really confused????
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From: Youngstown ohio
really confused???? Ive been looking at Heads Cam and Intake packages for my car to be installed before this june.
my body guy, friend of the family since parents were in highschool.
I asked him about the install, labor and all that other fun stuff. He claimed that to install this on the ls1 you have to pretty much drop the "frame" with the engine and trans out from "under" the car. He claimed that its a hassle and everything.
long story short he said to do all that it be 5,000$ ???????????????
He builds his own cars one runs 10 secs. the other runs 9 sec. so he is knowledgeable and knows what to do.
Is it really this much and hard to install H C I
my body guy, friend of the family since parents were in highschool.
I asked him about the install, labor and all that other fun stuff. He claimed that to install this on the ls1 you have to pretty much drop the "frame" with the engine and trans out from "under" the car. He claimed that its a hassle and everything.
long story short he said to do all that it be 5,000$ ???????????????
He builds his own cars one runs 10 secs. the other runs 9 sec. so he is knowledgeable and knows what to do.
Is it really this much and hard to install H C I
You can do a heads/cam build with the engine still in the car..
Check the internal section here and read of the many H/C builds.. %90 of them are done to engines still in the car..
Check the internal section here and read of the many H/C builds.. %90 of them are done to engines still in the car..
If he is very knowledgeable he clearly had never worked on a Fbody before. you do not need to drop the engine to do a top end build it can all be done in car with removing the radiator to get the cam out.
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this is about as far as the car needs to be taken apart to do a cam swap. minus removing the cam retainer plate and upper timing sprocket.
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Verdad Gallardo They are not a bitch to work on at all if you know what you are doing, yes there are some tight spaces due to the engine being halfway in the firewall, but other than that pretty straightforward.
I have a lift so I dropped mine out the bottom.
6 bolts for the k-member, 6 for the struts, 4 for the trans cross member, some connectors and other stuff. Took about 2 hours, this was my first time.
If he wants that much it's because he doesn't want to do it. If he isn't into doing the job you don't want him working on the car.
If you can't do it yourself check with members in you local area for suggestions.
Good luck.
6 bolts for the k-member, 6 for the struts, 4 for the trans cross member, some connectors and other stuff. Took about 2 hours, this was my first time.
If he wants that much it's because he doesn't want to do it. If he isn't into doing the job you don't want him working on the car.
If you can't do it yourself check with members in you local area for suggestions.
Good luck.
Just get a good torque wrench, borrow a socket set and follow the ls1howto.com walk through, minus the way they tell you to install the harmonic balancer and you'll be good to go..
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From: Youngstown ohio
I have a lift so I dropped mine out the bottom.
6 bolts for the k-member, 6 for the struts, 4 for the trans cross member, some connectors and other stuff. Took about 2 hours, this was my first time.
If he wants that much it's because he doesn't want to do it. If he isn't into doing the job you don't want him working on the car.
If you can't do it yourself check with members in you local area for suggestions.
Good luck.
6 bolts for the k-member, 6 for the struts, 4 for the trans cross member, some connectors and other stuff. Took about 2 hours, this was my first time.
If he wants that much it's because he doesn't want to do it. If he isn't into doing the job you don't want him working on the car.
If you can't do it yourself check with members in you local area for suggestions.
Good luck.
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From: Youngstown ohio
well working on a car is not a strong point. although ive learned more about how to work on my camaro and done more work on this then anyother car ii have owned. Being honest i dont feel confident enough to do h c i myself.. i had a buddy that did his own h c i but he moved sadly lol