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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 11:56 PM
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did a cam swap. trying to get an idea on when most of you make the swap...heads also.
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 12:07 AM
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100k then 3k miles later i ate up the stock lifters, i would HIGHLY recommend replacing the lifters!
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i was at 93k i believe
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First cam at 21,000. Built a forged moter with new heads and different cam at 29,000.
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96.x miles. I want to go back to an LS6 cam and just boost it though. I'm over all the loud, crazy sounding cars.
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 09:56 AM
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I did H/C at about 110k. Now I'm around 141k.
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I'd have to look in my maintence book to be sure but it was around 32,000 miles for the 1st cam swap. Still has stock heads.
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Is there a complete gasket kit on the market that would cover everything needed for a head, cam, water punp, timing chain, and oil pump swap available?
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http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...vid=3&pcid=157
http://texas-speed.com/shop/category...MID=1&catid=36

those are the only two i know that have the gasket kits
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i believe i had aroun 47k on my car when i did my cam.
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50k is when i threw my cam in
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57k miles
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147k when I did Cam/Intake. no heads. runs great.
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31K when I put the TR224 in. 71K when I put the AFR 205's in. Something like 74K on the car now.
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i have 130k and putting stuff together to do one.
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102K tr224
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