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08-23-2005, 10:38 PM
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cam swap OK i'm going to install my asa cam, ls6 springs, spdc oil pump, and ls2 timing chain here in the up comming week. i'm new to the cam swap and was wondering if any one had any advise for me from their cam install experience. and i was wondering if anyone has put in a stall in their car without a lift in a garage, and how big of a pain in the *** it was. i'm just wondering if i should have someone install it for me or try it myself. thanks for your help
08-24-2005, 08:29 AM
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ya i was told about that so i'm on top of that, but i was wondering if i woul dhave to adjust the lash on the stock rockers or not.
08-24-2005, 12:42 PM
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ok thanks guys, i have read the ls1howto, about a million times so i hope i'll be alright, i was just wondering if any of you guys had any other tips or advise that isn't mentioned
08-24-2005, 01:15 PM
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Instead of guessing where the cam needs turned when you're trying to get everything dot to dot, just take and hand thread 2 of the cam retainer bolts back into the cam. After your crank dot is at 12, just go ahead and get the cam gear dot pointing directly at the other dot. Unbolt the cam gear, slip the chain on and you will be aligned perfectly when you put everything back together.
We fooled around for 5 minutes with just guessing and once I did this it was done in 30 seconds tops. Good luck with it.
We fooled around for 5 minutes with just guessing and once I did this it was done in 30 seconds tops. Good luck with it.
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08-24-2005, 01:25 PM
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So i shouldn't use loctite why not? and is the crane valve spring tool the best tool to use for the job or is there anything that is better or the same just cheaper?
08-24-2005, 10:20 PM
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Ok i will be gettin some loctite, cause i don't want a rocker flyin off, i'm already tryin to do this swap as cheap as possible, i don't think i could afford that, if it happened. anything else, i've been told to go and buy some wood dowls from the home depot to hold the lifters up, would they work. or should i buy some pen magnets or the tool that thunder sells to hold them up.
08-25-2005, 07:42 AM
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If you want to use loc-tite be my guess. I have done over 15 cam swaps on these cars and I would never use the loctite on them. I always torque them to the factory spec and that is it. Many cars i swapped cams in are way past 30k miles on the cam swap.. I don't think your rockers will be flying off any time soon.... as for holding the lifters up, run to home depot.. get the 5/16" metal rods for like 5 bucks. It might require a little grinding with the grinder to get them to slide in smooth. Good luck with the swap.
08-25-2005, 11:15 AM
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ok thanks for the info, that is what i was thinking of nuying but some people have told me that they won't work, so i'll try the $5 method before the $100+ of buying the tool. and i would like some others to chime in on the loctite issue on the rockers, if its a good idea or a bad one.
08-25-2005, 11:42 AM
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The cam install writeup on ls1howto.com that everyone here seems to follow (myself included) recommends using loctite on the rocker arm bolts and torque them to 22 ft lbs and then rotating the motor and retorque. I would say if most people are following jmx's writeup, then most people are putting loctite on the rocker arm bolts. I haven't ever heard of any problems doing so, and have never had any problems myself. Good luck on the install!!
