well i have everything off the car and started to put the cam in, well the cam in is the car now just gotta wait on oil pump and gaskets and i get to put it all back together. the passenger side head bolts were a bitch with the headers in there, the oil pump wasnt bad to get out at all. now we will see how the assembly goes.

ill get some sound clips when im done, F13, GMMG, ORY, AFR heads

 

I just got done with my motor swap last week. Always fun getting new toys.

 

It's much more fun to put it back on.

 

haha yeah i bet so, ill just take my time and it should be ok.

the best way i found out to take the pulley off the car was to take a 24mm inpact socket and put it in the hole of the pulley, put a 3/8 inch adaptor in the end of the socket and use that to put the puller on. worked out great for me. i read everyone else putting longer bolts but this was so simple, and free lol

 

any tips in putting it back together?

only thing i see being an issue is the oil pump, getting that tube back in there with the bolt. anything else that may be a problem? and wahts the best way to get the new pump in

 

Are you putting a double roller timing chain on? That will only add to the aggrevation of getting the new oil pump in. It'll work, but it is frustrating - don't mess up the gasket...

 

no just an ls2

 

That will be a killer combo for power. I'm guessing 205's. Let us know 2 things. 1. how much power after tuned and 2. if you hear an annoying whistle.

 

will do, why do u ask about annoying whistle?? i have a slight whistle when its cold from the tb now but it goes away lol

 

Hey WS6, are you going to fire it up on the stock tune? If not, what is your car tuned for (headers, intake, etc.)? I am curious if I can put heads/cam in my car and get it to at least run on the tune for headers only.

 

It will run on a headers only tune. Not well but it will run. Tune ASAP.

 

what he said, im gonna retune some things before i fire her up, some of the basics for cam tuning

 

The pickup tube will be a ***** in getting that little bolt started in the hole... amazing how they put the bolt on the utmost inopportune side of the flange.

 

well guys since my damn oil pump is on special order and will be next week before i get it i have been practicing with the old pump getting it on lol

right now the whole top end of the motor is about back together, went together very well. ill take some pics tomorrow.

 

I'm sitting here looking at the LS6 oil pump I ordered that I'm going to install when I do a cam swap. There are two bolt holes for the oil pickup tube. Does the pickup tube only have one hole drilled? If two, why not you use two bolts?

 

the tube only has one hole for a bolt. why dont u send me your pump so i can finish and ill send you mine when i get it haha jk

 

One is for the Corvette pick up tube. That hole and bolt faces frontward (when installed) compared to F-body bolt which is almost hidden when installed.

 

well this is how far i got now i am stopped right here, major pita waiting on special order parts

 

ok so anyone wanting to get an ls6 pump from gmpartsdirect, dont do it, they told me i was suppose to get the pump this week, now they told me it wont ship til next week. 2 damn weeks or more to get a damn oil pump, this is f$%@#^! rediculous. if i would have known this i would have never ordered from them

 

shoulda went with tsp...anyhow your engine and bay are clean no a/c?