Reading up on doing the DOD swap and nearly everyone has bad things to say about removing the oil pump because of the pickup o-ring. I am trying to figure out if anyone has done the swap and found their factory tensioner unbroken and left it in place. Seems like a lot of trouble in a 4x4 to potentially have to lower the oil pan and then cross your fingers you dont pinch the o ring while also having to re-center the pump around the crank. I feel like it is risky either direction, so what are the opinions on the subject?

 

i swapped my truck over to DOD and never touched the pan or timing chain guides, swapped from a VVT cam sprocket to the 3 bolt cam sprocket from a 06 vette

 

That tensioner isnt the best... but I wouldnt lose sleep over it being there.

 

I already bought the ls2 chain damper and had planned on the swap since ill be doing a cam and stronger springs. Definitely has me worried no matter which direction I go.

 

i had the ls2 as well but chose not to **** with the dropping pan on a 4wd, youll be fine

 

You have any problems with the tensioner already being released and getting the cam gear back on?

 

no issues when i did my cam swap

 

Saw the videos of the truck in your other thread, and it looks pretty quick for a big truck. How many rpm are you shifting at? Looks like you had track wheels, but couldnt tell what kind of tire.

 

stock wheels and tires

6700 for when racing 54 or 5600 for street

 

Anyone pulled a gen iv apart that wasnt broken?