Cam?
Apr 16, 2008 | 09:46 AM
#11
im not a mechanical genius by any means but i did mine and a buddies you said your buddies dad builds stock cars right just make sure they know about these motors big difference doin a swap on one of these motors then the old school motors the new gens are a hellava lot easier but people brain fart it all the time im sure there is a step by step thread on here, i say DIY and buy gears or LTs with the left over money 
Apr 16, 2008 | 12:30 PM
#12
no i dont try the search button theres gotta be some thing i know where they are on LS1truck.com but not here if you cant find one let me know and ill pm you a step by step procedure man.
Apr 16, 2008 | 01:49 PM
#13
Staging Lane
Joined: Mar 2008
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I just did mine this weekend and this was my first LS1. I am used to the old sbc engines and this was very different. But it isnt bad at all, $400 is still a lot of money. Go on LS1howto.com. On the right hand side there is a link that says "f-body heads/cam swap". I followed that step by step. There are a few things that are different, like the condensor doesnt have to be removed, and other stuff like that. Just take your time with it. A rushed job usually ends in disaster. Don't be afraid to get a ride to school if it's not gonna be done it time.
Apr 16, 2008 | 03:03 PM
#14
I am having trouble deciding if i should have my cam installed or should i do it myself. My tuner will get me a custom grind comp cam, springs,pushrods, install, and HPT with dyno for around $1000. $400 out that is just for labor for installing the cam. So my question is should i do the cam swap myself and just have him tune it or is it to much of a headache to deal with?
cam-400
springs-~100
rods-90
tune-400
you would be crazy not to just pay them to do it.
Apr 16, 2008 | 03:42 PM
#15
I just did mine this weekend and this was my first LS1. I am used to the old sbc engines and this was very different. But it isnt bad at all, $400 is still a lot of money. Go on LS1howto.com. On the right hand side there is a link that says "f-body heads/cam swap". I followed that step by step. There are a few things that are different, like the condensor doesnt have to be removed, and other stuff like that. Just take your time with it. A rushed job usually ends in disaster. Don't be afraid to get a ride to school if it's not gonna be done it time.
im still going to buy everything from him im just going to install it myself instead..but not sure yet
Apr 16, 2008 | 03:48 PM
#16
That's a hell of a deal if you look at it the dyno tune $400 it's self then $400 labor thats $800 already then the rest of parts you can't loose with that deal.. you don't wanna know what I paid... I wish I had that deal when I did mine...
Apr 16, 2008 | 03:50 PM
#17
the dyno is $300 and hes going to get deals for the cam, rods, and springs. like $300 for all of it..
..***** the cam V6 swap would be so much better
