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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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to swap out cams in a 2004 Truck with a 4.8?

I'm just looking for others that have done it, and what I should look out for and be ready to tackle.
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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cant help you but subscribed for answers as well.
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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its not hard, follow the ls1howto...and get a good spring tool, so much faster.
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 04:05 PM
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i used the lingenfelter spring tool, and i bought the cam tool as well, its easy, i had never done one, swapping cam and springs for the first time ever took exactlty 12 hours from the first bolt bein loosened to start up!! do like cwalker said, follow the ls1howto.com. cant go wrong
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 04:28 PM
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on how hard it is to do is just one mans opinion. some one that is not mechanically inclined, its harder than **** and will take a week to do, some one that knows what they are doin, its just a few hours.. read up on ls1howto.com
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 04:36 PM
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anybody wanna come on over and help me?
I got a fridge full of beer and some collage girls living next door....
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Team Paulie
anybody wanna come on over and help me?
I got a fridge full of beer and some collage girls living next door....
Didn't go to college did you?
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 05:30 PM
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yup I went to University of Tennessee, class of 2006

Love the volunteer's.
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 05:32 PM
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Where are you located? I can do a cam swap in about 4 hours.
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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Without the right tool, the springs are harder to do than the cam...the Crane valve spring tool makes the job a piece of cake (if it's still available)
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