Cam Install Pics!
Cam Install Pics! Well i finally got time to put my cam in. Here are some pics i took.
The cam is a comp XER 224/224 Duration .581/.581 Lift 114LSA, with Comp 918 springs, and manley 7.400 Pushrods.
All in all it took me about 20hrs to install the cam but some of it was spent trying to get a valve that we droped back out. And the rest was spent trying to figure out how to fit my hands back to 4,5,6,7,8 cyl's.
But its all done now the car runs great now it's time to see how it will do at the track.
The cam is a comp XER 224/224 Duration .581/.581 Lift 114LSA, with Comp 918 springs, and manley 7.400 Pushrods.
All in all it took me about 20hrs to install the cam but some of it was spent trying to get a valve that we droped back out. And the rest was spent trying to figure out how to fit my hands back to 4,5,6,7,8 cyl's.
But its all done now the car runs great now it's time to see how it will do at the track.
hows that thing run w/ stock manifolds? i wann cam my car, but idk if ive got enough for headers too. i know they say headers come first, but i want that lopity-lope sound before headers 
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i used air to hold up the valves but when compressing the spring to put it back on the valve the spring compressor hit the valve and it broke the seal.. got lucky tho.
it runs great with the stock manifold. i am sure it would be a lot better with headers but i got the cam as a hand me down so i paid about 200$ for everything needed to install it.
no tune yet and no codes on the motor.
it runs great with the stock manifold. i am sure it would be a lot better with headers but i got the cam as a hand me down so i paid about 200$ for everything needed to install it.
no tune yet and no codes on the motor.
Originally Posted by nokeman
Damn man you gotta one hellofa steal. You said $200 for EVERYTHING? Nice!
he had some push rods laying around(8 free $60 for 8 more)
also had a spare crank bolt(free)
buddy works at napa so got the gaskets for cheap($45)
springs($175)
new plugs($30)
paid a friend $10 to help me with the springs
and thats that.
That sucks having that ABS proportioning valve right there in the way. GM could have put it over on the wheel well to make the engine a littly easier to work on. What are those two hoses or tube going into the drivers side of the intake with the foil tape on them? It doesn't look like EGR or Nos. If you put the piston at TDC you can drop as many valves as you want with no problem and it doesn't matter which stroke your on. It's easy to place the piston at TDC with the plugs removed. You can put your old crank bolt back in and turn the crank with a wrench.
Originally Posted by eallanboggs
If you put the piston at TDC you can drop as many valves as you want with no problem and it doesn't matter which stroke your on. It's easy to place the piston at TDC with the plugs removed. You can put your old crank bolt back in and turn the crank with a wrench.
Originally Posted by eallanboggs
What are those two hoses or tube going into the drivers side of the intake with the foil tape on them? It doesn't look like EGR or Nos.
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hey man are those the stock length pushrods?? If so is your valvetrain alot more noisey than before?? I have a TR 224 112 that i'm gonna install in my car..but everyone keeps tellin me to go with a pushrod thats slightly longer...