Motor tear down pictures
12-11-2008, 03:33 PM
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I think it's funny how many people dog the hot cam kit when really the cam is not much smaller then the "almighty" cc305. I think most people dog it cause the valve springs, but GM would NOT produce a kit that wouldnt work together, YES I KNOW IF I EVER GO BIGGER I WILL NEED NEW VALVE SPRINGS!! I KNOW THIS!! So please anyone coming in my thread complainin about the hot cam.............
12-11-2008, 04:26 PM
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12-11-2008, 07:53 PM
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Ya this is just a temp cam while i still have to stock bottom end. My future plans are first put a 9inch in it, get a built tranny, put a cage in it, completely finish the suspension, then pull the motor out and prolly do a 383 or 396 built for about a 200 shot off the line and bring in another big shot on a progressive controller but that will be atleast a year or two if not more before thats done. Kinda tough for me being 18 and in college to work alot so things come a little slower for me cause my income isn't the highest and i still have to pay off the car and my 01 dodge ram. It'll come eventually though. This set up will keep me happy for a year or two though.
12-11-2008, 07:59 PM
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Ya this is just a temp cam while i still have to stock bottom end. My future plans are first put a 9inch in it, get a built tranny, put a cage in it, completely finish the suspension, then pull the motor out and prolly do a 383 or 396 built for about a 200 shot off the line and bring in another big shot on a progressive controller but that will be atleast a year or two if not more before thats done. Kinda tough for me being 18 and in college to work alot so things come a little slower for me cause my income isn't the highest and i still have to pay off the car and my 01 dodge ram. It'll come eventually though. This set up will keep me happy for a year or two though.
12-11-2008, 08:24 PM
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I just turned 19 and I know your feeling with the slow income lmao.. options are pretty limited when youre a full time student. Ive had the hotcam setup for a few years then i did the cc305 (what i have now - i only did it because i got it for free lol) and to be honest there isnt much of a difference
12-14-2008, 03:51 PM
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Well the motor is finally done gettin torn down, got the crank hub finally after about an hour and half tryin yesterday, then i got the timing chain cover chain and then pulled out the cam so she is all down gettin torn down, now its just buying parts to put it back together. Also gotta paint some stuff and clean a few things still but other than that i just need money to order new parts. Ill get more pics up later tonight
12-14-2008, 08:23 PM
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Well here are some pics of the motor all torn down a a few of the piles of parts i got.
How she sits now-
Table full of parts-
Lots and lots of little labeled bags with bolts haha-
I got alot of stock parts for sale if anyone is interested, i got stock manifolds, y-pipe with cat cut out and pipe welded in, stock cam, stock rockers and pushrods, all the AIR and EGR stuff i think. PM me if you need anything and we'll work out some prices.
Also check out the ET streets in my sig, i gotta sell those to buy a new slicks for my pro-stars
How she sits now-
Table full of parts-
Lots and lots of little labeled bags with bolts haha-
I got alot of stock parts for sale if anyone is interested, i got stock manifolds, y-pipe with cat cut out and pipe welded in, stock cam, stock rockers and pushrods, all the AIR and EGR stuff i think. PM me if you need anything and we'll work out some prices.
Also check out the ET streets in my sig, i gotta sell those to buy a new slicks for my pro-stars
12-16-2008, 09:37 PM
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I think it's funny how many people dog the hot cam kit when really the cam is not much smaller then the "almighty" cc305. I think most people dog it cause the valve springs, but GM would NOT produce a kit that wouldnt work together, YES I KNOW IF I EVER GO BIGGER I WILL NEED NEW VALVE SPRINGS!! I KNOW THIS!! So please anyone coming in my thread complainin about the hot cam.............
I will try to take me pics as i do more to the car. I'm in the process of ordering stuff for the cam swap but wont be ordering gaskets til around xmas (Gettin big summit giftcard from the girlfriend). So most of the work will take place after then cause i'm also hoping to get the headers for xmas also.
I will try to take me pics as i do more to the car. I'm in the process of ordering stuff for the cam swap but wont be ordering gaskets til around xmas (Gettin big summit giftcard from the girlfriend). So most of the work will take place after then cause i'm also hoping to get the headers for xmas also.
12-16-2008, 10:32 PM
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Thanks for the kind words man, i'm hoping to order the cam right after xmas so i can get it in and get the shortblock back together with the timing chain and all that. Then gettin the heads checked and buying headers. I wish i had money to get one 918's and 1.7 rockers but just can't afford that right now, so gotta settle with the lt4 springs i got and 1.6 comp cams mags. Still got alot to buy but its slowly coming together.
12-16-2008, 11:46 PM
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Yeah, if you're on a low budget build, then 918's definately aren't for you. My bill from summit for the springs, locks, retainers, guideplates, and hardened pushrods was somewhere in the area of $370. I wish the weather around here wasn't so crappy, or I'd come up with the Z28 sometime and check out the progress in person and lend a helping hand, if needed.
12-17-2008, 12:06 AM
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Yeah, if you're on a low budget build, then 918's definately aren't for you. My bill from summit for the springs, locks, retainers, guideplates, and hardened pushrods was somewhere in the area of $370. I wish the weather around here wasn't so crappy, or I'd come up with the Z28 sometime and check out the progress in person and lend a helping hand, if needed.
12-17-2008, 12:12 AM
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Damn money pit.
12-17-2008, 12:23 AM
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Ya i bought a winter beater that cost me more than my z, lol but its not exactly my beater, more like like daily driver and pulls the z around on the trailer. I love my Ram though.
12-17-2008, 12:27 AM
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I didn't really buy the winter beater. It was my dad's idea, so he got it. He'll drive it some after winter, so he doesn't rack up the miles on our good vehicles. Plus, he hates having out Chrysler Aspen sit in the parking lot at the train yard for a couple days at a time when he's at work. But, he said I could drive it during the winter, so I wouldn't have so much trouble in the Z. It's really hard to pass up a '78 Buick LeSabre w/ 83k on the clock and a 350, with minimal rust, and a pretty much flawless interior for $450 though. lol. The thing's a freakin tank.
12-17-2008, 12:38 AM
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I'll probably get slaughtered if I don't end up getting all my stuff done this winter though. I definately need to get my 1.7RR's in, LS1 lid swap done, get some 4.10's, and retuned, then I might be able to hold my own against you. Hopefully I can stay within a few tenths of you. But I doubt it. I may as well just tear my motor down and put a cam in it this winter too. Lloyd Elliot's 228/235 cam has been looking awfully tempting to me for the last week or two.
