cam install
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Staging Lane
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From: San Diego
cam install I am planning on doing a TR224 .563/.563 112 cam install. I am about to start buying all parts needed. Not sure exactly what I need, tell me if I am right or missing anything.
-TR224 cam
-918 comp valve springs(DUAL or single?)
-7.400 push rods
-LS-6 oil pump
-single or double timing chain?
Am I missing anything, do I have the right combo, anyone have better sugestions?
-TR224 cam
-918 comp valve springs(DUAL or single?)
-7.400 push rods
-LS-6 oil pump
-single or double timing chain?
Am I missing anything, do I have the right combo, anyone have better sugestions?
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From: Bloomfield, NM
get a good valvespring tool. i was using an old school tool, like hook it to the bottom and turn the *** on top to compress the spring. worked ok, until i got to the back cylinders. it was a real bitch, and i have the scars to prove it. i ended up having to make one, and risked breaking a bolt off in the head, and the valvesprings alone with that method probably took me about 7-9 hours. definitely would not do that again. i hear good things about the more tool, so i would check it out. may be expensive, but it will be worth it. and i can almost garauntee you will want to go bigger later, so it cant be bad to have around
Originally Posted by God of Thunder
get a good valvespring tool. i was using an old school tool, like hook it to the bottom and turn the *** on top to compress the spring. worked ok, until i got to the back cylinders. it was a real bitch, and i have the scars to prove it. i ended up having to make one, and risked breaking a bolt off in the head, and the valvesprings alone with that method probably took me about 7-9 hours. definitely would not do that again. i hear good things about the more tool, so i would check it out. may be expensive, but it will be worth it. and i can almost garauntee you will want to go bigger later, so it cant be bad to have around
You are so right G. O. T. I have the tr224 also it's been in for a few months and I already wish I went bigger.
Mike
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Originally Posted by God of Thunder
ill tell ya, im pretty damn happy with my f13. havent had a chance to go to the track yet though. i just wish i had some heads!!
allan has some kickass cams, thats for sure. for my first cam swap i'll be throwin in a 231/237. not huge but not small. to spend all that money on a 224, when i know i'll have the itch for more, there's no point. i'm just making a leap from stock cam to large cam. 
Originally Posted by God of Thunder
get a good valvespring tool. i was using an old school tool, like hook it to the bottom and turn the *** on top to compress the spring. worked ok, until i got to the back cylinders. it was a real bitch, and i have the scars to prove it. i ended up having to make one, and risked breaking a bolt off in the head, and the valvesprings alone with that method probably took me about 7-9 hours. definitely would not do that again. i hear good things about the more tool, so i would check it out. may be expensive, but it will be worth it. and i can almost garauntee you will want to go bigger later, so it cant be bad to have around
i agree with freakynipples69, just buy a complete cam install package from TR or TSP. its cheaper and easier then trying to piece by piece your setup. as far as chain goes a JWIS single would be fine. i went with the rollmaster double myself.
oh ya, buy some extra locks as well. that way you dont spend over an hour in the dark looking around the ground and engine bay after a lock flies up into the air
. i found mine weeks later by dumb luck on top of the k-member under the PS rack :umm: TECH Enthusiast
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From: Bloomfield, NM
a few pen magnets wouldnt hurt either, even if you dont plan on using them on the lifters. helps to get the old locks off and if you drop anything it will help save your back. you wont be bending down so much. and the last thing i can think of is some mechanix gloves. worth every penny
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From: Bloomfield, NM
if i can remember right, (its been a while since i posted the specs) they are 230/232 .595/.585. mine is on a 112 lsa but you can get them with a 114. Futral motorsports, one of our sponsers >>, is where to find these bad boys at. if you decide on the F13 i would recommend some dual springs. comp 921, patriot golds, or crane duals are what i would go with. i went with the patriot, and maybe jrp or someone can chime in about it, but a lot of places quit carrying there stuff, i dont know if it has anything to do with the springs though. good luck in whatever you decide