I swear I'm having one huge brain fart this week. I can't remember if the radiator has to come out or not. I swear we've done it without pulling it. I'm probably wrong.
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I swear I'm having one huge brain fart this week. I can't remember if the radiator has to come out or not. I swear we've done it without pulling it. I'm probably wrong.
lol, well i will figure it out when i get that far
Yes the radiator has to come out.
If you have any other questions, ask someone on the Shout Box (aka Live Tech Help....LOL)
ok i will take that off i guess.
WOOO mail man had some more goodies today......
http://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files...stuff/cam1.JPG
http://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files...f/springs1.JPG
http://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files...stuff/kit1.JPG
hopefully i told allen the right specs on the cam, on thier website it said 220/220 .551/.551 and on the box it says .556
did i mess something up? or did i interpet it wrong
also when i put this cam back in, it goes in the EXACT way i took the other one out correct? as in same position in relation to the crank and the chain and everything.
5 thousandths of lift is not going to effect the tune that Allen sends you. Not a big deal.
Yes. The new cam will go in the exact same way. To be safe, run by Home Depot or Lowe's and grab some wooden dowel rods--5/16 and 7/16. Grab two of each. You can shove those (whichever size fits the best) in once you get the cam plate off. The only thing to worry about is the lifters--and you will take care of those with the dowel rods.
Once you get the valve covers off, take the rockers and rocker cradle out. Then make sure to remove the pushrods. Then move to the front of the motor. Remove and drain the radiator, CAREFULLY remove the c-clips that retain the tranny cooler lines. Then remove the water pump. Remove the crank pulley with a 3-jaw pulley puller. Then remove the front cam cover--there is a wire loom bolted to the bottom-right side of the block. You have to remove that 10mm bolt and get the wire loom out of the way to access the 2-10mm bolts on the bottom of the cam cover. Once that is out of the way, remove the 3 bolts on the cam plate. Then align the timing dots on the cam gear by putting the crank bolt back in (do not tighten with wrench) and turning the crank to where the timing dots line up. This is essential!!! Then CAREFULLY tap the end of the wrench with a hammer to loosen the crank bolt, being careful not to move the timing dots you just aligned. Then screw in 3 water pump bolts into the end of the cam and spin it around a few times, listening for the lifters to stay in the up position. Then spin the cam by the waterpumpbolts slowly--making sure you don't hear a click of the lifters hitting the cam. This is where you shove in the dowel rods--cut them about 6'' longer than what you think and then shove them in. You will need a pair of pliers to get them out. Make sure you push them in all the way to the back of the block. Once you have done this--CAREFULLY with two hands, slowly pull the cam out. Once it is out, pour some new oil on the new cam and slide it back in CAREFULLY. Do not bump or hit the cam on the block. It takes some finessing, but you'll get it. Then reinstall the cam gear and timing chain, making sure the timing dots are still aligned. If they are aligned correctly, then key on the end of the cam should be in the 3 o'clock position. Then reinstall everything in the reverse order you took it off. :thumb:
thanks for the help tyler.
what about painting the valve covers? Just some high temp paint?
Went to a buddy's house and welded the Cats onto the headers, did a little grindin and a little fitting everything was snug. gonna paint them with the 1200 degree high temp stuff tomorrow to make sure it doesnt rust on me.
http://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files...ST/welded1.JPG
http://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files...ST/welded2.JPG
ONE MORE DAY! i dont know if i will be able to sleep good.:hyper2:
Sweet. Looks good. Aren't the cats stainless steel?
ya jeff they are stainless, but i want to paint where the welds are, otherwise i have a feeling come spring time it will all be rusted with the way the weather is up here. salt eats through that kind of stuff fast.
Well after a long weekend and many phone calls to tyler (thanks again) i got the cam in, headers on, 50 million trips to the parts store. ended up having to buy a fuel pressure regulator because my screen was broke.
heres a list of what i ended up all purchasing.
Air compressor and Impact / air ratchet (made things SOOOOO much faster)
Dead Blow Hammer
High flow cats
Pacesetter Headers
LS2 timing chaim
Water Pump Gaskets
Fuel Pressure Regulator
NGK TR55's Platniums
Fuel Filter
Oil Filter
Oil
Coolant (twice, due to me not checking all the clamps)
a new 8mm socket
Thunder Racing Cam
Patriot Springs
Pushrods
an 8mm x 1.25 tap (for the cross threading of 3 threads on the head)
06 stock truck injectors
Also i bought a whole bunch of misc exhaust connectors and such which i ended up cutting off when i had the cats welded in.
Ill get some idle clips and some driving clips up at the end of the week when i have some free time.
Just have to get an easy out and try to get one broken bolt out of the head yet so that i can have all the bolts in the passenger side header.
Thanks for everyone's help. The install was basically smooth sailing.
Thats awesome that everything seemed went all in all pretty good. I bet there is a world of difference from what you had and what you got now. How'd the tune end up working for ya? I plan to do my cam swap over the winter because my truck will be parked. I hope it's cool, but I'll be askin a lot of ?'s
What was the hardest part of the install?
No prob mayne! Just glad I was around to help ya out...Quote:
Originally Posted by 99sierra4x4
Ask away...Quote:
Originally Posted by 1_fastsilverado
I don't think any certain part was way too difficult for him, but I think getting the crank pulley off was challenging, but then again--they always are if you don't have the correct type of puller.Quote:
Originally Posted by ff_jeff
hmmm the hardest part was probably not putting it to the floor after it fired up. actually the worst part was either the oil sump pickup tube bolt and / or the broken header bolt which i still dont have fixed. just havin a second set of hands and the phone with tyler at the end, it really wasnt too bad