alright.... I am doing my cam swap this weekend FOR SURE!!! LOL... anyway. the motor has about 105K on it now and I just need some reassurance or advice otherwise to use or not to use the "suicide method" I have a ton of 3/16 steel brake line I could use for dowells so if I need to, I dont guess it would be a problem. but if I could just spin them up, swap cams and reassemble then that'd be even better. I'm doing cam/springs and LS2 chain... let me know how you would go about it.

 

95k on my motor, and when i pushed the lifters down on my motor after putting in the cam, and after pushing the lifters down on the 0 mile lq9, they felt the exact same stiffness.

 

I've used the suicide method before, but if you've got the material to make some dowels then i'd take the little bit of extra time and do it right. It would take a whole lot more time to fish out a fallen lifter.

 

I've used magnets on the end of all thread with a washer and wingnut up top. Works well. I also like the rods (that are inserted the length of the block) that Thunder Racing sells for cam only changes...

Bill

 

3/16 brake lines would be good. A buddy of mine (white1) ran to the local Lowes and bought 3/16 wooden rods. I broke that in half, and used those as dowels. Pretty simple and easier than fishing for fallen lifters. Just be careful shoving them in the holes (if using wooden rods).

 

its coiled up brake line so I'd have to straighten it but I think it will work fine. I was always afraid to use the wood because of the obvious breakage and splintering issue you could run into. that wouldnt be pretty.

 

No, it wouldn't. That's why the ones white1 got were smooth, and I baby'd it going in and out.

 

Pen Magnets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!