About to do cam swap, need some info!!!

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Mar 12, 2010 | 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by carolinaz71

I got a brand new stock bolt, could i just get a longer bolt of the same size but a tad longer from the hardware store and use that to pull the pulley back on then take it out and install my new oem bolt to torque specs? That would fix any chance of stripping the crank right?

Yes sir.

Mar 12, 2010 | 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by budhayes3

I'm almost 100% sure that the valve seals that you need don't include the seat...I bought a set for my truck a few years back and that's how they came...and, IIRC, when I got my 317's back from WCCH, they included all of the old parts and the seals were just the seals, no seats.

They changed it over to a one piece i think in 01.

Mar 12, 2010 | 03:37 PM

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Yep found that out today, thanks u guys r making this easy

Mar 15, 2010 | 01:47 PM

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Are the torque specs on the ls1 how to the same for our trucks?

Mar 15, 2010 | 01:54 PM

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yup they are the same

Mar 21, 2010 | 03:25 PM

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Well I finally got it installed yesterday, not that hard at all just time consuming. Valve springs are the hardest part. Tune should be here tommorrow, but it cranks and all right now just wont stay idling. Hopefully the tune should fix all that, seems like it's going to have a little *** over stock. Cant wait