What should I budget for putting a cam into my 01 6.0l? not so much worried about cam itself mainly labor and anything associated with it.
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What should I budget for putting a cam into my 01 6.0l? not so much worried about cam itself mainly labor and anything associated with it.
Ide say $1200 would cover everything. Make it $1300 to be safe. Basic cam and valvetrain swap.
If you're willing to make a drive and supply some beer and food, there are a lot of guys on here who would be more than willing to help you with this to save you some money!! Of course, with some of these guys, the beer and food part might cost more than if you took it somewhere!!!:shots::LOL:
Exactly what I was going to say. Spend 7-800 on cam, springs, rods. Make some contacts, make a drive, make new friends, hang out, install the cam, and drive home.Quote:
Originally Posted by ramair2002
:LOL: yea thats no crapQuote:
Originally Posted by ramair2002
thats what i did had been on here for about a week heard about an engine and tranny swap and cam, so i drove down to lend a hand and now those same guys are helping with my install :burnrub:Quote:
Originally Posted by Red03SilSS
Yea thats the best way to do it man :thumb: just dont forget the favor if one of those guys needs something last time i checked nelson performance will do a cam install for 500$ in labor drop it off in the morning pick it up in the afternoon.
Thanks for all the input and suggestions guys. I really got to make up my mind what I want to do now. Im tempted to just buy another block and start building it, when its finished swap it out and put the current one in my 91 4x4.
Whats your opinions on buying a shortblock (probably 408) versus buying a ebay motor or similar and sending it off to have the machine work done.
Guess the only benefit I see from buying a used one is I could find one with the accessories and not have to chase them down for when I swap into the other truck.
Victoria, huh? I have a sister that lives in Sugarland. I could schedule a visit to my sister's place on a weekend and we could start it early on a Saturday morning and be done Saturday afternoon. I would estimate a cam kit from Texas Speed to be about $650-$700.
Or just drive your happy ass up here to DFW where you can meet a bunch of guys and not just me... :)
Humm used to live up in frisco, might have ot take ya up on that when i decide what im doing and try out that fox sports center they were building when I left.
Then again I just noticed you are resident smartass, might not be a good idea for us to be in the same place. Im not sure if the world can handle two at the same time :LOL:
Yeah, come on up. We will have a good time. If anything, I am more of a jackass. You can be the smartass...but you have some pretty big shoes to fill!