chrischiz79

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Has anyone in NorCal had their cam installed (and tune) by Rick @ Synergy, or Nick @ Newtech? Please PM me if you have had this done and how much you paid.

1FASTBIRD

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PM you.

RrCoX22

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ya interested in this too, plan on putting one in my car by the end of Aug. and still debating whether or not to do it myself.

sstz28

do the cam install urself. ls1 how-to's has a great install directions if u need it. springs will be harder with out the right tools just do some research on it. that way if something goes wrong ull know how 2 fix it

Redneck Z

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A shop will probably charge you like $450-$650. I was worried about doing a cam swap and looked into having a shop do it. I ended up doing heads and cam with a friend. It's not that hard. I'd save the money and do it myself if I was you. Just get the tools you need and follow the guide on ls1howto.com. It's nice to do it yourself, that way you know how things work and go together. The hardest part for me was cleaning the block for the new headgaskets. The cam it'self is easy, it's the springs that will take you some time. The springs will take the most time, but won't be hard to do.

redline.inc

Just call Rick @ Synergy. Get a quote for your seld. 510-SYNERGY. He has done nothing buy awesome work on my car. I couldn't be happier with the setup that he has given me.

Rick@Synergy

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I would say if you are up to the challenge then do the swap yourself. Its always good to get your hands dirty with your own car and gives you a satifactory feeling when you are done also. Plus you can learn something from it. As for dyno, we use a very accurate steady state dyno where we can tune your car all the way down to 400rpm and find every ounce of power that your setup has to offer. So hopfully this info helps. Good luck.

Rick

1972chevelle454

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I have seen a bunch or ricks cars and they are always badass!! His customers seem to always be happy with his work. Check out the shop and talk to rick, this will give you a feel for what kind of business he runs

chrischiz79

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thanks for the input. i want to attempt the install, just needed a lil push. it is not my daily driver, so i can take my time - i will spend this month getting all the right tools and parts, doing more research, and begin the install. i'll keep y'all posted...