firechicken76

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ive got all my parts together, and was wondering if trying to do this by myself would be a good idea or not. 02 ls1 in an 88 trans am. have the cam, springs, pushrods, timing chain, gaskets etc....

*02WS6TURK*

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Never done one myself. However, if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself I would recommend calling Tom Wong @ Wong's Performance. He did a great job on my cam swap and tuning as well. (360) 695-9433

msydow

super easy. right tools are the key. first one i did was a biotch. use the correct balancer puller/installer and a good valve spring tool such as the comp cam 5462 valve spring compressor. you will need air to pressurize the cylinders while changing the springs. impact makes crank bolt removal a breeze also. anyway...have fun.

P.S. what cam you putting in?

freefallen.1

I have done a tone of them. Would you like a pm with the step by step directions or does everyone want this information.

projectX

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Shoot you can pm me with steps to do it.

MyFirstLS1

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ls1howto.com

cali_bear2003

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I would Very Much like to have the step by step or information.........
Thanks....

freefallen.1

Looked at the ls1howto write up. Very good with detailed pictures. You can use this but will need to adjust a few things for your 3rd gen.

Mikey 97Z M6

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What you're asking is a relative question. How familiar are you with working on cars? What is your comfort level for taking complicated things apart and putting them back together again? Do you have a budget set aside in case things don't go as planned?

These are all things I thought about when I was a lot younger and just learning about engines/cars etc..

Mike

firechicken76

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Im actually planning on him doing the tune for me when I get it in there,Im just trying to get a feel for how hard it is, so i dont have to spend the extra money having someone else do it.

Ive got a shop with air, probably have the valve spring tool down there too. How about the lifters? should i invest in the tool that keeps them held up? or just use the russian roulette method? (Just checked out ls1howto)

I went with the Lingenfelter GT2-3 cam, the specs are
207/220 573/.580 w 1.7 rocker 118.5 CL. The reason I went with this cam is that I Have a magnacharger sitting in my garage that I plan on installing after I get the cam in.


I did my header install, ac removal, air removal, Ported tb install, and a few other minor things, nothing bigger like this, I Im trying to get someone down there that has some expirience with this to kinda supervise me while i do it lol. Ive got money set aside for a tune, so i guess that could be considered set aside if something goes wrong....i guess that depends on how wrong it went :p

firechicken76

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Anyone know of any other dyno tuners? maybe in tacoma or seattle? I looked up wong, he is just too far of a drive, thats about a 3 hour drive for me each way.

SalvageZ28

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LOL its not that bad of a drive man=)

*02WS6TURK*

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If you want the best work/tune possible, then the 3 hour drive should be the last thing on your mind

98goldz28

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Wong is the man when it comes to Tuning or anything GM performance. I would not let anyone else tune my cars/truck. He is about a 3 hours drive for me as well but is well worth it IMO

1badSS

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As far as the lifters,I used a wooden dolrod from home improvement store I think it was 5/16, cut to 22 in's long. I did a search on hear to get the correct info, some people talk $hit about it. But it worked well for me with no problems. As far as the valve tool I bought a 8 dollar one from autozone amd moded it like the one shown on ls1howto.com it worked well, took awhile to do each spring but I saved the cash on the tool. hope this helps, the job itself is not that hard.

firechicken76

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does anyone know about the trifeca company?

stangtrader

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Yeah vince is supposed to be good but he's been out of town was gonna use him but instead used Ellis at speed secrets. You looking for
A mail order or local?

stangtrader

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Oh just looked thru LOL call Ellis at speed secrets he's a stand up Guy and got it running great.

02sslayer

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call ellis. i didnt have my car tuned by him but i have heard nothing but great things about him. he is alot closer to your location

Rockin C Racing

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Last I knew, I don't think Speed Secrets (aka Ellis) has a dyno. The original poster did say dyno tune. Just FYI