You dont have to pull the heads to do a cam swap... 
Any benefit to adding a CAM only...
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 1999
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From: Spring, TX
Originally Posted by 123Gone
Gonbad, I thought you might be interested since it looks like you don't have headers.
My perf mods on my 2002 vert are Blackwing, iridium plugs, LGM wires, Stingers, LGM long tubes. Dynoed 342/352.
My perf mods on my 2002 vert are Blackwing, iridium plugs, LGM wires, Stingers, LGM long tubes. Dynoed 342/352.
Yeah Dbarbosa and others told me with my cam I would be very near 400 rwhp if I added headers. It is thought, just an expensive one.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: Murphy TX
370 stock is damn strong, but a vortex, injectors and maft are is not stock... sorry to hijack.
On the original note, call a tuner and chat with them. Many have begun going the cam only route for cost and most get decent power out of 'em.
On the original note, call a tuner and chat with them. Many have begun going the cam only route for cost and most get decent power out of 'em.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2003
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From: San Bruno Ca
Yes you will see some gains and the more mods you add down the road, the better the cam will work. If you really are on a tight budget, I can sell you some brand new 03' Z06 springs and retainers, they have never been used. They came with a set of brand spanking new Z06 heads that I had LPE ported and other springs and Ti retainers installed.
They are sitting here all boxed up in a Manley box. I've never listed these for sale, but if ya need them, let me know.
They are sitting here all boxed up in a Manley box. I've never listed these for sale, but if ya need them, let me know.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: San Antonio TX
just a ?. but what about just installing 1.85 rockers untill the heads are replaced looks to me like less duplicated work, also I would pin the crank while I had the cam out.
just my $.02
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Melting Slicks
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From: FT Lewis WA
Originally Posted by Wicked Weasel
Check around to see how cars are running on stock heads with that cam. I thought I heard the car will run a bit rough with stock heads. I also think at that point the stock headers do become restrictive and changing them out will give you the most out of the cam.
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Pro
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Boise Idaho
I have been doing some reaserch on this subject.. comtimplating it myself..
if your going to do a Cam do the heads also.. you have to pull the heads off anyway might as well replace them..
I know heads are not cheap.. but I would just wait untill you can afford them..
this is what I am doing..
take the car in one time to get everything done instead of several times..
if your going to do a Cam do the heads also.. you have to pull the heads off anyway might as well replace them..
I know heads are not cheap.. but I would just wait untill you can afford them..
this is what I am doing..
take the car in one time to get everything done instead of several times..
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: San Marcos Texas
Thats funny, you've been misinformed...Check out http://ls1howto.com/ the complete guide to header and cam swaps. I just finished headers, camshaft, and new valve springs on my 2004 C5. I can tell you the heads do not come off..Heck the intake manifold doesnt even have to come off.. 
Pro
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Boise Idaho
well the guy I talked to if a good vette mechanic but has never done a cam on a vette yet..
I think he was going buy what the book told him too.. I don't know
but in the LS1 how too the pull the heads, yes there swapping them but I didn't read anywhere that you didn't..
I guess it is just personall preferece.. your going to be there anyway might as well get everything out of that cam that you can
I think he was going buy what the book told him too.. I don't know
but in the LS1 how too the pull the heads, yes there swapping them but I didn't read anywhere that you didn't..
I guess it is just personall preferece.. your going to be there anyway might as well get everything out of that cam that you can
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: San Marcos Texas
That personal preference will add 4 hours more labor to your bill...Plus the extra cost of head bolts, head gaskets, intake manifold gaskets. Here you go. Cam and valvesprings only swap. The intake manifold even stays on... http://ls1howto.com/index.php?article=23 
