Update on the TSP Cam Install
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Update on the TSP Cam Install well i decided to go ahead and tear in to the car last night after work .removed the ac and radiator last night.got up today started tearing the top end down ran into some trouble with the harmonic balancer but finally got it off so here she is now.hopefully tommorw ill start to remove the old cam and install the new ..not to bad dirty for a 82k motor
Thanks to bdr_ws6 for coming along and leading a hand
Me giving it hell lol
zach and dad working away
Thanks to bdr_ws6 for coming along and leading a hand
Me giving it hell lol
zach and dad working away
Last edited by ls1chris; Mar 30, 2007 at 05:23 PM.
Originally Posted by NC98Z
You better take out the plug on theside of the block and get that coolant drained out first.
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Originally Posted by tuffass
Yeah, i'm curious why you guys are taking the intake/heads off for a cam swap?
But if you're removing the heads for a cam swap, you're creating a LOT of extra work...
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Verdad Gallardo The intake didnt even need to come off, all you should have done for cam only is take all the stuff off the front of the engine, not the top with the exception of pulling the valve covers to get the pushrods out but that quick and simple.
If you are only doing a cam you just created a whole **** load of extra work and parts buying for yourself. If you pull the heads you will need new head gaskets, head bolts, and you might as well put some nice new lifters in too.
If you are only doing a cam you just created a whole **** load of extra work and parts buying for yourself. If you pull the heads you will need new head gaskets, head bolts, and you might as well put some nice new lifters in too.
Originally Posted by brad8266
Why? thats not needed on a cam swap. I didnt see a mention of a head swap.
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im taking the heads off to clean them up a little bit and do some port and polish work on them..the intake is gettin replaced with a bbk ssi intake also .basically im doin a complet top end ,lifters ,pushrods,springs, cam etc just goin to refreshen the whole top end .im i also took the headers off to clean them up some had some surface rust on them so i figured why not
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We took the headers down so we could access the 5 head bolts that are impossible to get to if they were left on. Heads are coming off to change lifters, change springs and maybe do a little work to them. Can't change lifters or springs with the heads on the car 
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Originally Posted by brad8266
Make sure you put the right pushrods in, dont use 7.4's
Originally Posted by ls1chris
why shouldt i use the 7.4s pushrods thats what tsp recomended for my application.and they cam in the cam package i got from them ..am i missing something?
sup ppls were doing the same mods and man it was a pain in the *** to take off the heads with the headers welded to the exhaust ill take some pics of u wanna see what the block looks like without heads?? but man good luck on the install ill being doing mine also pretty soon but taking the 806 heads to get race ported and put a tsp 233/239 cam
just an FYI for you guys, if the pushrods say 7.400 on them, they will actually measure 7.423". I ended up goin with 7.350" cause of my milled heads/cometic 040 gaskets and they measuered 7.373" with my digital calipers. stock was 7.398" same measurement.