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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 09:37 AM
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Hey Folks,

Putting the vette away for the winter this weekend and I'm going to be tearing apart the engine and replacing most of the top end. I want to put a cam and possibly heads (if I can find a set of used heads cheap enough). Is there anything special that I need in order to do this? Are there things like if I'm 1mm off on something the engine will blow (regarding cam install), etc? Any tips/links to guides/suggestions would be appreciated. I will also probably be doing lifters, valve springs and rocker arms.

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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 11:03 AM
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everything you need to know is right here bro!
http://www.ls1howto.com/
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 11:28 AM
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everything you need to know is right here bro!
http://www.ls1howto.com/
Excellent site. I have used a lot of the information there doing various things.
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Originally Posted by stangbangin69
everything you need to know is right here bro!
http://www.ls1howto.com/
i still dont understand why that site is blocked here at work for "Violence"

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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 12:15 PM
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