noticed is that the AC condenser did not have to be removed right. Just removing the radiator was enough for the cam to side out? Yes, condensor can stay in radiator out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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