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I added it into the DIY guide sticky. I take it you made the thread itself a sticky... cus I didnt...lol
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01-28-2011, 07:38 AM | #44 |
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Some speed shops are gonna lose business due to this thread. Props for the great write-up.
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01-28-2011, 10:54 AM | #45 |
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hello Robertway, thank you for the great writeup. im getting close to doing this. a couple of questions, i read through but maybe i missed it. when going to the 3 bolt cam, is it absolutely necessary to change the timing chain? or is this something you did "while there"? if the chain does not need to be changed then does the pan still need to be lowered to do the cam install? thank you and apoligize if i missed this info.
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01-28-2011, 11:26 AM | #47 |
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thank you very much for your time and info, its really a big help, thank you again
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01-29-2011, 08:42 AM | #48 |
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No problem lupe, good luck with whatever you do....
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01-29-2011, 02:49 PM | #49 |
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AWESOME! BIG TIME THANK YOU...
I'll be using this in the near future...
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01-31-2011, 05:00 PM | #50 |
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!@#$%^&* Why didn't I find this thread last week. I just did a cam install over the weekend on my LS3, and took tons of pics and six pages of notes so I could post out a DIY. I used the LS1 cam install how-to as a guide. But as you know, there are a lot of differences between the to engines.
Once again, great writeup!
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02-02-2011, 07:31 AM | #51 |
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robertway: is it safe to drive the car "untuned" to a shop and have it tuned? or is it too much of a risk to mess something up? also, do you have LT headers? and i'm also assuming that since you have a blower cam you plan on supercharging it someday. i think that'll be my plan also. great job btw!! roughly how long did it take you?
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I already have Kooks 1 7/8" Long Tubes and a RotoFab CAI and am planning on a blower probably as next winter's project which is why I went with the blower cam now, plus it has a little less overlap so drivability won't suffer as much and I won't loose too much torque down low. The cam install itself probably took me about 20-25 hours all together just taking my time and doing it a few hours a day with one long day on a weekend. The hardest part for me was figuring out what to disconnect to get the radiator out easily and then getting the oil pan dropped to swap the timing chain, it was just a case of never having done it before. If I did it all over again knowing what I know now I could probably blow through it in 8-10 hours straight working non-stop and having all the parts and necessary tools right in front of me (running out to Lowes every 15 minutes for another tool starts to add up). Hopefully the DIY thread will help folks cut the time down a lot since they don't have to "figure stuff out" Thanks for the compliments and good luck if you're going to do this yourself (not that you'll need luck as it is pretty straight forward). Feel free to ask me for any clarification on any step in the DIY thread. Robert
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That's good to know that running the car for a little bit won't harm it. I think before I go ahead and get a cam I need to start with the foundation and get set up for success when I go to install the cam, i.e. LT headers, exhaust, and CAI. Do you know what the differences are between a regular cam and a blower cam? I would think that the durations are wider and a wider LSA, or is it the opposite? I know exactly what you mean about having to run to the store every few minutes. |
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02-02-2011, 12:31 PM | #55 |
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I have to applaud the OP on this thread. So detailed... it's mind blowing. Although I have a V6, and this mod doesn't apply to me., I am still very impressed. Thank you for taking the time to write this great DIY for the community!
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Great great write up and videos. Thank you for sharing.
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