We finished the head/cam swap!!
02-20-2006, 12:42 PM
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We finished the head/cam swap!! Well me and Jim(y2khawk05) did his head/cam install this weekend. It took us a while, but we did it. HE is now running stage 3 5.3 HPE heads, HPE c cam, ported ls6 oil pump, FAST 90mm intake, and Nick Williams 90mm tb. The car sounds awesome!! I have a video of it at idle, but I cant get it on the computer yet. I might have to wait till next weekend to do it. I'll post some pics of it in about 15 min.
02-20-2006, 12:53 PM
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congrats to both of you! I just had the hpe c cam put in my car, i love it! Just gotta go get those heads now! Let us know when that car puts down some numbers
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02-20-2006, 12:55 PM
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Before we started.
A hint of whats to come!!
In the process of tearing it all down.
The picture of the cam didnt turn out good, so thats why its not on here.
Well I think we got to excited and we forgot to take a picture of the finished product. Next time I hook up with Jim I'll get the finished product pic. We had a blast doing this. The only think I didnt really like was that it was so farking cold. And Jim if you read this, you might as well go ahead and order some new tires cuz the ones you have are gonna be bald before the new ones come in. haha
A hint of whats to come!!
In the process of tearing it all down.
The picture of the cam didnt turn out good, so thats why its not on here.
Well I think we got to excited and we forgot to take a picture of the finished product. Next time I hook up with Jim I'll get the finished product pic. We had a blast doing this. The only think I didnt really like was that it was so farking cold. And Jim if you read this, you might as well go ahead and order some new tires cuz the ones you have are gonna be bald before the new ones come in. haha
02-20-2006, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by SSilverSSurfer
sounds bad ***...whats the specs on the "C" cam?
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02-20-2006, 10:03 PM
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That cam is almost identicle to an off the shelf comp cam on XER lobes. 236/238 608 612 on a 112..... hmmm C-Cam?
Those heads look really nice by the way, who does their headwork for them?
Those heads look really nice by the way, who does their headwork for them?
02-20-2006, 10:05 PM
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I cannot thank Brandon (Blu98ta) enough for his help with my little Firehawk! He did some amazing work and is an incredible friend. It's very exciting to finally have a car that I hope will put down decent numbers. I went to HPE today to get my car re-tuned and as it turns out I need "shims" added between my rockers and the push rods. I have a little noise from the valve train that will go away with proper adjustments. Tomorrow at 1:30 my car goes back to HPE to get the final adjustments and tuning. I will post the numbers as soon as I have them. Thanks for the positive replies to Brandon's post. Brandon is a true LS1Tech'r, passionate about his & friend's cars and genuinely a great guy to know. His 98 TA is a bad boy and inspired me to go forward with my plan. He also told me about HPE having their heads "on sale" which also got me off my rear and order them. Again, thanks man! You are AWESOME!
Oh, and I hope to go the HRP and make a few passes. I will post those numbers too. I will say I am planning a trip to the Dallas area soon to run against DanoMach. I hear he runs in the 11's.
Oh, and I hope to go the HRP and make a few passes. I will post those numbers too. I will say I am planning a trip to the Dallas area soon to run against DanoMach. I hear he runs in the 11's.
02-20-2006, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by BBADWS6
That cam is almost identicle to an off the shelf comp cam on XER lobes. 236/238 608 612 on a 112..... hmmm C-Cam?
Those heads look really nice by the way, who does their headwork for them?
Those heads look really nice by the way, who does their headwork for them?
go ahead and put that off the shelf cam in a stock shortblock with milled heads ...i bet it will sound good..
hmmmm yes it is a c cam ....
02-20-2006, 10:33 PM
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That cam is almost identicle to an off the shelf comp cam on XER lobes. 236/238 608 612 on a 112..... hmmm C-Cam?
Those heads look really nice by the way, who does their headwork for them?
Those heads look really nice by the way, who does their headwork for them?
02-21-2006, 11:10 AM
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Ya Im not sure who did their head work. Jim could answer, cuz I think it said it on the box. I think I remember seeing ETP though.
The video will be up this weekend. Where can I host it? Do I just go directly to the video section, or do I need to host it like we do with pictures?
The video will be up this weekend. Where can I host it? Do I just go directly to the video section, or do I need to host it like we do with pictures?
02-21-2006, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by sycotic_reject
oh yeah you need the email address!! lol alec.granado@gmail.com
02-21-2006, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by U LUZ
go ahead and put that off the shelf cam in a stock shortblock with milled heads ...i bet it will sound good.. hmmmm yes it is a c cam ....
hmmmm yes it is a c cam ....Not bashing the set up, should make some good numbers. keep us posted.
02-21-2006, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by BBADWS6
Im sure it would sound identicle to the cam you are selling, since duration, LSA, and centerline are what make a cam lope. I could care less about the motor, I was just saying unless it has different lobes, its almost identicle to the comp cam with XER's.
Not bashing the set up, should make some good numbers. keep us posted.
Not bashing the set up, should make some good numbers. keep us posted.
02-21-2006, 07:59 PM
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Got delt some tough news today. Seems that a couple of my lifters are bad. Hind sight, sure wish I would have replaced them this past weekend. Now I am looking at another $400.00 in parts (lifters, new head gaskets, head bolts) and pulling the heads again. Yuk! is my thought of the moment considering what we just did all this work this past weekend. Also, have clogged Cats causing obvious issues. Plan to either gut my SLP Cats and really make them high flow or going straight pipes and definitely electronic cut out soon. What the hey, it's only money. Right????
