started my cam swap
08-26-2011, 12:29 PM
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when fishing early dis morning and i just caught the biggest trout mouth lifter you eveeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr did see now to put this bitch bck together thnak you god throught you all things are possible
08-26-2011, 06:39 PM
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Just read this, OP if you're gonna swap out heads, don't bother with 241's save up the $ and get the 243's. From 853 to 241's you wont see much if any gain. Not worth the effort
08-26-2011, 07:56 PM
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@wooddaniel thnk i thing im gonna do that. Guess what my newbie *** did i broke one of the cam plate bolt in the block got it out tho it was my first time use a torque wrench and didnt pay attension to the clicks it suck that the only way you learn is by making mistake but im having a hell of time tho
08-26-2011, 08:26 PM
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@wooddaniel thnk i thing im gonna do that. Guess what my newbie *** did i broke one of the cam plate bolt in the block got it out tho it was my first time use a torque wrench and didnt pay attension to the clicks it suck that the only way you learn is by making mistake but im having a hell of time tho
08-26-2011, 11:29 PM
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just out of curiosity what do you guys charge for a cam swap and what kind of time frame does it take? I want to cam my car but I don't want to actually do it. not that I can't do it, key word there is want to. this a4-m6 swap is proving to be enough fun for me. I don't have good luck with projects like these so I would rather bring it to someone and pick it up done
08-26-2011, 11:39 PM
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Don't want to Hijack...PM sent...
Good luck Alex...
PS- I was kidding about the being a MAN part...everyone got all sensitive hahahahahahaha
PS----Alex, it's a great idea to also chase the head bolt holes as well as blowing them out. What bolts are you using? ARP or TTY?
Good luck Alex...
PS- I was kidding about the being a MAN part...everyone got all sensitive hahahahahahaha
PS----Alex, it's a great idea to also chase the head bolt holes as well as blowing them out. What bolts are you using? ARP or TTY?
08-27-2011, 10:36 AM
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A thread chaser has no taper and cleans the female threads without removing metal.
They're not expensive and IMO, if you work on your car a lot, they're an important addition to your tool box. I'm a professional and I have a Snap-On metric/SAE set which is more heavy duty (and probably five times as expensive) but the picture above is really all the DIY gearhead needs.
Most people have tap/die sets. You can still do it with a tap - very carefully. Make sure you go slowly as you run the tap down, use some WD40, and do not force it if the tap binds. Back it out, hit it with compressed air to clean any debris out, add lubricant, and run the tap back down until the bore is cleaned out. You don't want to remove material, you just want to make sure the threads are clean and true.
-R
They're not expensive and IMO, if you work on your car a lot, they're an important addition to your tool box. I'm a professional and I have a Snap-On metric/SAE set which is more heavy duty (and probably five times as expensive) but the picture above is really all the DIY gearhead needs.
Most people have tap/die sets. You can still do it with a tap - very carefully. Make sure you go slowly as you run the tap down, use some WD40, and do not force it if the tap binds. Back it out, hit it with compressed air to clean any debris out, add lubricant, and run the tap back down until the bore is cleaned out. You don't want to remove material, you just want to make sure the threads are clean and true.
-R
09-03-2011, 07:24 PM
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man im almost at the end after three days of 8 hour each im can see the light got it to start after the cam and heads swap now just time to button it up and cross my finger wish me luck one thing tho i can do a cam swap in my sleep now head swap it nothing
09-04-2011, 09:32 AM
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i use vacumm line oil it up send it through holds lifter fine.better to be safe then sorry.and i have a set of 241,s with golds on them .looking to get $400. for the pair came off nicks car .he put stage 3s on his.also comes with new never used arp head bolts.
09-08-2011, 11:52 PM
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Not a bad idea...but what happens one day when those wimpy *** pen magnets lose a head? Now you're pulling a head off to retieve the head of the magnet stuck to the lifter plunger...OUCH!
Even the JRP tools suck - they barely fit. Just let the trays do their job.
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Even the JRP tools suck - they barely fit. Just let the trays do their job.
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09-09-2011, 10:28 AM
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A thread chaser has no taper and cleans the female threads without removing metal.
They're not expensive and IMO, if you work on your car a lot, they're an important addition to your tool box. I'm a professional and I have a Snap-On metric/SAE set which is more heavy duty (and probably five times as expensive) but the picture above is really all the DIY gearhead needs.
Most people have tap/die sets. You can still do it with a tap - very carefully. Make sure you go slowly as you run the tap down, use some WD40, and do not force it if the tap binds. Back it out, hit it with compressed air to clean any debris out, add lubricant, and run the tap back down until the bore is cleaned out. You don't want to remove material, you just want to make sure the threads are clean and true.
-R
They're not expensive and IMO, if you work on your car a lot, they're an important addition to your tool box. I'm a professional and I have a Snap-On metric/SAE set which is more heavy duty (and probably five times as expensive) but the picture above is really all the DIY gearhead needs.
Most people have tap/die sets. You can still do it with a tap - very carefully. Make sure you go slowly as you run the tap down, use some WD40, and do not force it if the tap binds. Back it out, hit it with compressed air to clean any debris out, add lubricant, and run the tap back down until the bore is cleaned out. You don't want to remove material, you just want to make sure the threads are clean and true.
-R