5_litre_eater

What was the deal with the oil pan? And how did you end up holding the flex plate to get the balancer bolt off?

Transambrandon

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I took almost all the bolts out, and used a screw driver to pry the pan down, then left the screw driver pried in between the block and pan to keep it lowered. As for the flywheel , A block of wood and a screw driver safely lodged in there, while laying on the ground, used my legs to push the breaker bar. That bolt was on there super tight but it did the trick!

5_litre_eater

When are you getting it tuned? Anxious to see numbers!

Transambrandon

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I got hptuners, so I'm doing an email tune right now. Until I get it to a Dyno.


Anyone know if ngk tr5 is ok to run in my car? Have tr55 now. It's just a bolt on cam only car

Fratsit

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To the OP....

I disassembled to oil pump and put the body on the block first...that way I could verify that I did not pinch the o-ring on the pick up tube...slid the gears in and replaced the cover... no issues at all. Also, take a look at this link:

http://ls1howto.com/index.php?article=2

This is the site I used for my first cam swap back in '06 and my head install a few years back. Its very well written and has great pictures. There are other "how to" write ups on the home page. There's one that is cam specific for F-Body's.

Best of luck to you, Brother!

Frat

Transambrandon

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Just did first start up! Still gotta get the fans on, belt, coolant , etc before its complete.

Transambrandon

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Ok so here it is !

Only worry is, I have a bit of smoke coming from the exhaust.... It wasn't like this before. So did I do something wrong or is it the cam?

Went with pac1218 beehive springs, after reading some threads I'm worried about valve seals/spring height. Idk if that applies to any springs or not. Any insight will be appreciated.


But she sounds sweet!

Transambrandon

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Did some more research, could it be from not using thread locker on rockerr bolts? Saw a thread that said oil can be sucked into the engine through the bolt holes? Idk if this is true or not but figured I'd ask.

redbird555

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i dont see any smoke in the video? does it disappear after a bit of run time? Thread llocker in the rocker bolts wont do a thing except keep the bolt in tight they are blind holes. oil would be blue smoke also

Transambrandon

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Cut out was open. When closed , the smoke comes out the tips .

dr_whigham

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Aftermarket or ported heads and the rocker holes are no longer blind. If they're stock heads, you're fine, and they're still blind.

Once you get it tuned the smoke will go away

Transambrandon

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Cam only, stock heads. Just swapped in new springs and pushrods.

dr_whigham

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Pull a few plugs and see if they're black. Maybe the valve seals aren't fully seated.

Transambrandon

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Yea I'm gunna try that, see wat they look like. If it were that the valve seals aren't seated. What's the fix?

redbird555

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that was my next thing. if that checked out then the valve seals would be next. however like i said the smoke should be blue at that point. check them anyway and see, if they arent fully seated dont even screw with them pull them off and go to the auto store and get a new set for 20 bucks

Transambrandon

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Cool, thx for the advice. I'm gunna check it all out tomorrow.

Blown C5

Sounds good!!

Transambrandon

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Thanks!

Well I drove it to work today, it's smoking to much for my liking and has a blue tint to it. So I'm assuming I will be changing valve seals in the near future. I plan on pulling some plugs on it today after work to see what they look like. I just put new plugs in so it shouldn't be too hard to tell what's going on in there.

Transambrandon

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One of my plugs, what do you guys think?

Transambrandon

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Bumping, it doesn't smoke until it gets hot.