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ABMLS3 · 11-17-2013, 07:12 PM

So ive been saving up for a cam the past month or 2, within 2-4 weeks ill have $2000. I plan on ordering the night fury cam package which is ~$1,100. My questions are:
1) How much did it cost for you to get the cam installed? Will 900$ be enough?
2) With the night fury cam do i need all the other stuff like gasket, oil pump and timing chain? Or could i just get the cam?
3) Any other cam recommendations?

litle88 · 11-17-2013, 07:22 PM

If I were you I'd save til you get you a melling, a c5r timing chain and an Ls2 chain dampner. Then your good to go. Your going to need water pump and head gaskets.

Maxspeed · 11-17-2013, 07:28 PM

Definitely do the chain and damper. Mine snapped and caused a lot of damage 30 days after my cam.

ABMLS3 · 11-17-2013, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by litle88

If I were you I'd save til you get you a melling

it has an option for a high pressure or high volume, which one should i get

SSMickey · 11-17-2013, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by litle88

If I were you I'd save til you get you a melling, a c5r timing chain and an Ls2 chain dampner. Then your good to go. Your going to need water pump and head gaskets.

Good advice, but he's not doing an LS3 conversion. No need for head gaskets. Water pump gaskets for sure though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ABMLS3

it has an option for a high pressure or high volume, which one should i get

High volume.

Lethal Racing · 11-17-2013, 10:19 PM

You will need the gaskets, either from us or your installer. The oil pump and chain are a nice upgrade. Oil pump we use is 10296.

Shawn

Gibby'SS · 11-18-2013, 04:36 PM

How many miles on your car? Since you are in there you might want to go ahead and replace the oil pump, timing chain and dampener.

You will definitely need the water pump gaskets, front timing cover gasket and front crank shaft gasket.

The way I see it is I'm in there; do I really want to have to take this stuff back off because of a leak? My answer? I'm replacing the gaskets and if higher mileage? The oil pump and chain.

I did both when I installed my new heads and cam.

Good luck!

litle88 · 11-18-2013, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SSMickey

Good advice, but he's not doing an LS3 conversion. No need for head gaskets. Water pump gaskets for sure though.

High volume.

Oops thanks Mikey

Sorry OP. Mike is. Correct

ABMLS3 · 11-18-2013, 06:18 PM

20,000 miles

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litle88 V8 Lounge member #2 Drives: 2001 Ws6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Burbank,IL Posts: 6,373	If I were you I'd save til you get you a melling, a c5r timing chain and an Ls2 chain dampner. Then your good to go. Your going to need water pump and head gaskets. __________________ 2001 ws6, 40k miles, Ls3 416 stroker, short block built by PER the rest by me. LPE Ls3 heads milled to 12-1 comp, FAST 102, NW 102, kooks 2", dual DMH cutouts, Magnaflow C/B, BTR cam + springs. Full UMI suspension.

11-17-2013, 07:28 PM	#3
Maxspeed ~COTW 6/30/14~ Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mansfield Mass Posts: 2,906 View My Garage	Definitely do the chain and damper. Mine snapped and caused a lot of damage 30 days after my cam. __________________ Mods: Heritage Grill, Blade Spoiler, Corrado Hoodliner Mural, Premium Engine Boxes, Radiator Shroud, Custom Painted Bowties, Dipstick & Engine Caps, RX Catch Can, Corsa cat back exhaust, CAI black powder coat cold air, Apex cold air intake scoop and Apex washer tank relocate kit, Dynatech SuperMAXX Ceramic Coated LT Headers, High Flow Cats, JRE470 Rough Idle Cam Package, DSS 1,000 RWHP Axels, Slowhawk Mustang Dyno Tune, QTP QTEC 66 Low Profile Cutouts and iTSX. 453 RWHP 427 RWTQ WEB LINKS BUILD TIMING CHAIN FAILURE TRANSITION FROM STOCK TO CAM VID

11-18-2013, 04:36 PM	#7
Gibby'SS Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Convertible Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: N. Virginia/OBX Posts: 113 View My Garage	How many miles on your car? Since you are in there you might want to go ahead and replace the oil pump, timing chain and dampener. You will definitely need the water pump gaskets, front timing cover gasket and front crank shaft gasket. The way I see it is I'm in there; do I really want to have to take this stuff back off because of a leak? My answer? I'm replacing the gaskets and if higher mileage? The oil pump and chain. I did both when I installed my new heads and cam. Good luck! __________________ [COLOR="Blue"]CAI Intake, Kooks 1 7/8" LT headers and full exhaust, Vmax Ported Throttle Body, TFS Gen X 255 heads, custom VVT cam by Pat Guerra, RX Catch Can, Pedderized suspension, ghosted side markers, Technostalgia tail lights, Big Worm spears, Forgestar f14 in gunmetal, Nitto Invo 275/315 455HP/422TQ.

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11-17-2013, 10:19 PM	#6
Lethal Racing Drives: LSx Performance Specialist Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 517	You will need the gaskets, either from us or your installer. The oil pump and chain are a nice upgrade. Oil pump we use is 10296. Shawn