soundengineer

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I just bought a 2001 Camaro Z28
has about 91,000 miles on it...
I believe it may need a new oil pump...
so I'm just gonna have a shop swap it to a ported ls6 pump

just need to know if theres somewhere good in Nashville for me to go to that wont cost me an arm and a leg

I have plans to do a cam and heads later...but thats a few months away and I want to get the pump now.

I would do it myself...but I dont have a garage or the tools anymore.

would also gladly pay somebody to do the work for me if you are up for it and have some proof that you know what you are doing..LOL

tom's2005gto

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contact Kyle aka silverstreak04 Kyle does a ton of work for the local GTO / Mustang / Camaro guys.

ZTwentyAteU

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I can do it pretty reasonable!


Never heard of him, where does he work?

tim99ws6

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I've also never heard of him(Silverstreak), but I can vouch for James(ztwentyatyou). He does pretty good work!!!
Tim

soundengineer

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I'm looking for shops...not individuals...
a guy from a memphis shop contacted me...but if I can do it here in nashville that would be a lot better..

I'm planning on a cam install at the same time now...needs to be done in one day...show up in the morning...drive it off at night..
I'll do the tuning

same for a clutch install and possibly longtubes/exhaust


I would do all the work myself...but when you dont have the garage, or the time...and I'm willing to pay a shop to do it for me(so I have a pro install that will be responsible if they accidentally screw something up).


and I no longer need the pump...figures out the issue...but its still going to get swapped when I install the cam

also going to do a Supercharger later in the year as well...

tim99ws6

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Two shops:

dbr high performance
carma performance

Ego Killer

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Dang Tim, I figured you would plug Tatershack. to the OP save yourself ALOT of cash and and let ZTwentyAteU or Tatershack do it they will do you a good job and save a ton
just my .02

Damian

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So you're wanting a clutch, longtubes, catback, and cam installed in one day? That's not really reasonable IMO. Especially if you're getting fancy with the valvetrain and need extra time to set up geometry.

I always tell people 2 days on cam installs. It's not necessary to rush, and I like taking my time to make sure every thing is triple checked, and the valvetrain is set up properly. And FWIW, I've fixed a ton of "one day" cam installs.

Spectacle is the only shop I know of in Tenn so I guess I'll throw a shout out to them for the work.

soundengineer

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actually I'll do my own headers/exhaust...
the clutch should not be an issue...its a 4 hour job...assuming one has the right tools...
and the cam should be done in 8 hours by a qualified/experienced shop

I'm not asking for all 3 on the same day... I'm asking for cam install day one...clutch install day two...
I'll probably do the exhaust install before I make the trip in for cam and clutch

one of the two mentioned above wanted $1200 and 16 hours minimum for a cam install...
all I can say is that a response like that comes from an inexperienced shop
not necessarily inexperienced in cam installs in general...but definitely inexperienced about how you do an ls1 fbody without having to pull the motor...
if I had the tools and a garage space out of the elements I would do it myself... its not a hard task...
I have a shop in memphis that I have talked to that will probably get my work done....425 for a cam install and they can get it done in one day(which is what I would need to happen with my very busy schedule with work right now.

and the reason I go for a shop is because if they mess up my motor somehow...they will replace the damage at no extra cost...
if some guy messes up my car in his garage at home...I may have to take some pretty drastic actions to get it fixed on his dime
and if its installed wrong by a shop...they have to fix it(or a court will make them)... installed wrong by a person at home and they can try to tell me tough luck


and FWIW... I have done a lot of cam installs as well...back when I lived in a place that had a garage....
and I usually did correct cam installs in about 8 hours...and tuning for the cam in about 4....


by the way.. the shop that contacted me that I'm most likely going to have do my installs....as you have just plugged... Spectacle

printmanjackson

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Look up Jerry Onks. He has a shop and I'm sure he can take care of you. His ship is just south of Nashville. VetteSport

http://www.vettesport.net/

95BlkBird

I would look into Carma also 615-730-8654. Alot of good things have come out of that shop.

durbo.jones

silverstreak04 did my cam swap on my 04 GTO in about 5 hours. We did it at a shop with a lift and everything else. The guy is a class act and is very good at what he does and is also fair about how much he charges.

Sbeach

Im in Nashville, i need someone that can do a proper ls swap at a reasonable price

"MAC"

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well i know you said in Nashville but you also said something about Memphis so my vote is for Intune motorsports out of Charleston, TN. they do amazing work and Scott is by far the best tuner in TN imo