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Old 06-11-2012, 05:24 AM
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i have a 2002 camaro with the stock 241 heads...i have a set of 243 heads that i will hopfully be senting to AI next month(fingers crossed)...what is everthing needed to do the swap...i mean like gaskets,nuts,head bots,ect...i need a full list so i have everything so i can price and figuer what i need to save after head work is complete...
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Head bolts head gaskets intake gaskets manifold gaskets fuel line disconnects some sorta scraper (plastic) not metal so u dont scar block surface where heads sit and roll paper towels and shop vac and a extra 100.00 bucks for the bs lil **** u may break or forget and i would go ahead and cam it your already that close and changing heads it will have to b tuned anyways
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Head bolts head gaskets intake gaskets manifold gaskets fuel line disconnects some sorta scraper (plastic) not metal so u dont scar block surface where heads sit and roll paper towels and shop vac and a extra 100.00 bucks for the bs lil **** u may break or forget and i would go ahead and cam it your already that close and changing heads it will have to b tuned anyways
You don't need intake gaskets..

The cam has nothing to do with the heads, heads stay on during a cam swap.

I recommend ARP head bolts so you don't have to buy head bolts again.
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Heads can stay on during cam swap but i just cant bring myself to trust 2 wires to hold up lifters when i cant really see eather of them
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Heads can stay on during cam swap but i just cant bring myself to trust 2 wires to hold up lifters when i cant really see eather of them
Use the wooden dowels and you don't have to worry about it.
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Its a prefrence thing everybody has there own pulling the heads to do cam is just mine but ive got buddys that do it without pulling them and it works just as well with less work




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