halfway through cam instal
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From: pierre part louisiana
halfway through cam instal I started on my cam swap last night. 
im hoping to finish tonight.ive completely tore it down and have changed 8 valve springs. im hoping to finish tonight so i can go race for the last race of the season. 
im hoping to finish tonight.ive completely tore it down and have changed 8 valve springs. im hoping to finish tonight so i can go race for the last race of the season. 
Originally Posted by greekss
did u find it hard, did u use LS1howto.com any mistakes made that i can avoid. Im just alittle scared about doin it myself. Reassure me lol
Originally Posted by greekss
did u find it hard, did u use LS1howto.com any mistakes made that i can avoid. Im just alittle scared about doin it myself. Reassure me lol
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im worried at the last valve springs deep in the engine, was it hard to remove them, also what valve spring compressor did u use ? any clerance issues tryin to get em out imma be puttin in a 224 with no more than .568 lift at 114 or 112 LSA. Im just gonna swap springs and the cam nothin else. I figure it should be koo because its an 02 so i shouldnt worry bout the oil pump or time belt
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From: pierre part louisiana
it wasnt hard at all . for the valve springs i made a tool like a fork that pushed down on the ends of the retainers and a pen magnet to get the locks but it took me a total of 8 hours and thats with the occasional beer break 
. these ls1's are the easiest motors to work on. 
that is if half the motor wouldnt be under the cowl 
and that was my first cam swap.ill be going make a pass in it tonight to see what its going to do.
. these ls1's are the easiest motors to work on. that is if half the motor wouldnt be under the cowl and that was my first cam swap.ill be going make a pass in it tonight to see what its going to do. 
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From: Troy Al
Originally Posted by HumpinSS
Depending on what tool you use to compress the spring you can use a long flat head screw driver to help free the retainer locks from the valve
to it and they will turn loose.
I am looking for a better spring compressor though,
that 3 point handle on the screw type hand one we had was killing my hands by the end of the Job
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From: Troy Al
Originally Posted by HumpinSS
I have the same one. I kinda saved my hands because the handle came off and allowed me to use a 5/8 rachetig box wrench
I would love to use a rachet or boxrachet like you did.
That is why I am looking at getting the more tool for my up coming install