Will engine need to be droped
Will engine need to be droped I might be getting heads and cam but cams for sure. My g/f dad says that I will need to drop my engine for the heads and cam to fit. Is that true dont know what name brand heads but 224/224 112 lsa cam. If so might not get haeds. Let me know what you think. 
Last edited by 00badfnta; Apr 3, 2005 at 11:41 PM.
first of all, u only have one cam. second, no u dont have to drop the engine. for a head/cam swap, u simply take off the front accessories(radiator, condensor, pulley, front cover) along with the intake parts(manifold, throttlebody, airlid) and exhaust manifolds/headers...and there u have it. once u are down to a bare longblock minus the intake manifold, u are ready to do the swap. go to ls1howto.com and read the install writeups on the right. jmx is a knowledgable guy and his instructions are very thorough.
head/cam swaps are done all the time on these cars with the motor intact.
head/cam swaps are done all the time on these cars with the motor intact.
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just did the same thing to mine.. u don't pull the engine. Cam is the easy part u doon't have 2 pull the intake. iinstructions are easy 2 follow. heads are easy 2. head bolts are torque to tight. the radiator has 2 go for the cam change though but it's easy. for the easy do both at once.don't forget and let a pro size the heads and cam 4 u or u could use the qrong springs.
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Yea, it was my motor that got pulled... (Z-286speed's post)... its been a long process... but ive done heads cam on my LT1 with the motor in the car and its better to do it that way. If you are really proficient under a car, you can drop the motor in about 3 hours and get easy access to everything, but it is still a pain with all the accessory brackets.
I wouldnt drop the motor if I were you.
I wouldnt drop the motor if I were you.
Thanks guys my g/f dad said that I will need to drop it. And he worked on t/as before. So thunder racing will be doing all the engine mods for me I will leave it up the the pros.
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Originally Posted by 00badfnta
Thanks guys my g/f dad said that I will need to drop it. And he worked on t/as before. So thunder racing will be doing all the engine mods for me I will leave it up the the pros.
What they said. No reason to drop the motor. Check out that LS1howto.com site. It's really pretty easy.