209ryder

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So i have started my cam swap its a custom comp grind....23x/23x 6xx/6xx lift on a 115+3 lsa ....Other mods are.........


Trickflow chromoly hardened push rods
Patriot dual gold valve springs w/titanium retainers
Comp adj timing chain
Melling ported oil pump
Pacesetter Long Tubes
Energy susp poly motor mounts
NGK TR6 Nitrous plugs

have more to come just busy wanted to get the thread started and i have pics of teh started tear down will post periodically till al is wrapped up


also doinga th400 swap and bmr trck pack trq arm and a few other things too keep you posted ok

209ryder

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More progress done ...........









































@ 5/16 brake lines 30 inches long to hold the lifters up and it seems to have worked, we will know on the start up

Armageddon

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How are you keeping the lifters from falling in?
Make sure if you take the oil pump off you don't pinch the pickup O-Ring during re-installation.

Good luck

blubyu02

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goodluck man i remember the day (KRAB) did mine looks like u got everything lready, be careful retighteng the oil pan gasket mine leaked afterwards. post a fvid when u get done gl

matrik

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Looking good so far!

209ryder

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Yup i got most of this done already......Just waiting on some new header gaskets and ls6 wires and motor mounts and than off for the start.......Than i need to have the engine bay all steam cleaned and looking pretty lol no just clean it up some it was filthy cause i had a power steering fluid leak somewhere and it gets everywhere

Titanws6

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Good job bro, keep on truckin, I would go ahead and do an LS6 intake too to help it breathe better with the new cam and LT's. They are pretty cheap now, I just installed a similar grind cam, the new power is just awesome

radchevy

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Let us know the new 1/4 mile times and the dyno results

209ryder

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Hell yeah i will let you gys see the graphs the slips all teh good stuff....And yeah iam gonna be in the market for an ls6 but after i get my rear end figured out and can cave some cash i just spent alot with all these parts and xmas and im just broke

chrs1313

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did you degree the cam?...if not was it cam doctored?

69LT1Bird

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You don't need header gaskets, just go to the dealership and get stock exhaust manifold gaskets. They don't leak.

SOMSS

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You need to change your lifters and rockers for true reliability.

209ryder

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Degree the cam...i lined up the marks and made sure they were right on turned the motor 2 revo's by hand and they were still right on...I meant stock exhaust manifold gaskets in putting LT's.My car only has 7xk on it so i left the lifters and trays for right now i will be doing heads in a later date so when i do the heads i will do the lifters also than....Rockers looked fine still also when i do heads i will by stock rockers again also unless some after market ones will be ok but i was recommended the stockers for my cam

triche

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Ahhh...good times. Took me 15 hrs straight from start to finish. The exciting part is cranking it up for the first time and hoping it starts and runs fine. Get ready to hear the sewing machine noise on the initial start until the oil gets to circulate again. Also, be sure to get a tune immediately and try not to go over 2k getting to the place. Good idea to get an oil change after the first 100 miles....GL and lets hear that lope!

zacht

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yeah man sweet built...like how you kept the cam specs. you guna unleash them when 100s of people are asking you in the dyno section...from what ive seen its just like mine only im 114+4...LOL, im not saying anything til people ask! lol! THANKS PAT G!!!!

209ryder

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Yeah im scared to start it up ??? lol i run regularly mobil1 synthetic so should i change it to regular oil and than change after 100+ miles back to my synthetic or can i jsut run whast in there than change it ???? I left teh specs out because there is a few guys that are on my hit list for races and are doing some secret stuff and i dont want them to know my exact setup so they can build to my specs...Its just some friendly racing and competition they are mustang guys and we compete with eachother.....And honestly my tuner grab the cam card and only gave me very lil specs for secret reasons lol i dont even know what lobe it on ???lol but i will for sure put up some vids of the start and all teh good stuff i was told not to take it above 4k for awhile and let it do a good warm up nd cool down before i beat on her too...Causeim goona keep it truthful its a race toy and not a dd.She comes out for fun and money lol

f-bodyguy

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done this a few times....springs suck!!!! looks like u got that done good luck. never would have thought of brake lines

chrs1313

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hope the cam was cut correct... spinning it two times by hand is not degreeing...might wanna do a search...maybe I am just over cautious but there is no way I would just line it dot to dot with all the tolerances in cams, chains, sprockets, etc...it gives good piece of mind too...

zacht

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why would he need to degree the cam if its been doctored and he has the cam card? he doesnt need to know to the thousandth the duration and lift. id say degreeing the cam is more for the cams mass produced, not the custom ones that are doctored with cam cards already.

at most, beings its 23x with .6xx lift biggest thing would be PTV clearance.

209ryder

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How would i degree it anyways...???? i mean there is nothing i can do that i know of ??? Iy went in dots lined up perfect and teh cam bolted in fine toospun fine moved all the rockers and push rods seem to be fine ..if there is something else to do let me knwo and i will do it ......Also what is the correct way to check ptv clearance also ???