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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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Default Swapping Lifters for the first time.

Is their anything special I should know about before swapping lifters on my 2000 ls1?
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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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Soak the new lifters in motor oil for about 24 hours before installing them.
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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 09:24 PM
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I prefer to use gm cam and lifter lube, but motor oil is fine.
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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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go ahead and get some LS2 lifter trays, mls head gaskets and some ARP head bolts and pay great attention to reinstalling the heads...
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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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Stay away from cometics and just get the GM MLS gaskets, a tighter quench isn't worth pulling the heads again and having coolant leaking everywhere and into everything.
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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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^ Cometics a no-go? I'm running them now.. 0_o I'm not getting them again just because of the price.
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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 11:08 PM
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Umm... Nope just take ur time make sure everythings clean...
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