need honest answer now before i go to lmr!
06-01-2009, 03:48 AM
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need honest answer now before i go to lmr! ok just put ms3 in my car.. ls6 oil pump.. ls2 chain lifter trays.. gold series double springs retainers yada yada yada... the car has 135k miles on it.. and the cam twists up to.. 6800.. Im having second thoughts i WANT FREAKIN honest opinions and answers.. is the car gonna survive being twisted up that high... be honest and straight...
06-01-2009, 06:03 AM
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That is a lot of time on the clock. Not the best scenario in the world. A lot depends on how well the engine was maintained. You could get an oil analysis done and that will tell you if you are getting bearing and other wear materials in the oil which would tell you the end is near or your are OK for a while longer.
06-01-2009, 06:06 AM
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I can't tell you how many times I've heard of guys with well past 100K miles doing cam & head installs. I can even think of a few times I've seen 150K heads cam cars getting a bottle! My favorite was one day when a farm truck showed up with over 200k miles on it, the customer had just installed a 67mm rear mount turbo kit!!
Have fun and enjoy your new found power. When your ready for more mods & more power give us a call!
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06-01-2009, 06:14 AM
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What year is the car? Have you owned it since new? If not, you have no idea what condition those bearings are in and if it's not an 01, 02 (they got better bearings) - I'd really recommend against it. Otherwise, if you've always had good fresh oil in it and not abused it, the risk is yours to take.
You should've contemplated this before choosing such a large cam (if it was done under your ownership). If you want to take advantage of this large cam's power range, you're gonna have to at the very least upgrade the rod bolts to handle that kind of RPM and make sure your springs always have good pressure.
You should've contemplated this before choosing such a large cam (if it was done under your ownership). If you want to take advantage of this large cam's power range, you're gonna have to at the very least upgrade the rod bolts to handle that kind of RPM and make sure your springs always have good pressure.
