LS1 cam install - stainless steel tube to hold lifters up??

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11-12-2014, 01:43 PM

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Just did this last month. Wooden dowels.

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11-12-2014, 09:06 PM

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just did my vette end of Sept. 16,5 something mileage .did the Russian roulette method.done in less than 5 minutes.I would not recommend it on a high mileage car.did this on my Camaros.

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11-12-2014, 09:26 PM

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Hope the OP did it because in 2 days this thread is 8 years old

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Hope the OP did it because in 2 days this thread is 8 years old

Still think OP is working on it?

Nice old thread. Reading up on what to do for a TSP 1.2 VVT cam in my L92.

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02-19-2021, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by FCar2000TA

A friend of mine told me about this... any inputs?? Aparrently you can get some 1/2" tubing, and stick it through the oil holes in the block above the cam, to hold the lifters up while swapping the cam out.

Has anyone tried it? I've also heard about using pen magnents to keep the lifters from falling, but WTF will I do with 16 pen magnents when I'm done.

I'm hoping to start the cam install as soon as the cam gets here.

All you have to do is go to a hardware store and purchase two 5/16 wooden dial rods and that will work perfectly.