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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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Thumbs up Cammin' the Z06

IT'S BUMPSTICK TIME

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*LGM G5-X2 114 cam kit (cam, hardened pushrods, seats, Comp 921 springs, Ti retainers, and new valve seals)
*LS2 timing chain
*GM LSX chain damper
*LS4 oil pump (higher volume pump)
*ATI super damer 10% underdrive pulley

Cam Kit


First up get garage clean and car in a good spot.


Remove hood... so much more room.


Get car up in the air and take the wheels off.


Air intake out of the way... etc.


Drain perfectly good coolant.... Here kitty kitty kitty!


Drain oil... then disconect oil cooler lines making as little mess as possible.



Pull out racing radiator and fan shroud as one piece.


Done for today.
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 04:30 PM
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why is it you took the wheels off? just curious.
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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^ On a C5 you have to pull the steering rack out to get to the crank pulley.
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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lookin good, yummy red water
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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coolant is drinkable right? Make sure to keep us updated
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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Those pictures look oh so familiar.

Keep the pics coming as progress is made.

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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Thimble
Those pictures look oh so familiar.
Yes, but compared to yours... it's lacking a substantial amount of bling
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 05:31 AM
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Lets get this thing done.
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 05:48 AM
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Lets get this thing done.
Right, i wouldnt have stoped till i was done... that was maybe an hour or 2 woth of work

Ha Ha just messing with you
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 07:05 AM
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Bad *** man! I like that color combo.
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 08:06 AM
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Right, i wouldnt have stoped till i was done... that was maybe an hour or 2 woth of work
Getting the hood off by myself was evil... and letting the oil drain from the oil cooler takes a bit... but yeah I'm working slow and being lazy.

Had to make time for an evening w/ the GF... if I want to keep a GF. It's when you start putting them off to play with the car that the car becomes an issue.... been there done that. Being a bartender she works Thursday-Saturday... so Sunday is hangout night... otherwise I'd have been out there all night.

I'll be back at it tonight after work
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 08:15 AM
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looking good so far man. shoot when i get my cam, ill pay you to do do it!
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 07:14 AM
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Update

Had some help tonight... needed it, thanks Joe (HPADDICT), Jay (VR-4EVER), and Kevin (TooCool) for the spare hands and knowhow. Joe just recently put a blower cam in his '99 FRC in prep for his Vortech so it was good to have him. Kevin is a master Ford tech so he can turn a wrench better than all of us, and Jay is a wizard w/ his TT VR-4 making 500+ awhp... good group of guys to have.


Removed the swaybar, steering rack (PITA), and crank bolt... also got the coil packs and plug wires off.




PS pump assembly


Rack, swaybar, cooler etc.


Still waiting on parts... will do valve springs tomorrow.
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 07:58 AM
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This is probably one of the better walk-throughs I have yet to see. Good detail and excellent pics with accurate descriptions.
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^ Thanks... this is no way meant to be a how-to... for that go to www.ls1howto.com
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Originally Posted by The1N_only
Right, i wouldnt have stoped till i was done... that was maybe an hour or 2 woth of work

Ha Ha just messing with you
I know a shop that takes 1 month for cam swaps.
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Urban Legend
I know a shop that takes 1 month for cam swaps.
Damn, that sucks.
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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wow man, you bringing that out on saturday?
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 09:42 AM
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^ If I get it done... still waiting on a few part to arrive.
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 01:35 PM
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i definetly like how u document everything and take a bunch of pictures. thats pretty cool man.
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