LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 09:10 PM
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Question LT4 Hotcam

http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...&sid=309#P1134

Is this (both items) all I need or am I over looking something?
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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 10:14 PM
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I believe sdpc2000.com has that kit for $500
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 12:26 AM
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summitracing.com has it for $520
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by SS Mark
I believe sdpc2000.com has that kit for $500
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$499.95 to be exact, and we have them on the shelf ready to ship. This kit will include the cam shaft, valve springs, retainers, and 1.6 roller rocker arms. You should not need anything else to make this kit work. The only thing I would recomend is to get your computer tuned to get all the benifits of this change. We use Fast Chip, but there are alot of good tuners on this board that I'm sure can help. Call any of us at SDPC or you can pm/ email me if you would like!!
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 09:40 AM
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are there any reliability issues when you install this in a car?
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by stone150
are there any reliability issues when you install this in a car?
No, not at all. we have a truck that we built a 383 LT4, with ported LT4 heads and a hot cam. It was driven everyday for at least 4 years, and now we just drive it every once in a wile. Long story short it will be just as reliable as a stock engine as long as it's assembled correctly. You could drive cost to cost, and back again with no problems!!
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 09:30 PM
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about how long does the whole swap take?
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Coders11
about how long does the whole swap take?
We installed the hotcam, rockers and all on my brother's 95 camaro. took a few hours. the hardest part is the valve springs, other than that it doesn't take that long
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Originally Posted by Coders11
about how long does the whole swap take?
Best thing to do would be to take your time and not rush it, set aside a few days if you need to.
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 10:58 PM
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Jason Cromer has best prices hands down, $489.00 for the entire "kit"
http://www.samtaylor.com/html/parts.html
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