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JCunningham · 02-28-2015, 09:06 PM

should i get the ARP thread chasers or just grind flats in a old bolt

Jsafe17 · 02-28-2015, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JCunningham

should i get the ARP thread chasers or just grind flats in a old bolt

Definitely go ARP! Just grind one of the old head bolts to chase works great!
Replace every gasket you get to.. it's such cheap insurance.

hammdo · 02-28-2015, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JCunningham

thats another $300 to change the lifters but ill do it. so these correct or should i get something else?
12499225 Lifters
12610046 head gaskets
17800568 head bolts

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=116

If you get the gmpp lifter kit, you can get them for about $130...

-Don

hammdo · 02-28-2015, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jsafe17

Definitely go ARP! Just grind one of the old head bolts to chase works great!
Replace every gasket you get to.. it's such cheap insurance.

I used an old head bolt and grooved it to chase the block threads

-Don

JCunningham · 03-01-2015, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ksmrz

Do you really want to pull the balancer again after doing the swap because of a leak? A felpro is super cheap

i only use GM. I have one takes 1min to install

JCunningham · 03-01-2015, 01:55 AM

i think im going to wait on the lifters. Ill do them if I see any damage to the lobes.

ttshovel · 03-01-2015, 01:56 AM

I reused every gasket for the past 3 cam swaps!

I replaced the crank seal the 4th time though. If it looks fine, reuse it!

ksmrz · 03-01-2015, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JCunningham

will i have to replace the crank seal? Does it have to be replaced every time the balancer is pulled? I did replace it when i put the 1st cam in it 1600miles ago.

Was only replying to what you asked..

JCunningham · 03-01-2015, 10:54 PM

ya i know. thanks for the reply. Iv always used Summit or Colorado Speed.

1KillerSS · 03-02-2015, 12:26 AM

Sorry to hear about your cam failure, I remember when you posted your Blackstone Lab report, wasn't long ago at all.

What happened to create the failure?

JCunningham · 03-03-2015, 03:57 AM

the cam whines. always had. I didnt say failure. its a bad cam because it whines and didnt produce the power it should have with my mods

1KillerSS · 03-03-2015, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by JCunningham

the cam whines. always had. I didnt say failure. its a bad cam because it whines and didnt produce the power it should have with my mods

If you don't mind me asking, what specs are you going to replace it with?

JCunningham · 03-03-2015, 04:14 AM

226 230 .623 .623 113+4 I wanted a touring street cam

ksmrz · 03-03-2015, 05:17 AM

I'm kinda curious when you installed your comp cam did you degree it and compare to the cam card? As far as valve timing events,duration,icl? Also after the new install are you going to dyno it on the same dyno as before?

02-28-2015, 09:06 PM	#29
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,070	should i get the ARP thread chasers or just grind flats in a old bolt __________________ real ZL1 wheels and brakes, 285/305 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Pray ported Intake manifold, Soler Throttle Body, Rotofab intake, EFI Tuning Flex fuel kit, full American Racing Headers Exhaust, 1 7/8" w/ cats H pipe and mufflers. Full 1LE suspension, with BMR adjustable sway bars and links, GM aluminum cradle bushings, Hurst shifter with lighter reverse spring, TWM shifter knob, Tick level 1 transmission. I should have bought a ZL1

03-01-2015, 01:55 AM	#34
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,070	i think im going to wait on the lifters. Ill do them if I see any damage to the lobes. __________________ real ZL1 wheels and brakes, 285/305 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Pray ported Intake manifold, Soler Throttle Body, Rotofab intake, EFI Tuning Flex fuel kit, full American Racing Headers Exhaust, 1 7/8" w/ cats H pipe and mufflers. Full 1LE suspension, with BMR adjustable sway bars and links, GM aluminum cradle bushings, Hurst shifter with lighter reverse spring, TWM shifter knob, Tick level 1 transmission. I should have bought a ZL1

03-01-2015, 01:56 AM	#35
ttshovel Drives: 12 camaro ss, 72 chevelle, 91camaro Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: findlay,oh Posts: 2,069	I reused every gasket for the past 3 cam swaps! I replaced the crank seal the 4th time though. If it looks fine, reuse it! __________________ 12 camaro ss 427lsx, th400, f310 heads, crower shaft mounts, gpi specd solid roller, shearerfab 2k hp a/w, twin bullseye 88mm turbos, hughes pro ssx bolt together converter, holley dominator, 8.50 cert, backhalf, Ford 9", 33x17x16 tires, c16 fuel

03-01-2015, 10:54 PM	#37
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,070	ya i know. thanks for the reply. Iv always used Summit or Colorado Speed. __________________ real ZL1 wheels and brakes, 285/305 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Pray ported Intake manifold, Soler Throttle Body, Rotofab intake, EFI Tuning Flex fuel kit, full American Racing Headers Exhaust, 1 7/8" w/ cats H pipe and mufflers. Full 1LE suspension, with BMR adjustable sway bars and links, GM aluminum cradle bushings, Hurst shifter with lighter reverse spring, TWM shifter knob, Tick level 1 transmission. I should have bought a ZL1

03-02-2015, 12:26 AM	#38
1KillerSS Too much is never enough! Drives: AGP TT SS [COTW] 4/20/15 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 4,149 View My Garage	Sorry to hear about your cam failure, I remember when you posted your Blackstone Lab report, wasn't long ago at all. What happened to create the failure? __________________ AGP TT kit, 54/57 Forged rotating assembly, Custom grind cam... Dual nozzle meth, ID850's, Livernois dual fuel pumps, ECS BAP, 25% UDP, 3 inch Magnaflow catback with X pipe, Mantic 9000 clutch, DSS 1000hp axles, DSS aluminum driveshaft, ZL1 rear end, solid subframe bushings, HE differential offset bushings, BMR Trailing arm, BMR toe rods, Lingenfelter LNC-2000,SJM Line Lock. 747 whp 714wtq *Build thread* http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...55#post8107855

03-03-2015, 03:57 AM	#39
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,070	the cam whines. always had. I didnt say failure. its a bad cam because it whines and didnt produce the power it should have with my mods __________________ real ZL1 wheels and brakes, 285/305 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Pray ported Intake manifold, Soler Throttle Body, Rotofab intake, EFI Tuning Flex fuel kit, full American Racing Headers Exhaust, 1 7/8" w/ cats H pipe and mufflers. Full 1LE suspension, with BMR adjustable sway bars and links, GM aluminum cradle bushings, Hurst shifter with lighter reverse spring, TWM shifter knob, Tick level 1 transmission. I should have bought a ZL1

03-03-2015, 04:14 AM	#41
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,070	226 230 .623 .623 113+4 I wanted a touring street cam __________________ real ZL1 wheels and brakes, 285/305 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Pray ported Intake manifold, Soler Throttle Body, Rotofab intake, EFI Tuning Flex fuel kit, full American Racing Headers Exhaust, 1 7/8" w/ cats H pipe and mufflers. Full 1LE suspension, with BMR adjustable sway bars and links, GM aluminum cradle bushings, Hurst shifter with lighter reverse spring, TWM shifter knob, Tick level 1 transmission. I should have bought a ZL1

03-03-2015, 05:17 AM	#42
ksmrz Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: wisconsin Posts: 334	I'm kinda curious when you installed your comp cam did you degree it and compare to the cam card? As far as valve timing events,duration,icl? Also after the new install are you going to dyno it on the same dyno as before? __________________ 2010 2SS LS3 228/235 Cam Motion custom ground cam, AI 280cc ported heads, Dynatech 1 7/8" long tubes, catless mids, CAI intake, ATI 10% UDP, CORSA cat back, Slp 160 tstat, gm 3.91s/Tru trac, EFI LIVE tuned by myself