camshaft installment
more like no better way to save a **** load of money
although a pain in the *** while the motor is in the car it's not impossible for anyone to do. if you can find someone with some knowledge, or just research online and do it yourself, save some coin and feel accomplished.
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Verdad Gallardo Well im not sure where the OP lives but if there is a GOOD speed shop then why should he not have what he wants. It take 2 things money and knowlage if you don't have one you better have the other. I do everything myself but im a mechanic, but I know plenty of good shops that can fix just about anything if not they find a way. Or call me lol. Instead of discouraging him from what he wants how about about helping him find a good shop....
I am in woodworking but I taught myself to do even gears which the vast majority of shops wont touch, even the mechanic at my favorite tire shop has asked me to gears for him.
A cam is easier but more time consuming the gears.
A cam is easier but more time consuming the gears.
Gears take a few specialty tools. A cam swap uses basic tools with a few specialty tools as well. Imo gears are much easier than cam heads. Once you get the backlash set its smooth sailing from there. If he don't have tools already then it will cost him a lot of money for everything needed to swap springs, tq heads, and the basic tools needed. My area only has 2 good shops for gears and it cost around 700 or so. Cam swaps are about the same. Add parts and tools and you way over that.
Well im not sure where the OP lives but if there is a GOOD speed shop then why should he not have what he wants. It take 2 things money and knowledge if you don't have one you better have the other. I do everything myself but i'm a mechanic, but I know plenty of good shops that can fix just about anything, if not they find a way. Or call me lol. Instead of discouraging him from what he wants how about about helping him find a good shop....
Back when I first got working on cars (40+ years ago), you could actually see ALL of the engine, when you popped the hood. Now they're either half buried under the cowl, like a 4th gen, and/or completely buried under 50 pounds of electronic stuff. Again, not easy for a first timer....
Best thing to do is have BOTH money and knowledge. That equals power, my friend.
I paid a little over $800 for labor, thats with all of the bottom end gaskets replaced also. Some people like myself don't have the time to do a cam swap, so i knew i needed to save the extra boot to pay for labor.
As I said SSR you either pay for not.knowing or save by doing. How much depends on the shop and location. 800 is a good number for a.cam.swap. I only charge 550 because I want to be busy everyday. In car cam swaps can be ak bitch and if you have never done one could eat you alive and make you hate the car. Most people go online read a few threads and think there a mechanic. Letes just say I fix most ofthose cars later on when valves are bent or they wont start at all..... and you better have extra money saved for when something breaks afterwards from the added power.
As I said SSR, you either pay for not knowing or save by doing. How much depends on the shop and location. 800 is a good number for a cam swap. I only charge 550 because I want to be busy everyday. In car cam swaps can be a bitch, and if you have never done one, it could eat you alive and make you hate the car. Most people go online read a few threads and think they're a mechanic. Let's just say I fix most of those cars later on when valves are bent or they wont start at all..... and you better have extra money saved for when something breaks afterwards from the added power.
Well said!
And sometimes, they watch 'Horsepower TV'.....
