hotcam in LT1 questions
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Drifting
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hotcam in LT1 questions
1. Can cam be installed without removing engine from car?
2. Must the heads be removed to install new valve springs/rockers?
3. Will it pass emissions without re-tuning anything?
4. Is there any sacrifice in reliability?
2. Must the heads be removed to install new valve springs/rockers?
3. Will it pass emissions without re-tuning anything?
4. Is there any sacrifice in reliability?
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Originally Posted by Scooter 94
1. Can cam be installed without removing engine from car?
2. Must the heads be removed to install new valve springs/rockers?
3. Will it pass emissions without re-tuning anything?
4. Is there any sacrifice in reliability?
2. Must the heads be removed to install new valve springs/rockers?
3. Will it pass emissions without re-tuning anything?
4. Is there any sacrifice in reliability?
2. Nope
3. Maybe
4. No
This link will help. http://www.hashmarks.com/techtips/hot_cam.htm
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Drifting
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Originally Posted by vader86
Without a retune, passing emissions is unlikely, but I dont know how strict Tenn. is.
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Originally Posted by Scooter 94
1. Can cam be installed without removing engine from car?
2. Must the heads be removed to install new valve springs/rockers?
2. Must the heads be removed to install new valve springs/rockers?
I'm curious, because it might be a worth-while thing for me to do as well.
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Drifting
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How does one go about re-tuning to pass emissions?
Stearnman, here's Summit's link to the hotcam kit. They show $530.: http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Stearnman, here's Summit's link to the hotcam kit. They show $530.: http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
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Originally Posted by Scooter 94
How does one go about re-tuning to pass emissions?
Hey, if you want to cruise up to Missouri, I'll tune it for free. You just pay the dyno time.
-Mike
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From: Thornton CO
Originally Posted by Scooter 94
How does one go about re-tuning to pass emissions?
Stearnman, here's Summit's link to the hotcam kit. They show $530.: http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Stearnman, here's Summit's link to the hotcam kit. They show $530.: http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Is that the kit you are going with? Are there any other things that you need to add/change that are not in the kit?Stock LT1 valve cover (atleast on the '92) won't clear the 1.6rr's. Will the stock push rods work?
Thanks for the info!
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Drifting
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I'm just at the exploratory stage right now. Started reading up on it last night. For 12 years I built sort of a mental block that the engine would be too complex to work on, (which was silly because I've done LOTS of mechanic work on LOTS of vehicles). Then got into changing plugs/wires and realized it's not a magic box after all. Just a matter of how much time/money/effort ya wanna put into it.
Thanks for the tune offer Mike, may take ya up on it one day.
Thanks for the tune offer Mike, may take ya up on it one day.
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I'm with you Scooter. I use to think that engines were a type of voodoo black magic thing-a-ma-jig that I didn't really want to mess with. But since I bought my vette I came to realize and understand that if I put more effort into learning how to fix things myself and inprove things myself, I could spend more money on the items/equipment/etc and less on labor (some things you can't or don't want to do yourself).
